SR. LEGAL EDITOR, LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

About Practical Law:
Practical Law, a Thomson Reuters business, is a leading online provider of legal know-how. We help government and private lawyers save time and practice more efficiently. We deliver our content to governmental entities, companies, law firms, and law schools. Our subscribers include government entities on the federal, state and local levels, most major international law firms and corporations, including approximately 85% of the Am Law 200, thousands of small and mid-size firms, and thousands of legal departments worldwide.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Juris Doctor.
• At least eight years’ experience practicing labor and employment law.
• A sophisticated understanding of the needs and priorities of labor and employment lawyers.
• Employment litigation experience, particularly recent experience.
• Experience drafting labor and employment agreements and policies.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to balance multiple tasks at once.
• Enthusiasm and ambition, with a sincere desire to improve the efficiency of legal services.
• The ability to work seamlessly and selflessly with others.
• A genuine passion for writing and very strong writing and editing skills, including:
• Very close attention to detail;
• Excellent command of grammar, punctuation, and plain English; and
• The ability to write about complex legal issues clearly and simply.
  Expertise in any of the following a plus: wage and hour litigation, labor union representation, employment-related due diligence in M&A transactions, workers’ compensation issues, unemployment compensation issues, and/or federal contractor issues.
  Candidates selected for a second interview will be required to submit a writing sample.
  

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ROLE SUMMARY:

Practical Law is looking for a Senior Specialist Legal Editor with expertise in labor and employment law to create new online content that will help labor and employment lawyers practice more efficiently.
The central and most critical responsibility of this Senior Specialist Legal Editor position is to research, write, edit, publish and update on-line content for Practical Law’s labor and employment subscribers. Our content includes practice guidance notes, checklists, and standard forms, all of which are written in accordance with Practical Law’s unique writing style.

ABOUT THE ROLE

In addition, the Senior Specialist Legal Editor will:

• Collaborate with the other editors on Practical Law’s Labor & Employment Service to peer review, improve, and organize newly-written content, as well as plan for and organize future content needs and priorities;
• Coordinate and collaborate with other Practical Law editorial teams on content planning and creation, as well as on other Practical Law and Thomson Reuters initiatives;
• Establish and maintain relationships with lawyers who specialize in labor and employment law and can contribute new content for Practical Law to publish;
• Write and edit content for Practical Law’s companion print magazine, Practical Law - The Journal;
• Stay informed of current developments and issues relating to labor and employment law and practice to ensure timely updates to existing content and the development of new content;
• Develop relationships with labor and employment lawyers to ensure that our content is topical and meets the needs of labor and employment law practitioners;
• Organize and/or conduct webinars on topics of interest for labor and employment lawyers, as requested;
• Assist with sales demonstrations and marketing initiatives, as requested; and
• Assist with other Thomson Reuters products in which Practical Law is foundational, as requested.