Legal Content Support Specialist

CEB - #1 for California Law; United States; On-site; USD 48,216 - 55,104; Part time

Job summary

A leading legal content provider is seeking a Legal Content Support Specialist. This part-time role involves assisting in the creation of legal content, conducting research, and providing analysis. The candidate should have strong legal research skills, proficiency in tools like Westlaw, and excellent writing abilities. The position requires working independently while supporting attorneys in developing practical research tools for California legal practitioners. The position offers 4-16 hours of work per week, making it ideal for individuals looking to dive into legal content development.

Qualifications

• Strong legal research and analytical skills; familiarity with tools like Westlaw and Lexis.
• Excellent writing and editing ability with attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal research and analysis support for content projects.
• Focus on special research assignments and categorization.
• Work independently with guidance from supervising attorneys.

Skills

Legal research and analytical skills

Writing and editing ability

Time management

Learning new practice areas

Proficiency in MS Office/365

Tools

Westlaw

Lexis

Job description

CEB - #1 for California Law Provided Pay Range

This range is provided by CEB - #1 for California Law. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$35.00/hr - $40.00/hr

About the Role

The Legal Content Support Specialist role is CEB's junior content development position. The Legal Content Specialist assists the work of Content Attorneys and works independently on training-level projects, including the creation of original content. This position will be staffed on projects across all content-creation teams including assigning case treatments in CEB's primary law citator, creating original content for current awareness articles and practical guidance content, ideating and producing continuing legal education courses, performing legal research, cite checking, statute checking, legal editing, project management. The particular content types may change as CEB's content products grow over time. Ability and desire to work on projects across all content areas is mandatory for this position.

Responsibilities

• The Legal Content Support Specialist (LCSS) provides legal research and analysis support for CEB’s legal content projects.
• This part-time role (4–16 hours/week) focuses on special research assignments, case summaries and categorization, and other legal writing and editing.
• The LCSS works independently with guidance from supervising attorneys and project leaders, contributing to practical legal research tools for California attorneys.
• Support development of practical research tools for attorneys.
• Complete special legal research assignments utilizing CEB.com and other research tools.
• Review cases and other primary law; categorize cases; provide summaries.
• Conduct legal analysis to support content drafting and editing.

Required Skills

• Strong legal research and analytical skills; familiarity with tools like Westlaw and Lexis or other online research tools. (Required)
• Excellent writing and editing ability with attention to detail and accuracy. (Required)
• Ability to work independently, manage time effectively, and meet deadlines. (Required)
• Comfort with learning new practice areas and using new technologies. (Required)
• Proficient in MS Office/365 (Required)

Part-time role (4–16 hours/week).

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Part-time

Job function

Research and Legal

Industries

Legal Services