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As a Senior Specialist Legal Editor you will use your knowledge of litigation law and practice in the MENA region to provide and maintain a wide range of Practical Law content. Working with a supportive team of highly experienced colleagues, you will deal with a breadth of interesting legal and editorial work including :

• Creating well-written, up to date content for online publication that reflects current law and market practice and is of the quality and scope to meet business objectives and customer needs
• Commissioning, reviewing and editing content written internally and externally
• Maintaining all content for which you are responsible to ensure it is up-to-date and continues to be of the quality and scope that meets business objectives and customer needs
• Developing relationships with third parties with a view to obtaining contributions of content or improving content through third party insights into law or practice

In addition to this, the Senior Specialist Legal Editor will :

• Assist with developing and marketing Practical Law Middle East and Practical Law Global
• Support marketing and sales and all other parts of the business to ensure delivery of business objectives, including engaging with customers.

About You

You’re a fit for the role of Specialist Senior Legal Editor if your background includes :

• At least five years’ post qualification experience in litigation legal practice (at a law firm or in-house).
• Substantial recent experience in litigation legal practice (at a law firm or in-house) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
• A demonstrable interest and ability in writing with excellent attention to detail.
• An in-depth understanding of litigation law.
• Business level written English and Arabic (essential).
• Additional post-qualification experience in litigation law in Saudi Arabia or another MENA jurisdiction would be an advantage, as would arbitration experience.

What's 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’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) 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 café networking.
• Social Impact : Ten employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.
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