Senior Specialist Legal Editor, Commercial & Law Department

Overview

A Senior Specialist Legal Editor position is available to develop commercial legal and compliance content for law firm and law department subscribers. The role involves creating and editing legal resources such as standard form documents, practice guidance notes, and checklists for an online legal service platform.

Responsibilities

• Develop commercial legal and compliance content of national and global significance.
• Write and edit legal resources in accordance with established writing style guidelines.
• Assist in editorial development of legal products, including global and AI initiatives.
• Establish and maintain relationships with external law firm contributors.
• Write and edit content for a companion legal journal.
• Stay informed on current developments and legal issues related to commercial contracting and practice.
• Develop relationships with lawyers in private practice, in-house counsel, and legal professional groups to ensure content relevance.
• Support AI initiatives, including training AI for product use and validating model performance.

Requirements

• Minimum of eight years' experience as a lawyer in a law firm or as in-house counsel.
• Understanding of the needs and priorities of law firm attorneys and in-house counsel.
• Expertise in various commercial transactional and regulatory matters, including one or more of the following:
  • General contract principles and boilerplate, including purchase, sale, and supply of goods and services.
  • Government contracting.
  • Multi-state consumer regulatory issues and compliance.
  • Manufacturing and supply chain compliance.
  • Franchise.
  • Distribution, logistics, warehousing, and reseller transactions.
  • E-commerce transactions.
  • Consulting, sales representative, and professional services arrangements.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Excellent writing skills with attention to detail, strong command of grammar and punctuation, and ability to explain complex legal issues clearly.
• Ability to collaborate and support team members.
• Flexibility to support product development, sales and marketing efforts, conduct sales demonstrations and webinars, and respond to subscriber inquiries.

Note: Candidates selected for a second interview will be required to submit a writing sample.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting AI initiatives in legal product development.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary range for eligible U.S. locations: $119,700 USD - $222,300 USD, positioned based on knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity.
• Eligibility for an annual bonus based on enterprise and individual performance.
• Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Competitive 401(k) plan with company match.
• Flexible vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays including two company mental health days.
• Parental leave and sabbatical leave.
• Optional employee-paid hospital, accident, sickness, life, and AD&D insurance.
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts.
• Fitness reimbursement and Employee Assistance Program.
• Group Legal Identity Theft Protection (employee-paid).
• Access to 529 Plan and commuter benefits.
• Adoption and surrogacy assistance.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Flexible work arrangements including work-from-anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year.

Location

This role is open to candidates in eligible U.S. locations. Specific location details are not provided.

Equal Opportunity

The employer is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to providing a drug-free workplace and making reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.