Senior Attorney Editor

Thomson Reuters•North Hollywood, CA

About The Position

Senior Attorney Editor Role Summary Thomson Reuters is seeking a Senior Attorney Editor to contribute to our highly respected Rutter Group Practice Guides. In this role, you will leverage your expertise in California law to conduct in-depth legal research, rigorous analysis, and sophisticated writing, directly shaping the comprehensive legal commentary and practical guidance relied upon by legal professionals across the state. Join our dedicated editorial team and help us maintain our reputation for unparalleled legal content. About the Role In this opportunity as a Senior Attorney Editor, you will: Conduct rigorous legal research and analysis of authorities, actively monitoring new case law, legislation, and legal developments to inform content. Draft, review, and meticulously edit high-quality legal commentary and practical guidance , ensuring accuracy, clarity, and conformity to established editorial standards. Collaborate effectively with outside authors and internal partners to build relationships, gather insights, and ensure seamless content production. Leverage deep legal knowledge to support content innovation , including testing and validating AI solutions by contributing to gold data creation and model output evaluation. Manage and prioritize work effectively under demanding deadlines and established publishing schedules, communicating clearly with all stakeholders. Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of the legal market environment , including customer needs and competitor offerings, to ensure content relevance.

Requirements

Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and active admission to the California Bar are mandatory.
Minimum of 6 years of experience practicing law in California , demonstrating a deep understanding of California legal practice and procedures.
Experience in Family Law litigation strongly preferred.
Superior legal research, writing, and analytical skills , with the proven ability to interpret, analyze, and distill complex legal material into clear, concise, and accurate content.
Exceptional editorial judgment and meticulous attention to detail , ensuring content accuracy, style consistency, and compliance with publishing standards.
Proven ability to adapt quickly to new fields of law and critically evaluate content for accuracy and completeness.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills , enabling effective collaboration with internal teams, outside authors, and stakeholders.
Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to prioritize tasks effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in Westlaw online legal research platform and Microsoft Office 365.
Experience working with content management systems or similar publishing tools.

Responsibilities

Conduct rigorous legal research and analysis of authorities, actively monitoring new case law, legislation, and legal developments to inform content.
Draft, review, and meticulously edit high-quality legal commentary and practical guidance , ensuring accuracy, clarity, and conformity to established editorial standards.
Collaborate effectively with outside authors and internal partners to build relationships, gather insights, and ensure seamless content production.
Leverage deep legal knowledge to support content innovation , including testing and validating AI solutions by contributing to gold data creation and model output evaluation.
Manage and prioritize work effectively under demanding deadlines and established publishing schedules, communicating clearly with all stakeholders.
Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of the legal market environment , including customer needs and competitor offerings, to ensure content relevance.

Benefits

Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.
Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.
Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.
Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.
In the United States, Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees. Our benefit package includes market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match. In addition, Thomson Reuters offers market leading work life benefits with competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, sabbatical leave. These benefits meet or exceeds the requirements of paid time off in accordance with any applicable state or municipal laws. Finally, Thomson Reuters offers the following additional benefits: 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; Tuition Reimbursement; and access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

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