Senior Specialist Legal Editor, Practical Law Antitrust

About the role

We are seeking an experienced antitrust lawyer to join the Practical Law Antitrust team in the US. Practical Law is a leading online know-how service providing expert-created, practical maintained content to help legal professionals work smarter and advise with confidence. Practical Law is part of Thomson Reuters, one of the world’s most trusted providers of answers across law, tax, compliance, government and media.

Responsibilities

• Research, write and maintain clear, current, and practical legal content aligned with market practice and customer needs, and business objectives.
• Review and edit content written by others, whether by colleagues or external expert contributors.
• Keep up to date with legal, practice and market developments to ensure content remains accurate, relevant and aligned with business objectives.
• Use your legal expertise to support the development of customer-focused Thomson Reuters' AI-powered legal solutions.
• Use your legal expertise and editorial skills to help develop and apply internal AI editorial tools.
• Develop and maintain relationships with lawyers and industry groups to ensure content reflects current market practice.
• Use your specialist legal knowledge to assist the wider Thomson Reuters team, working with product management, sales, marketing, and technology functions where necessary.

Requirements

• A Juris Doctor with a current license to practice law in at least one US jurisdiction.
• At least 8 years’ experience of working as an antitrust lawyer in a law firm or in-house in the US.
• Extensive experience advising on Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act filings, HSR exemptions, and premerger notification practice.
• Experience advising on gun-jumping issues, clean team arrangements, and antitrust risk-shifting provisions in M&A transactions.
• Familiarity with the Practical Law What’s Market database or similar deal intelligence resources.
• Strong writing skills, and a passion for writing about legal practice accurately, concisely and in plain English.
• A collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively independently and in teams.
• Strong technical skills and the ability to effectively utilize various tools, including AI technologies, to enhance productivity and accuracy.
• Adaptability and flexibility to work on diverse projects and tasks within the AI space as well as new and emerging technologies.
• A curious mindset, including about the increasing intersection of AI and legal practice, adaptable and open to change.
• A strong interest in and experience of using AI tools in legal work.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years’ experience of working as an antitrust lawyer in a law firm or in-house in the US.
• Extensive experience advising on Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act filings, HSR exemptions, and premerger notification practice.
• Experience advising on gun-jumping issues, clean team arrangements, and antitrust risk-shifting provisions in M&A transactions.
• Familiarity with the Practical Law What’s Market database or similar deal intelligence resources.

Skills

• Legal expertise in antitrust law and practice.
• Strong writing skills.
• Collaborative mindset.
• Technical skills and ability to utilize AI tools.
• Curiosity about AI and legal practice.

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 Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: Comprehensive benefit plans including flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• Culture: Global recognition for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.
• Social Impact: Opportunities to make a real-world impact through pro-bono consulting projects and ESG initiatives.

Pay

$119,700 USD - $222,300 USD.

Schedule

TBD.