Attorney Editor

Thomson Reuters•Eagan, MN

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

In this role you will provide legal interpretation in the form of research, analysis, and writing to support the development and maintenance of Thomson Reuters Legal information in all media. Members of this team are also tasked with ensuring that published legal information contains and delivers premium legal content. In this role as Attorney Editor you will: Legal Research, Analysis and Writing: Our Attorney Editors create and classify legal information in the form of headnotes, highlights, and other features and enhancements. You will also identify key legal issues in editorial materials while demonstrating competence in Westlaw navigation and on-line research tools. Editorial Responsibility: Members of this team adhere to editorial publishing schedules and quality standards. They also verify their own work and that of other staff as required for accuracy and completeness and ensure that the information is properly presented and organized. In this role you will be required to maintain and develop legal knowledge and skills training as needed to complete your work and in order to stay current on legal trends and developments that are related to your editorial responsibilities. Individual and Leadership Development: As a part of a larger team, you will attend and participate in meetings and take part in the employee evaluation process (both wider feedback and self-evaluation). To be most effective at your job, you will develop knowledge of Thomson Reuters Legal publications and products related to your responsibilities, and those of competitors. Members of our team prioritize their own work and understand the roles and responsibilities of each collaborator/team member and how each role impacts production. You will also be required to demonstrate competence on company specific systems necessary to perform your job functions. Cases Editorial: As a member of the Cases Editorial team, you will read and analyze court decisions and create and classify short summaries of each point of law in the decision for Westlaw and print. Strong analytical and writing skills, productivity, and quality are necessary to maintain our world class judicial content.

Requirements

J.D. degree from an American Bar Association accredited law school
Self-starter with aptitude for legal research and writing
Analytical thinker who uses logic and collaborates to solve difficult problems
Decisive with a focus on making quality decisions quickly
Ability to interpret, analyze, organize, and communicate complex legal material.
Comfortable with personal computers and familiar with word processing and online applications
Can prioritize tasks and projects and pursue them with energy and drive
Great teammate who will work successfully in a shared environment.
Strong communicator who can speak and write clearly and effectively with all contacts, both in and outside Thomson Reuters.

Responsibilities

Provide legal interpretation in the form of research, analysis, and writing to support the development and maintenance of Thomson Reuters Legal information.
Ensure that published legal information contains and delivers premium legal content.
Create and classify legal information in the form of headnotes, highlights, and other features and enhancements.
Identify key legal issues in editorial materials.
Demonstrate competence in Westlaw navigation and on-line research tools.
Adhere to editorial publishing schedules and quality standards.
Verify own work and that of other staff for accuracy and completeness.
Ensure that information is properly presented and organized.
Maintain and develop legal knowledge and skills training as needed.
Stay current on legal trends and developments related to editorial responsibilities.
Attend and participate in meetings.
Take part in the employee evaluation process (both wider feedback and self-evaluation).
Develop knowledge of Thomson Reuters Legal publications and products, and those of competitors.
Prioritize own work and understand the roles and responsibilities of each collaborator/team member and how each role impacts production.
Demonstrate competence on company specific systems necessary to perform job functions.
Read and analyze court decisions.
Create and classify short summaries of each point of law in the decision for Westlaw and print.

Benefits

Flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role)
Flex My Way policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities
Work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year
Continuous learning and skill development
Grow My Way programming
Skills-first approach
Flexible vacation
Two company-wide Mental Health Days off
Access to the Headspace app
Retirement savings
Tuition reimbursement
Employee incentive programs
Resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance
Two paid volunteer days off annually
Opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives
Market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs
Competitive 401k plan with company match
Competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off
Paid holidays (including two company mental health days off)
Parental leave
Sabbatical leave
Optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee
Optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee
Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
Fitness reimbursement
Access to Employee Assistance Program
Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee
Access to 529 Plan
Commuter benefits
Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance
Access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan