Legal Writer

Tax Analysts•Falls Church, VA

14h

About The Position

The Legal Writer writes and edits legal summaries and abstracts of source material, including cases, rulings, and procedures, and researches and reports on assigned topics for print and electronic publication. The role emphasizes organized work and tight, accurate, authoritative writing, and may include assigning source material for summarization. The writer covers tax-related court cases, legislation, regulations, public comments on regulations, guidance, administrative rulings, and news releases related to tax policy and law. The role may also involve explanatory writing, such as Internal Revenue Code section summaries. The writer enters information into the Content Management System, follows publication deadlines and company style guidelines, edits for substance, style, and accuracy, conducts research as needed, ensures proper citation style, and alerts editorial staff to newsworthy documents and developments.

Requirements

J.D. required.
Highly motivated and well-organized.
Ability to work under deadline pressure in a team environment.
Good computer skills, including working knowledge of MS Windows and MS Word.
Familiarity with online publishing and web-content management.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in tax publishing or practice preferred.

Responsibilities

Write summaries of tax-related court cases, legislation, regulations, public comments on regulations, guidance, administrative rulings, and news releases pertaining to tax policy and law.
Create explanatory writing as assigned, such as Internal Revenue Code section summaries.
Enter information in the Content Management System according to established procedures.
Keep abreast of current events through pertinent literature, media, and contacts with government officials, tax professionals, industry groups, and others.
Adhere to established publication deadlines and company style guidelines.
Organize, prioritize, and assign source material for summarizing, as needed.
Edit for substance, style, and accuracy; conduct research as needed; and ensure proper citation style.
Alert editorial staff about newsworthy documents and developments.