Editorial Data Reporting Intern

Law360•Washington DC, DC

10d•Remote

About The Position

Law360® provides breaking legal news and analysis on the most important topics legal professionals, business leaders, and regulators need to stay on top of issues, safeguard clients, and sharpen their competitive edge. The award-winning journalism of Law360 keeps readers connected to the latest, most essential news and insights across 70+ practice areas, industries, and jurisdictions, including federal litigation, business deals, mergers & acquisitions, security, and more. Law360, which serves more than 2.7 million readers every day, is owned by LexisNexis Legal & Professional® and part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. As an Editorial Data Reporting Intern, you will contribute to original, data-driven journalism that helps readers better understand trends and developments across the legal system. During this 10-week internship, you will work closely with Law360’s data team, editors, and reporters to research, analyze, and present data in clear and compelling ways. This role offers hands-on experience producing enterprise reporting in a collaborative newsroom environment. By the end of the internship, you will produce a data-driven feature story for publication on our site.

Requirements

Be a recent graduate with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in data journalism, communications, or a related field of study.
Experience working with and incorporating data into news or feature stories (academic, internship, or personal projects).
Demonstrate the ability to gather, analyze, and interpret data from diverse sources, including public records.
Experience cleaning and organizing complex or messy datasets.
Possess working knowledge of data analysis tools such as Excel, SQL, Python, and/or R.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including a strong narrative and visual storytelling ability.
Comfortable working independently and as part of a team
Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively with editors and reporters.

Nice To Haves

Candidates must submit a resume and a sample of a published data project they have worked on, including either a link to a portfolio or website (including GitHub) or relevant academic or personal projects to be included on their resume or cover letter.

Responsibilities

Research and develop at least one original, data-focused enterprise story for publication during the internship.
Analyze data to identify trends, patterns, insights, and support ongoing editorial projects.
Contribute to data gathering, cleaning, and interpretation from multiple sources, including public records.
Collaborate with reporters and editors to integrate data into news and feature stories and shape story ideas.
Support the creation of data visualizations for stories and special projects.