Thomson Reuters · 1 month ago
Attorney Editor for Westlaw Today
United States of America, Washington, District of Columbia
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$65K/yr - $120K/yrThomson Reuters is seeking an Attorney Editor to write and edit current awareness content for Westlaw Today for legal practitioners across various practice areas. The role involves researching, writing, and publishing legal analysis articles on developments related to corporate transactions, litigation, legislation, and regulation.
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Responsibilities
Research, write and edit high-quality articles daily
Prioritize concurrent projects to meet challenging deadlines
Analyze and anticipate the interests of a targeted professional audience
Identify key court, regulatory and transactional documents
Develop and maintain contacts with members of the legal community in assigned focus areas
Assist with online publishing tasks, including assigning topics, linking and social media notifications
Work with colleagues and other departments globally to foster company goals
Contribute to product development as needed
Regularly use AI solutions in your day-to-day work and contribute to development and refinement of AI tools
Perform legal research using Westlaw, CoCounsel, and systems
Qualification
Required
A J.D. and experience writing and analyzing legal content related to corporate transactions, bankruptcy, antitrust, corporate finance, or securities
Experience in legal journalism, news or other writing environment
Superior writing and editing skills, with a keen eye for detail and accuracy
Familiarity with Associated Press style
Ability to write about complex legal issues clearly and simply
Experience using Thomson Reuters Westlaw and online legal research platforms
Ability to quickly learn and master new technologies
Familiarity and comfort with AI-assisted tools and an understanding of the ethical implications of their use
Ability to prioritize concurrent projects and adhere to challenging deadlines
Ability to adapt and change quickly to meet the needs of ongoing responsibilities and emerging projects
Benefits
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.
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.
Company
Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters delivers critical information from the financial, legal, accounting, intellectual property, science, and media markets.
Founded in 2008
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1995-11-20IPO
Leadership Team
Steve Hasker
President and CEO
Michael Eastwood
Chief Financial Officer
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