Senior Specialist Legal Editor, Capital Markets

Thomson Reuters•Washington, DC

21d•$119,700 - $256,100•Hybrid

About The Position

Thomson Reuters Practical Law is seeking an experienced capital markets lawyer to join its US Capital Markets & Corporate Governance team. Practical Law provides expert-created, maintained legal know-how content to help legal professionals work efficiently and advise with confidence. Practical Law editors bring legal expertise to the intersection of law, technology, and AI-driven legal solutions, including CoCounsel. The Senior Specialist Legal Editor applies specialist knowledge and experience advising issuers and underwriters on public and private securities offerings. The role creates and maintains practical legal content and supports the development of Thomson Reuters AI-powered legal solutions. It involves collaborating with experienced colleagues, product teams, external contributors, industry groups, and other parts of the business. The position may be based from a home office anywhere in the United States for candidates who do not live near a Thomson Reuters office. Office-based roles use a flexible hybrid work model. The position offers a base compensation range of $137,900–$256,100 for specified locations (New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles and/or Irvine, California; McLean, Virginia; and Washington, DC), and $119,700–$222,300 for other eligible US locations, subject to location and individual factors. The role may also be eligible for an annual bonus based on enterprise and individual performance.

Requirements

JD required.
At least eight years of experience working as a lawyer in a law firm or in-house, including significant experience with a variety of private and public debt and equity securities offerings.
Strong technical skills and ability to use tools, including generative AI technologies, to improve productivity and accuracy.
Understanding of current market issues and proposals to enact, amend, or change laws and regulations affecting US private and public companies.
Understanding of the needs and priorities of law firm attorneys, in-house counsel, and startup professionals.
Writing skill and enthusiasm, including the ability to explain complex legal issues clearly and concisely in plain English.
Enthusiasm for working on a dynamic editorial team and comfort working in a rapidly changing environment.
Passion for exploring how AI can transform editorial content creation.

Nice To Haves

Experience representing both issuers and underwriters.
Adaptability and flexibility to work on diverse projects and tasks involving generative AI and emerging technologies.
Curiosity about the intersection of AI and legal practice, with a desire to develop legal prompt-engineering skills and content-development methods that optimize AI responses for specific legal tasks.
Innovative and agile thinking, excellent time-management and organizational skills, and demonstrated project-management ability.

Responsibilities

Research, draft, and maintain clear, current, practical legal know-how content for Practical Law and other Thomson Reuters products and initiatives, aligned with market practice, customer needs, and business objectives.
Monitor legal, practice, and market developments affecting securities offerings to keep content relevant and accurate.
Apply legal expertise to support customer-focused AI-powered tools, including developing methods that address the intersection of content development and AI-driven legal solutions.
Partner with Product Management on technology development, product enhancements, and integrating AI into Thomson Reuters offerings.
Establish and maintain relationships with external law firm contributors and industry groups so content reflects market practice and customer needs.
Support sales, marketing, and other parts of the business, including responding to customer inquiries.

Benefits

Flexible vacation and paid time off, including sick and safe time and paid holidays.
Two company-wide mental health days off annually.
Access to the Headspace app and Employee Assistance Program.
Retirement savings and a 401(k) plan with company match.
Tuition reimbursement.
Employee incentive programs and potential annual bonus based on enterprise and individual performance.
Health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
Parental leave and sabbatical leave.
Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts.
Fitness reimbursement.
Optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance, paid by the employee.
Optional life and AD&D insurance, paid by the employee.
Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit, paid by the employee.
Access to a 529 Plan and commuter benefits.
Adoption and surrogacy assistance.
Work-from-anywhere flexibility for up to eight weeks per year.
Two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities for pro-bono consulting and ESG initiatives.
Resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.