Senior Specialist Legal Editor, Practical Law Finance & DCM

Thomas Reuters; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job description

Senior Specialist Legal Editor, Practical Law Finance and Capital Markets

We are seeking an experienced Debt Capital Markets (Derivatives or Structured Finance) lawyer to join the Practical Law Finance and Capital Markets team in the UK.

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

About The Role

As a Senior Specialist Legal Editor in Practical Law, you will use your specialist legal knowledge of Capital Markets and Finance to provide and maintain a wide range of Practical Law content. Working in 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 practice and is of the quality and scope to meet business objectives and customer needs
• Reviewing and editing content written by others, both 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 the Practical Law Capital Markets and Finance practice areas
• Support our colleagues in developing products that combine our content with new technologies including AI.

About You

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

• Substantial post qualification experience (England & Wales) as a lawyer specialising in debt capital markets, derivatives or structured finance.
• A demonstrable interest and ability in writing with excellent attention to detail.
• In-house experience in one or more financial institutions.

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).
• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities.
• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, mental health days off, and resources for wellbeing.
• Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging.
• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute.

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.

As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug-free workplace.