Legal Editor - Sr (contract)

Thomson Reuters; Wisconsin; Remote; USD 62,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work opportunity

Job summary

Thomson Reuters' Practical Law department seeks a temporary Labor and Employment State Specialist for Wisconsin. This contract runs Sept 1 through Dec 31, with remote work totaling 10–15 hours per week.

The contractor will coordinate, edit, and update Wisconsin-specific labor and employment resources, ensuring alignment with Practical Law style. Candidates should have at least six years’ experience as a labor and employment lawyer, strong writing, editing, and deadline-driven abilities.

Qualifications

• At least six years of experience as a labor and employment lawyer in Wisconsin.
• Strong editing and writing skills, with attention to grammar and plain English.
• Ability to write about complex legal issues clearly and simply.
• Strong communication skills for a remote role.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, edit, and update Wisconsin-specific labor and employment resources in line with Practical Law style.

Skills

Labor & Employment Law

Legal Editing

Written Communication

Attention to detail

Deadline-oriented

Job description

Description: Title: Temporary Labor & Employment Legal Editor - Wisconsin.

Sept 1-Dec 31.

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

Remote work from 10-15 hours per week.

Responsibilities

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

• 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; and
  • the ability to write about complex legal issues clearly and simply.

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

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.

Tundra Technical Solutions (the operator of this Talent Community) is a global leader of contingent talent services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. 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.