Senior Specialist Legal Editor, Commercial & Law Department

About the role

The Senior Specialist Legal Editor, Commercial & Law Department at Practical Law US is responsible for developing and editing legal content, including standard form documents, practice guidance notes, and checklists, for Practical Law's online services. They also assist in the editorial development of Practical Law or Thomson Reuters products, including Global and AI initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop commercial legal and compliance content for Practical Law’s online services.
• Write and edit legal resources, such as standard form documents, practice guidance notes, and checklists in accordance with Practical Law writing style.
• Assist in the editorial development of Practical Law or Thomson Reuters products, including Global and AI initiatives.
• Establish and maintain relationships with external law firm contributors.
• Write and edit content for Practical Law’s companion magazine, Practical Law The Journal.
• Stay informed of current developments and legal issues relating to commercial contracting and practice to ensure timely updates to existing content and the development of new content.
• Support AI initiatives, including training AI for use in products and validating model performance.

Requirements

A minimum of eight years' experience working as a lawyer in a law firm or as in-house counsel and an understanding of the needs and priorities of law firm attorneys and in-house counsel. Expertise in a variety of commercial transactional and regulatory matters, including one or more of the following: general contract principles and boilerplate, including the purchase, sale, and supply of goods and services; government contracting; multi-state consumer regulatory issues and compliance; manufacturing and supply chain compliance; franchise; distribution, logistics, warehousing, and reseller transactions; e-commerce transactions; and consulting, sales representative, and professional services arrangements. Strong project management skills and the ability to balance multiple tasks at once. Skill and passion for writing, including: close attention to detail; impressive command of grammar, punctuation, and plain English; and the ability to write about complex legal issues clearly and simply. The ability to collaborate with and support team members.

Qualifications

• Expertise in a variety of commercial transactional and regulatory matters, including one or more of the following: general contract principles and boilerplate, including the purchase, sale, and supply of goods and services; government contracting; multi-state consumer regulatory issues and compliance; manufacturing and supply chain compliance; franchise; distribution, logistics, warehousing, and reseller transactions; e-commerce transactions; and consulting, sales representative, and professional services arrangements.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to balance multiple tasks at once.
• Skill and passion for writing, including: close attention to detail; impressive command of grammar, punctuation, and plain English; and the ability to write about complex legal issues clearly and simply.
• The ability to collaborate with and support team members.

Skills

• Expertise in a variety of commercial transactional and regulatory matters, including one or more of the following: general contract principles and boilerplate, including the purchase, sale, and supply of goods and services; government contracting; multi-state consumer regulatory issues and compliance; manufacturing and supply chain compliance; franchise; distribution, logistics, warehousing, and reseller transactions; e-commerce transactions; and consulting, sales representative, and professional services arrangements.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to balance multiple tasks at once.
• Close attention to detail; impressive command of grammar, punctuation, and plain English; and the ability to write about complex legal issues clearly and simply.
• The ability to collaborate with and support team members.

Benefits

Thomson Reuters provides a dynamic, energetic, and intellectual culture that encourages collaboration and creativity in producing the legal industry’s leading know-how product for attorneys. We value work/life balance, with our editors enjoying regular hours and uninterrupted vacations. We also devote substantial resources to the continued development of our employees, through extensive internal skills-building resources and trainings, as well as the opportunity to attend and participate in industry conferences.

Pay

$119,700 USD - $222,300 USD

Schedule

Not specified