Reference Attorney

Thomson Reuters; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Reference Attorney, where your legal expertise will empower professionals globally. In this dynamic role, you'll engage with clients to provide tailored legal research solutions, ensuring they maximize their use of cutting-edge products. You'll thrive in a fast-paced environment, collaborating with diverse teams to meet client needs while driving your professional growth. Enjoy a flexible work-life balance, competitive benefits, and the chance to make a real impact in the legal community. This is your opportunity to contribute to a culture of continuous learning and innovation.

Benefits

Flexible Work Arrangements

Career Development Programs

Comprehensive Health Benefits

Mental Health Days Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid Volunteer Days

Retirement Savings with Company Match

Access to Headspace App

Fitness Reimbursement

Qualifications

• J.D. degree and bar admission required.
• Proficiency in computer and online systems.

Responsibilities

• Partner with customers to tailor legal research solutions.
• Educate clients on research strategies and product functionalities.

Skills

Legal Research

Customer Service

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Education

J.D. from U.S. accredited law school

Tools

Online Research Systems

Job description

Are you interested in being a go-to legal research expert trusted by professionals around the world?

Reference Attorneys play an important role in the global support of Thomson Reuters' products, with a primary focus on Westlaw, the world's leading provider of information to the legal community. If you excel at legal research, digging for answers, finding creative solutions to difficult issues and partnering with professionals, you may have what it takes to succeed as a Reference Attorney.

Every day brings a new challenge as Reference Attorneys research relevant and cutting-edge issues. We are expert legal researchers and use our knowledge of and experience with the law to help our customers find the answers they need. Reference Attorneys take pride in their research and problem-solving abilities and work hard to educate our customers on how to get the most out of Thomson Reuters' products.

Reference Attorneys work in a fast-paced, high-volume environment that continuously evolves to meet the demands of our customers while maintaining an industry-leading level of service. Our customers include top law firms, government agencies, and global corporations. We also partner closely with our sales and account management, editorial, and product development teams to connect our customers' needs with our business objectives.

About the Role

In this opportunity as a Reference Attorney, you will:

• Partner with customers in real-time, discuss their legal research projects, and craft research solutions tailored to their needs

• Educate customers on research strategy, content offerings, and product functionality

• Communicate clearly and effectively with end users, colleagues, and management to quickly resolve issues and ensure customer satisfaction

About You

You're a fit for the role of Reference Attorney if you have/are:

• J.D. from U.S. accredited law school and bar admission from any U.S. state

• Computer and online systems proficiency with the ability to multitask while supporting customers via phone, live chat, and email

• 1 - 2 years of prior legal experience preferred but not required

• Prior customer service experience is helpful, but the key to success is the ability to:

  • Take ownership of difficult issues with confidence and definitive solutions

  • Proactively take initiative to seek creative solutions while balancing business interests

  • Be expressive, genuine, and friendly while working in a customer-facing role

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What's in it For You?

• 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.

In the United States, Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees. Our benefit package includes market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match. In addition, Thomson Reuters offers market leading work life benefits with competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, sabbatical leave. These benefits meet or exceeds the requirements of paid time off in accordance with any applicable state or municipal laws. Finally, Thomson Reuters offers the following additional benefits: optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee; optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee; Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts; fitness reimbursement; access to Employee Assistance Program; Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee; access to 529 Plan; commuter benefits; Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement; and access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan.Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The base compensation range varies across locations.
For any eligible US locations, unless otherwise noted, the base compensation range for this role is $48,300 - $89,700.
This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance.
Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual's knowledge, skills and experience with consideration given to internal equity. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive Total Reward program which also includes flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs.
This job posting will close 06/30/2025.

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.

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