(global) Attorney Editor (remote)

Eagan, MN, United States

Job Description


Do you enjoy providing your expertise on legal \xe2\x80\x9chow to\xe2\x80\x9d titles? As an Attorney Editor (Global) in Practical Law, you will use your specialist legal knowledge to edit Practical Law Global content to ensure that it is clear, correct, concise and consistent, and is written in Practical Law house style and tone. Working in a supportive team of highly experienced colleagues, you will, with their support and supervision, deal with a breadth of interesting work.

Practical Law is a leading online know-how service providing rigorous, peer-reviewed resources, such as practice notes, current awareness, Q&As and standard documents to help legal professionals work smarter and advise with confidence. Practical Law is part of Thomson Reuters, one of the world\xe2\x80\x99s most trusted providers of answers across law, tax, compliance, government, and media.

About the Role

In this opportunity as Attorney Editor, you will:

Editing and proofreading legal know-how resources on international law

Liaising with international authors/editors on contributed content

Developing proficiency in Practical Law\'s web publishing system

Contributing to editorial product development projects, including integrating Practical Law with other Thomson Reuters products

About You

You\xe2\x80\x99re a fit for the role of Attorney Editor if your background includes:

A Juris Doctorate, a license to practice in at least one state, and at least one year of applicable work experience.

A keen interest in writing and excellent drafting skills including:

Very close attention to detail

Good command of grammar, punctuation, and plain English

An ability to write about complex legal issues clearly, simply and succinctly

International/global practice or experience preferred

Analytical and research skills and ability to identify key relevant information from sources.

Ability to work efficiently and within tight deadlines

Excellent IT, administrative, organization and teamwork skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications

Previous experience of working in an editorial role; AND/OR Experience in a legal setting (law firm, in-house legal team, regulatory body)

Experience editing content written by contributors who do not have English as a first language

What\xe2\x80\x99s in it For You?

You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:

Hybrid Work Model: We\xe2\x80\x99ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.

Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters caf\xc3\xa9 networking.

Social Impact: Eight employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.

Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we\xe2\x80\x99ve never talked about with as much pride as we should \xe2\x80\x93 we are one of the only companies on the planet 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.

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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.

Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The location(s) for this role include one or more of the following states (CA, CO, CT, NV, WA) and/or remote. The base compensation range for the role in any of those locations is $50,400 - $93,600. This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance. Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual\xe2\x80\x99s knowledge, skills and experience with consideration given to internal equity. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive Total Reward program which also includes flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs.

Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we\xe2\x80\x99ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world\xe2\x80\x99s most global news services \xe2\x80\x93 Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.

We are powered by the talents of 25,000 employees across more than 75 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

Accessibility

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD4287699
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    $50400 - 93600 per year
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Eagan, MN, United States
  • Education
    Not mentioned