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 for Practical Law's online services, including standard form documents, practice guidance notes, and checklists. They also assist in the editorial development of Practical Law or Thomson Reuters products, establish relationships with external contributors, and support AI initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop commercial legal and compliance content for Practical Law’s online services.
• Write and edit legal resources, including standard form documents, practice guidance notes, and checklists.
• Assist in the editorial development of Practical Law or Thomson Reuters products.
• 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 and 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.
• 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 general contract principles and boilerplate, 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.
• Flexibility in working on tasks other than writing legal resources, such as supporting the product development and sales and marketing teams, conducting sales demonstrations and webinars on topics of interest for customers, and responding to subscriber inquiries regarding Practical Law resources.

Qualifications

• A minimum of eight years' experience working as a lawyer in a law firm or as in-house counsel.
• 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 general contract principles and boilerplate, 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.
• Flexibility in working on tasks other than writing legal resources, such as supporting the product development and sales and marketing teams, conducting sales demonstrations and webinars on topics of interest for customers, and responding to subscriber inquiries regarding Practical Law resources.

Skills

• Expertise in a variety of commercial transactional and regulatory matters, including general contract principles and boilerplate, 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.
• Flexibility in working on tasks other than writing legal resources, such as supporting the product development and sales and marketing teams, conducting sales demonstrations and webinars on topics of interest for customers, and responding to subscriber inquiries regarding Practical Law resources.

Benefits

• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way policies, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year.
• Career Development and Growth: Continuous learning and skill development through internal resources and trainings, as well as opportunities to attend and participate in industry conferences.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: Comprehensive benefit packages including health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• Culture: A dynamic, energetic, and intellectual culture that encourages collaboration and creativity, with a focus on work/life balance and inclusion.
• Social Impact: Opportunities to make a real-world impact through pro-bono consulting projects and ESG initiatives, as well as two paid volunteer days off annually.

Pay

$119,700 USD - $222,300 USD

Schedule

Full-time