Senior Specialist Legal Editor, Practical Law Property

at  Thomson Reuters

SENIOR SPECIALIST LEGAL EDITOR, PRACTICAL LAW PROPERTY

We are seeking an experienced real estate lawyer to join the Practical Law Property 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.

As a Senior Specialist Legal Editor in Practical Law, you will use your specialist legal knowledge of commercial and residential property law 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 commercial and residential property law 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 Property 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 commercial and residential property law
• A demonstrable interest and ability in writing with excellent attention to detail
• Substantial recent experience of advising on a whole range of commercial and residential property matters including telecommunications and green issues
• A good working knowledge of property legislation and case law including the recent residential tenancy reform
• Good technical skills with IT applications such as Microsoft Word, Teams and Planner