Remote Legal News Copy Editor – Fast-Paced & High-Impact

LexisNexis

Dayton (OH)

Remote

USD 42,000 - 70,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

LexisNexis Legal & Professional seeks an Associate Legal News Copy Editor to edit daily legal news across cases, proceedings and regulatory actions. You will ensure clarity, accuracy and consistent style while maintaining neutral legal tone and meeting tight deadlines.

The role requires hard news copyediting experience, strong news judgment and the ability to work in the Eastern time zone hours. You may also gather news and write articles under guidance from a manager.

Qualifications

Hard news copyediting experience and excellent news judgment.
Bachelor's degree in journalism/communications or relevant work experience.
Ability to multitask and reprioritize throughout the day.
Ability to understand and explain complex legal topics.
Be a skilled and speedy copy editor and news writer.

Responsibilities

Edit legal news copy for clarity, accuracy, readability and style.
Check legal terminology and procedural accuracy.
Verify factual details.
Review headlines, leads and copy.
Apply house style consistently.
Review legal citations and case information.
Protect against substantive editing errors.
Identify gaps and ambiguities.
Maintain neutrality and appropriate legal-news tone.
Perform final publication-quality review.
Work within deadline-driven news operations and meet all deadlines.
Support editorial standards and consistency across the service.
May gather news and write news articles that provide explanations of court opinions and other litigation-related documents.