SENIOR SPECIALIST LEGAL EDITOR, PRACTICAL LAW RESTRUCTURING & INSOLVENCY

We are seeking an experienced Restructuring & Insolvency lawyer to join the Practical Law R&I team in the UK.
Practical Law is a leading online know-how service providing rigorous, peer-reviewed resources, such as practice notes, current awareness and standard documents to help legal professionals work smarter and advise with confidence. Practical Law is part of Thomson Reuters, one of the world’s most trusted providers of answers across law, tax, compliance, government and media.

ABOUT YOU

You’re a fit for the role of Specialist Senior Legal Editor if your background includes:

• Substantial post qualification experience (England & Wales) as a lawyer specialising in Restructuring & Insolvency: we are looking for candidates with a broad range of experience of non-contentious corporate insolvency and are particularly interested in candidates with experience of corporate insolvency proceedings including administrations, company voluntary arrangements and insolvent schemes of arrangement and restructuring plans, company dissolution and restoration, as well as experience in advising directors and other stakeholders in the run-up to formal insolvency.
• Experience of cross-border insolvency issues from an English law perspective.
• A demonstrable interest and ability in writing with excellent attention to detail.

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As a Senior Specialist Legal Editor in Practical Law, you will use your specialist legal knowledge of Restructuring and Insolvency law and transactions to provide and maintain a wide range of Practical Law content. Working in a supportive team of highly experienced colleagues, you will deal with a breadth of interesting legal and editorial work including:

• Creating well-written, up to date content for online publication that reflects current law and practice and is of the quality and scope to meet business objectives and customer needs
• Commissioning, reviewing and editing content written internally and externally
• Maintaining all content for which you are responsible to ensure it is up-to-date and continues to be of the quality and scope that meets business objectives and customer needs
• Developing relationships with third parties with a view to obtaining contributions of content or improving content through third party insights into law or practic

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Senior Specialist Legal Editor in Practical Law, you will use your specialist legal knowledge of Restructuring and Insolvency law and transactions to provide and maintain a wide range of Practical Law content. Working in a supportive team of highly experienced colleagues, you will deal with a breadth of interesting legal and editorial work including:

• Creating well-written, up to date content for online publication that reflects current law and practice and is of the quality and scope to meet business objectives and customer needs
• Commissioning, reviewing and editing content written internally and externally
• Maintaining all content for which you are responsible to ensure it is up-to-date and continues to be of the quality and scope that meets business objectives and customer needs
• Developing relationships with third parties with a view to obtaining contributions of content or improving content through third party insights into law or practice

In addition to this, the Senior Specialist Legal Editor will:

• Assist with developing and marketing the Practical Law Restructuring & Insolvency practice area
• Support marketing and sales and all other parts of the business to ensure delivery of business objectives, including engaging with customers

You’re a fit for the role of Specialist Senior Legal Editor if your background includes:

• Substantial post qualification experience (England & Wales) as a lawyer specialising in Restructuring & Insolvency: we are looking for candidates with a broad range of experience of non-contentious corporate insolvency and are particularly interested in candidates with experience of corporate insolvency proceedings including administrations, company voluntary arrangements and insolvent schemes of arrangement and restructuring plans, company dissolution and restoration, as well as experience in advising directors and other stakeholders in the run-up to formal insolvency.
• Experience of cross-border insolvency issues from an English law perspective.
• A demonstrable interest and ability in writing with excellent attention to detail