Senior Legal Editor, Commercial & Law

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +9 more states.

📋 Description

• Create commercial legal and compliance materials of both national and global relevance for Practical Law online services.

• Draft and revise standard form documents, practice guidance notes, and checklists following the Practical Law writing style.

• Contribute to the editorial enhancement of Practical Law and Thomson Reuters products, including Global and AI initiatives.

• Build and nurture relationships with external law firm contributors.

• Write and edit articles for Practical Law The Journal.

• Keep abreast of current developments and legal issues in commercial contracting and practice.

• Revise existing content and create new legal resources.

• Foster relationships with private-practice lawyers, in-house counsel, and legal professional organizations.

• Assist AI initiatives by training AI for product applications and assessing model performance.

• Aid in product development as well as support sales and marketing teams.

• Conduct customer sales demonstrations and webinars.

• Address subscriber inquiries related to Practical Law resources.

⛳️ Requirements

• At least eight years of experience as a lawyer in a law firm or as in-house counsel.

• Comprehension of the needs and priorities of law firm attorneys and in-house counsel.

• Proficiency in a range of commercial transactional and regulatory matters, including one or more specified areas.

• Strong project management capabilities and the ability to juggle multiple tasks.

• A flair for writing and a genuine passion for it.

• Keen attention to detail.

• Excellent command of grammar, punctuation, and plain English.

• Ability to convey complex legal issues in a clear and straightforward manner.

• Capacity to collaborate with and support team members effectively.

• Willingness to assist in product development, sales, and marketing efforts.

• Capability to conduct sales demonstrations and webinars as needed.

• Ability to respond to subscriber inquiries regarding Practical Law resources.

• A writing sample is required for candidates selected for a second interview.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements, allowing remote work for up to 8 weeks per year.

• Flexible vacation policy.

• Two company-wide Mental Health Days off each year.

• Access to the Headspace app.

• Retirement savings plan and competitive 401k with company matching.

• Tuition reimbursement program.

• Employee incentive programs.

• Resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

• Two paid volunteer days off annually.

• Opportunities for pro-bono consulting and ESG initiatives.

• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.

• Paid time off, sick and safe paid time off, and paid holidays.

• Parental leave options.

• Sabbatical leave available.

• Optional hospital, accident, and sickness insurance.

• Optional life and AD&D insurance.

• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts.

• Fitness reimbursement program.

• Employee Assistance Program.

• Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit.

• Access to a 529 Plan.

• Commuter benefits available.

• Assistance for Adoption & Surrogacy.

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

• Internal resources and training for skill building.

• Opportunities to attend and engage in industry conferences.

• Annual bonus based on enterprise and individual performance.