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Do you have a legal background and love writing? If you can write in an analytical and succinct way about the law, this could be the role for you. We take cases from the Supreme Court right through to First-Tier Tribunals and distil the key information legal professionals need to know. This role is working in the Cases team, providing content for Westlaw UK.
About the role
In this opportunity as a Legal Editor, you will:
- Select cases for digesting according to legal significance
- Write analytical digests providing customers with the key information they need
- Classify the cases for effective searching
- Collaborate with cross-site teams on style and content improvements
- Respond to customer queries on cases content
Please Note – this role is predominantly remote with the opportunity to attend training and team meetings in West Yorkshire or London.
About you
You’re a fit for the role of Legal Editor if your background includes:
- A law degree or equivalent
- Experience of analysing complex information
- Experience of writing with clarity and concision
- Ability to work independently to short deadlines
What’s in it for you
You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:
- 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: two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
- Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking.
- Social Impact: Nine 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’ve never talked about with as much pride as we 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 uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.
