Legal Content Writer

Overview

This role involves creating well-researched legal content for law firm clients. You will develop original content from research materials and briefs, and refine AI-generated drafts into accurate, engaging content that meets quality and legal accuracy standards. Writing will be adapted for different clients, practice areas, audiences, and brand guidelines.

This is a full-time remote position.

Eligibility

• Must be based in the United States
• Must be authorized to work without sponsorship

Responsibilities

Content creation

• Write clear, original content or refine AI-generated drafts into accurate, publication-ready material
• Follow client branding guidelines, style directives, and content brief instructions
• Create new content, refresh existing content, and track developments in ongoing cases
• Self-check work for clarity, coherence, accuracy, and grammar before submission
• Incorporate editorial feedback and complete revisions constructively and promptly

Legal research and verification

• Independently verify factual claims against primary and authoritative sources, including:
  • Statutes
  • Case law
  • Regulatory documents
  • Peer-reviewed journals
  • Court filings
  • Government publications
  • Medical or scientific literature
• Read and interpret statutes, case law, court filings, and regulatory language accurately
• Flag any claim that cannot be verified and keep unverified information out of drafts
• Develop deep understanding of assigned client practice areas through legal research
• Evaluate source quality and determine which sources support specific claims
• Use professional judgment when information is insufficient or conflicting, and escalate when necessary

Content optimization

• Apply current SEO best practices to improve discoverability and usefulness
• Understand how search engines and AI-powered search experiences evaluate, interpret, and surface content
• Use keywords strategically but naturally
• Structure content for web readability with clear headings, bullet points, sentence length, and paragraph breaks
• Stay current on changes in SEO, AI-powered search, and content quality standards

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, English, Communications, Law, or a related field
• 3+ years of professional writing experience, including substantial experience creating legal content
• Demonstrated ability to independently research complex legal topics using primary and authoritative sources (including statutes, regulations, case law, court filings, government publications, and medical or scientific literature)
• Strong understanding of legal terminology, concepts, and litigation processes
• Ability to accurately interpret and synthesize complex legal and medical information without oversimplifying or introducing inaccuracies
• Exceptional writing skills, including the ability to produce clear, concise, engaging content for a non-legal audience
• Strong editorial judgment, including the ability to recognize unsupported, conflicting, outdated, or questionable information
• Ability to critically evaluate AI-generated content and substantially revise it when necessary
  • Identify inaccuracies, unsupported claims, omissions, and weak reasoning
• Ability to adapt writing to different clients, audiences, practice areas, and brand standards
• Demonstrated ability to write effectively for the web, with familiarity with SEO principles and best practices
• Excellent attention to detail, including the ability to catch grammatical, factual, attribution, and legal errors
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and meet deadlines independently in a remote environment
• Ability to receive editorial feedback and apply it well
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Google Workspace

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with mesothelioma, asbestos-related litigation, or mass tort litigation
• Familiarity with personal injury law practice and litigation processes
• Experience editing content for law firm websites or legal marketing
• Experience with primary source verification and medical or scientific literature review
• Familiarity with fact-checking tools and databases such as Nexis, case law databases, and medical journals
• Knowledge of legal SEO best practices
• Background or coursework in law, legal studies, or paralegal studies
• Experience researching and writing about ongoing litigation or trial developments

Compensation & Benefits

• 401(k): Match 100% of employee contributions up to 4%
• Unlimited Manager-Approved Paid Time Off
• Health Insurance: Aetna PPO & EPO options (Subsidized $300 per month)
• Dental & Vision Insurance: Guardian
• Company-provided MacBook

Location

• Fully remote

Application Materials

• Include two or three published legal writing samples (ideally in personal injury or mass tort) with citations or source notes where available