Legal Editor - Sr (contract)

Thomson Reuters; Massachusetts; Remote; USD 62,000 - 69,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Flexible hours

Job summary

Practical Law, part of Thomson Reuters, is seeking a temporary Labor & Employment State Specialist Editor for Massachusetts, offering 10–15 hours per week of remote work. The contractor will manage state-specific resources, update forms and policies, and ensure alignment with our writing style.

The position requires at least six years of labor & employment experience, strong editing and writing skills, and effective communication in a remote setup.

Qualifications

• At least six years’ experience as a labor and employment lawyer or in-house counsel in the MA jurisdiction.
• Strong editing and writing ability with clarity on complex legal issues.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, especially for remote work.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, edit, and update MA-specific labor and employment resources, including forms, checklists, and policies, following Practical Law style.

Skills

Labor and employment law

Editing

Writing

Communication skills

Deadline management

Remote collaboration

Job description

Description

Title: Temporary Labor & Employment Legal Editor - MA

Practical Law is looking for a temporary Labor and Employment State Specialist Editor contractor, to assist with our jurisdictional content maintenance process specifically for the state of MA.

Remote work from 10-15 hours per week.

Responsibilities

Practical Law is looking for a temporary Labor and Employment State Specialist contractor to work on resources for our online services. The State Specialist contractor will:

• Coordinate, edit, and update state-specific labor and employment resources, including checklists, standard forms and policies, and other state-specific legal content in accordance with Practical Law writing style.

Requirements

Candidates should have at least the following skills and experience:

• At least six years’ experience working as a labor and employment lawyer in a law firm or as in-house counsel in the specified jurisdiction, and general expertise in labor and employment law.
• Enthusiasm and ambition, with a desire to improve the efficiency of legal services.
• A good understanding of the needs and priorities of law firm attorneys, in-house counsel and the legal market in general.
• Strong communication skills, particularly given remote nature of position.
• Strong work ethic and ability to meet deadlines.
• A passion for writing and good editing skills, including:
  • very close attention to detail;
  • impressive command of grammar, punctuation, and plain English;
  • the ability to write about complex legal issues clearly and simply.

Pay

The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $45-$50/hr USD.

Benefits

• Our optional benefits can include medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.