Senior Legal Editor

TRSS; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global information company is seeking a legal writer to join the Cases team, focusing on writing analytical digests for case judgments. Candidates should possess a law degree and 2-3 years of legal practice or writing experience. Responsibilities include analyzing case transcripts and potentially attending court. The role offers a hybrid work model, emphasizing work-life balance, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Flexible vacation

Mental Health Days

Career development programs

Access to wellness resources

Opportunities for community engagement

Qualifications

• At least 2-3 years legal practice or writing experience.
• Ability to interpret complex legal information.
• Commitment to producing clear, concise, and accurate content.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and summarize case transcripts from UK courts.
• Classify and enhance case information using legal knowledge.
• Potentially attend court to note down judgments for reports.

Skills

Exceptional writing skills

Legal knowledge

Detail-oriented

Ability to work independently

Technical skills

Education

Law degree or equivalent

Tools

Generative AI technologies

Job description

Do you have both an interest in the law and great writing skills? Can you synthesise the key information from a complex judgment in any area of law? If yes, this might be the role for you.

Thomson Reuters is seeking a strong legal writer to join our Cases team writing analytical digests for Westlaw UK. Providing up to date analysis of case judgments coming from all the different levels of courts, our products help our customers keep up to date with developments in case law.

About the Role

• Analysis and summarisation of case transcripts from across all UK courts, prioritising the most important cases
• Apply legal knowledge to classify and enhance the case information
• Potentially attend court and note down judgments given orally at the RCJ and Rolls Building and write them up into case reports
• Collaborate effectively with cross‑site colleagues editing or proofing their work to department style and quality standards

About You

• Law degree or equivalent
• At least 2‑3 years legal practice experience or legal writing experience
• Exceptional writing skills, with a keen eye for detail and a commitment to producing clear, concise, and accurate content and the ability to interpret complex legal information
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment
• Demonstrate technical skills and the ability to effectively utilize various tools, including generative AI technologies, to enhance productivity and accuracy
• An adaptable and flexible approach, willingness to learn and to be involved in projects as needed

What’s in it For You?

• 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.
• 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. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work‑life balance.
• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real‑world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills‑first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI‑enabled future.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company‑wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• Culture: Globally recognized, award‑winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work‑life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.
• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro‑bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
• Making a Real‑World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally 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.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. 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.

As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business 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 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. More information on requesting an accommodation here.

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