About the role

  • Create legal information in the form of headnotes, highlights, and other features and enhancements
  • Perform legal research, analysis, and writing to support development and maintenance of Thomson Reuters Legal information
  • Identify key legal issues in editorial materials and demonstrate competence in Westlaw and online research tools
  • Classify key attributes of a case to a proprietary hierarchy and manage and maintain the hierarchies
  • Adhere to editorial publishing schedules and quality standards; verify own work and that of other staff for accuracy and completeness
  • Maintain and develop legal knowledge and skills training as needed
  • Attend and participate in team meetings and employee evaluation processes
  • Develop knowledge of Thomson Reuters Legal publications, products, and competitors

Requirements

  • J.D. degree from an American Bar Association accredited law school
  • Aptitude for legal research and writing utilizing personal computers and accompanying word processing and online applications
  • Competence in Westlaw navigation and online research tools
  • Ability to identify key legal issues in editorial materials
  • Analytical thinker who uses logic and collaborates to solve difficult problems
  • Decisive with a focus on making quality decisions quickly
  • Ability to interpret, analyze, organize, and communicate complex legal material
  • Can prioritize tasks and projects and pursue them with energy and drive
  • Strong communicator who can speak and write clearly and effectively with all contacts, both in and outside Thomson Reuters
  • Willingness to maintain and develop legal knowledge and skills training and stay current on legal trends and developments

Benefits

  • Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role)
  • Flex My Way supportive workplace policies
  • Work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year
  • Comprehensive benefit plans including health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
  • Competitive 401k plan with company match
  • Market competitive base pay and potential Annual Bonus
  • Flexible vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off)
  • Two company-wide Mental Health Days off and access to the Headspace app
  • Career Development and Growth programs (Grow My Way) and Tuition Reimbursement
  • Employee incentive programs and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
  • 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
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Two paid volunteer days off annually
  • Parental leave and sabbatical leave

Job title

Attorney Editor

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$56,000 - $104,000 per year

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

Location requirements

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