Sr. Specialist Legal Editor, Labor & Employment

Thomson Reuters; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 218,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Specialist Legal Editor specializing in labor and employment law. In this pivotal role, you will create and enhance online content that empowers legal professionals to practice more effectively. Your expertise will guide the development of essential resources, including practice notes and checklists, ensuring they meet the needs of a diverse audience. This role offers a flexible hybrid work model, fostering a supportive environment that prioritizes work-life balance and career development. Join a team committed to making a real-world impact in the legal field.

Benefits

Flexible Work Arrangements

Comprehensive Health Benefits

Career Development Programs

Mental Health Days Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid Volunteer Days

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in labor and employment law.
• Strong writing and editing skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Research, write, edit, and publish online content for labor and employment lawyers.
• Collaborate with other editors to improve and organize content.

Skills

Labor and Employment Law Expertise

Writing and Editing Skills

Project Management

Research Skills

Collaboration

Education

Juris Doctor

Job description

Senior Specialist Legal Editor, Labor & Employment

About Practical Law:

Practical Law, a Thomson Reuters business, is a leading online provider of legal know-how. We help government and private lawyers save time and practice more efficiently. We deliver our content to governmental entities, companies, law firms, and law schools. Our subscribers include government entities on the federal, state and local levels, most major international law firms and corporations, including approximately 85% of the Am Law 200, thousands of small and mid-size firms, and thousands of legal departments worldwide.

Role Summary:

Practical Law is looking for a Senior Specialist Legal Editor with expertise in labor and employment law to create new online content that will help labor and employment lawyers practice more efficiently.

The central and most critical responsibility of this Senior Specialist Legal Editor position is to research, write, edit, publish and update on-line content for Practical Law's labor and employment subscribers. Our content includes practice guidance notes, checklists, and standard forms, all of which are written in accordance with Practical Law's unique writing style.

About the Role

In addition, the Senior Specialist Legal Editor will:

• Collaborate with the other editors on Practical Law's Labor & Employment Service to peer review, improve, and organize newly-written content, as well as plan for and organize future content needs and priorities;
• Coordinate and collaborate with other Practical Law editorial teams on content planning and creation, as well as on other Practical Law and Thomson Reuters initiatives;
• Establish and maintain relationships with lawyers who specialize in labor and employment law and can contribute new content for Practical Law to publish;
• Write and edit content for Practical Law's companion print magazine, Practical Law - The Journal;
• Stay informed of current developments and issues relating to labor and employment law and practice to ensure timely updates to existing content and the development of new content;
• Develop relationships with labor and employment lawyers to ensure that our content is topical and meets the needs of labor and employment law practitioners;
• Organize and/or conduct webinars on topics of interest for labor and employment lawyers, as requested;
• Assist with sales demonstrations and marketing initiatives, as requested; and
• Assist with other Thomson Reuters products in which Practical Law is foundational, as requested.

About You

You're a fit for this role if you have:

Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor.
• At least eight years' experience practicing labor and employment law.
• A sophisticated understanding of the needs and priorities of labor and employment lawyers.
• Employment litigation experience, particularly recent experience.
• Experience drafting labor and employment agreements and policies.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to balance multiple tasks at once.
• Enthusiasm and ambition, with a sincere desire to improve the efficiency of legal services.
• The ability to work seamlessly and selflessly with others.
• A genuine passion for writing and very strong writing and editing skills, including:
  • Very close attention to detail;
  • Excellent command of grammar, punctuation, and plain English; and
  • The ability to write about complex legal issues clearly and simply.

Expertise in any of the following a plus: wage and hour litigation, labor union representation, employment-related due diligence in M&A transactions, workers' compensation issues, unemployment compensation issues, and/or federal contractor issues.

Candidates selected for a second interview will be required to submit a writing sample.

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What's in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: We've adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

• 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.
Eligible office location(s) for this role include one or more of the following: New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and/or Irvine, CA; McLean, VA; Washington, DC. The base compensation range for the role in any of those locations is $134,680 - $250,120.
For any eligible US locations, unless otherwise noted, the base compensation range for this role is $116,900 - $217,100.
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.

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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