Senior Specialist Legal Editor, Thomson Reuters

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced finance lawyer to join the Practical Law team. Practical Law is a leading online know-how service providing expert-created, practical maintained content to help legal professionals work smarter and advise with confidence. Practical Law is part of [Employer hidden], one of the world’s most trusted providers of answers across law, tax, compliance, government and media. Practical Law editors are experienced legal professionals who sit at the intersection of law, technology and the development of AI-driven legal solutions, such as CoCounsel. Practical Law content is written in English and therefore fluency in written and spoken English is essential for this role.

As a Senior Specialist Legal Editor, you will use your technical expertise and substantial experience as a practicing lawyer in finance law and practice in Germany to create and maintain insightful and customer-focused content for online publication, and to support the development of [Employer hidden]' AI-powered legal solutions. Working in a supportive team of highly experienced colleagues, you will deal with a breadth of interesting work.

What the job involves

• Researching, writing and maintaining clear, current, and practical legal content aligned with market practice and customer needs, and business objectives
• Reviewing and editing content written by others, whether by colleagues or external expert contributors
• Keeping up to date with legal, practice and market developments to ensure content remains accurate, relevant and aligned with business objectives
• Using your legal expertise to support the development of customer-focused [Employer hidden]' AI-powered legal solutions
• Using your legal expertise and editorial skills to support the development and application of internal AI editorial tools
• Ensuring that you develop and maintain an excellent understanding of the legal market, our customers and their emerging needs, and competitors
• This includes: interacting effectively with customers, consultation boards and contributors; and working with all parts of the business to deliver insight into business strategies, other products, sales, marketing, and technology development
• Attending training events, conferences and talks and otherwise networking with customers and potential customers and with industry leaders
• Helping with the development of Practical Law Germany and, more generally with the development of Practical Law
• Using your specialist legal knowledge to assist the wider [Employer hidden] team, working with product management, sales, marketing, and technology functions where necessary

Who you are

• Must be German qualified
• At least 5 years' post-qualification experience working as a finance lawyer in a law firm or in-house in Germany
• Substantial experience of German finance law
• Excellent writing and communication skills in English, and a passion for writing about legal practice accurately, concisely and in plain English
• A collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively independently and in teams
• Strong technical skills and the ability to effectively utilize various tools, including generative AI technologies, to enhance productivity and accuracy
• Adaptability and flexibility to work on diverse projects and tasks within the generative AI space as well as new and emerging technologies
• A curious mindset, including about the increasing intersection of AI and legal practice, adaptable and open to change
• Experience of using AI tools in legal work
• Excellent knowledge of online research databases
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and in a matrixed environment and proven ability to build strong relationships and collaborate with diverse teams of people who bring different perspectives and lived experiences to the business

Desirable

• Proficient translation skills to effectively translate legal documentation from German to English and vice versa

Company Information

[Employer hidden] is reinventing the way professionals work. The multinational media conglomerate provides answers that help professionals make better decisions to run smarter businesses. It targets those in complicated sectors that move society forward; tax, law, compliance, government, and media.

Founded over 165 years ago, the company is now powered by thousands of international journalists. This bandwidth guarantees speed, impartiality, and insight that have helped [Employer hidden] retain its position a market leader. To stay competitive with companies founded in the digital era, [Employer hidden] places emphasis on helping clients reinvent themselves for the newly disruptive digital age.

As well as investing in the coverage of growth markets India and China, and embarking on a number of fintech acquisitions, [Employer hidden] announced an expansion of its long-term partnership with the London Stock Exchange Group in 2023. Together, they plan to enhance the value of financial and market news services to LSEG customers, whilst delivering a superior experience to professionals around the world.