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| Job ID: 14020423 |
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| Job Title: | Attorney Editor |
| Work Type: | Work Days: Work Vary: Yes , Shift: Other, Hours Per Week: 40, Work Type: Regular |
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| Salary Offered: | Unspecified |
| Benefits: | 401(k) or other retirement, Dental Insurance, Health Insurance, Holidays, Sick Leave or PTO, Vacation or PTO, Vision Plan |
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| Physical Required: | Unspecified |
| Drug Testing Required: | Unspecified |
| Education Required: | High School Diploma/GED |
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| Experience Required: | Unspecified |
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| Required Skills: | Please see the job description for information about required job skills. |
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| Job Description: |
Commentary Law: As a member of the Global Commentary team you will work closely with authors tocreate and edit Commentary content for Westlaw, print, and Proview. Relationship management,meeting deadlines, and strong editorial skills are necessary to maintain our world class Commentary
collection.
In this role you will provide legal interpretation in the form of research, analysis, and writingto support the development and maintenance of Thomson Reuters Legal information in all media.
Members of this team are also tasked with ensuring that published legal information contains anddelivers premium legal content
About the Role
In this opportunity as Attorney Editor, you will:
Legal Research, Analysis and Writing: Our Attorney Editors create and classify legal informationin the form of headnotes, highlights, and other features and enhancements. You will also identifykey legal issues in editorial materials while demonstrating competence in Westlaw navigation andon-line research tools.
Editorial Responsibility: Members of this team adhere to editorial publishing schedules andquality standards. They also verify their own work and that of other staff as required for accuracyand completeness, and ensure that the information is properly presented and organized. In this roleyou will be required to maintain and develop legal knowledge and skills training as needed to
complete your work and in order to stay current on legal trends and developments that are relatedto your editorial responsibilities.
Individual and Leadership Development: As a part of a larger team, you will attend andparticipate in meetings and take part in the employee evaluation process (both wider feedback andself-evaluation).To be most effective at your job, you will develop knowledge of Thomson ReutersLegal publications and products related to your responsibilities, and those of competitors.
Members of our team prioritize their own work and understand the roles and responsibilities ofeach collaborator/team member and how each role impacts production. You will also be required todemonstrate competence on company specific systems necessary to perform your job functions.
About You
You're a fit for the role of Attorney Editor if your background includes:
J.D. degree from an American Bar Association accredited law school (Required)
Self-starter with aptitude for legal research and writing
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.
Comfortable with personal computers and familiar with word processing and online applications
Can prioritize tasks and projects and pursue them with energy and drive
Great teammate who will work successfully in a shared environment.
Strong communicator who can speak and write clearly and effectively with all contacts, both inand outside Thomson Reuters.
What's in it For You?
At Thomson Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer foryour personal and professional growth:
Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion,flexibility, work-life balance, and more
Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance:company-wide Mental Health Days Off; Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuitionreimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financialwellbeing
Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunitiesto work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters cafe networking
Social Impact: Eight employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually;Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact
Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we have never talked about with as much pride aswe should - we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice,truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help upholdthe rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and providetrusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.
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Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we've been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world's most global news services - Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.
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 that celebrate diversity and inclusion. 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.
Accessibility
As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.
We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.
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As a global business we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under country or local law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug-free workplace.
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