Senior Specialist Legal Editor, Commercial & Law Department

Thomson Reuters • Hartford, NY

14h • Remote

About The Position

Practical Law US is looking for a Senior Specialist Legal Editor to work on resources and solutions for our Law Firm and Law Department subscribers. In this role, the Senior Specialist Legal Editor, Commercial & Law Department will develop commercial legal and compliance content that is of national and global significance to be published as part of Practical Law’s online services. They will write and edit legal resources, including standard form documents, practice guidance notes and checklists in accordance with Practical Law writing style. The role also involves assisting in the editorial development of Practical Law or Thomson Reuters products, including Global and AI initiatives, establishing and maintaining relationships with external law firm contributors, and writing and editing content for Practical Law’s companion magazine, Practical Law The Journal. The Senior Specialist will stay informed of current developments and legal issues relating to commercial contracting and practice to ensure timely updates to existing content and the development of new content. Additionally, they will develop relationships with lawyers in private practice, in-house counsel, and legal professional groups to ensure that the Commercial service’s content is topical and meets their needs, and support AI initiatives, including training AI for use in products and validating model performance.

Requirements

• A minimum of eight years' experience working as a lawyer in a law firm or as in-house counsel and an understanding of the needs and priorities of law firm attorneys and in-house counsel.
• Expertise in a variety of commercial transactional and regulatory matters, including one or more of the following: general contract principles and boilerplate, including the purchase, sale, and supply of goods and services; government contracting; multi-state consumer regulatory issues and compliance; manufacturing and supply chain compliance; franchise; distribution, logistics, warehousing, and reseller transactions; e-commerce transactions; and consulting, sales representative, and professional services arrangements.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to balance multiple tasks at once.
• Skill and passion for writing, including: close attention to detail; impressive command of grammar, punctuation, and plain English; and the ability to write about complex legal issues clearly and simply.
• The ability to collaborate with and support team members.

Nice To Haves

• Flexibility in working on tasks other than writing legal resources.

Responsibilities

• Develop commercial legal and compliance content that is of national and global significance to be published as part of Practical Law’s online services.
• Write and edit legal resources, including standard form documents, practice guidance notes and checklists in accordance with Practical Law writing style.
• Assist in the editorial development of Practical Law or Thomson Reuters products, including Global and AI initiatives.
• Establish and maintain relationships with external law firm contributors.
• Write and edit content for Practical Law’s companion magazine, Practical Law The Journal.
• Stay informed of current developments and legal issues relating to commercial contracting and practice to ensure timely updates to existing content and the development of new content.
• Develop relationships with lawyers in private practice, in-house counsel, and legal professional groups to ensure that the Commercial service’s content is topical and meets their needs.
• Support AI initiatives, including training AI for use in products and validating model performance.
• Support the product development and sales and marketing teams in their efforts to build and market Practical Law.
• Conduct sales demonstrations and webinars on topics of interest for customers, as requested.
• Respond to subscriber inquiries regarding Practical Law resources.

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.
• Flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year.
• Career Development and Growth: Continuous learning and skill development.
• Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: Comprehensive benefit plans.
• 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, and more.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed