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Thomson Reuters · 3 hours ago

Attorney Editor

Ann Arbor, MI

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$56K/yr - $104K/yr

Thomson Reuters is a global leader in providing trusted legal information and technology solutions. As an Attorney Editor, you will conduct legal research, analysis, and writing to enhance the quality of legal content, while also managing editorial responsibilities and maintaining legal knowledge.

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Responsibilities

Legal Research, Analysis and Writing: Attorney Editors create legal information in the form of headnotes, highlights, and other features and enhancements. They also identify key legal issues in editorial materials while demonstrating competence in Westlaw navigation and online research tools

Legal Classification: Attorney Editors classify key attributes of a case to a proprietary hierarchy. They also manage and maintain the hierarchies

Editorial Responsibility: Attorney Editors adhere to editorial publishing schedules and quality standards. They also verify their own work and that of other staff as required for accuracy and completeness and ensure that the information is properly presented and organized. In this role you will be required to maintain and develop legal knowledge and skills training as needed to complete your work and to stay current on legal trends and developments that are related to your editorial responsibilities

Individual and Leadership Development: As a part of a larger team, you will attend and participate in meetings and take part in the employee evaluation process (both wider feedback and self-evaluation). To be most effective at your job, you will develop knowledge of Thomson Reuters Legal publications and products related to your responsibilities, and those of competitors

Qualification

J.D. degreeLegal researchLegal writingWestlaw navigationAnalytical thinkingCommunication skillsOrganizational skills

Required

J.D. degree from an American Bar Association accredited law school

Aptitude for legal research and writing utilizing personal computers and accompanying word processing and online applications

Analytical thinker who uses logic and collaborates to solve difficult problems

Decisive with a focus on making quality decisions quickly

Ability to interpret, analyze, organize, and communicate complex legal material

Can prioritize tasks and projects and pursue them with energy and drive

Strong communicator who can speak and write clearly and effectively with all contacts, both in and outside Thomson Reuters

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.