Associate Legal News Copy Editor

RELX•Dayton, OH

7h•Remote

About The Position

This role can be performed anywhere within the United States. The Associate Legal News Copy Editor edits copy for all legal beats on a daily basis. The articles will report on court cases, administrative proceedings, and legislative and regulatory actions. The copy editor may also monitor developments and report on legal news for an assigned topic. As a copy editor, you will edit copy related to important legal developments across multiple topics for daily news production. You will help your team improve the publication content and meet their performance goals. You will also be responsible for writing news articles.

Requirements

Possess hard news copyediting experience and excellent news judgment
Have a Bachelor's degree in journalism/communications or relevant work experience
Have the ability to multitask and reprioritize throughout the day
Have the ability to understand and explain complex legal topics
Be a skilled and speedy copy editor and news writer
Be able to work Eastern time zone hours
Have the ability to work independently

Responsibilities

Edit legal news copy for clarity, accuracy, readability and style
Check legal terminology and procedural accuracy
Verify factual details
Review headlines, leads and copy
Apply house style consistently
Review legal citations and case information
Protect against substantive editing errors
Identify gaps and ambiguities
Maintain neutrality and appropriate legal-news tone
Perform final publication-quality review
Work within deadline-driven news operations and meet all deadlines
Support editorial standards and consistency across the service
May gather news and write news articles that provide explanation of court opinions and other litigation-related documents following guidance provided by manager