Legal Editor - Toronto, Canada - Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Associate Lawyer Editor - Practical Law Canada

Purpose:
To support the content creation and maintenance processes for Practical Law Canada.

This position is responsible for:

Supporting authoring process for Practical Law Canada materials by researching changes in the law and authoring, reviewing or editing portions of resources as directed by PL Canada Lawyer Editors.
Developing expertise with Practical Law products and editorial tools.
Researching, writing, editing, updating and publishing legal updates for PL Canada resources created by inhouse Lawyer Editors and thirdparty contributors as directed by PL Canada Lawyer Editors or Manager
Tracking updates to websites, caselaw and legislation. Filtering and relaying this information to the appropriate parties to support the timely maintenance of Practical Law.
Supporting Manager and Lawyer Editors with gotomarket tasks including preparing content for marketing materials.

You will be a strong team player and will possess:

an LL.B or J.D. degree;

- experience working as a lawyer or student in a law firm or in-house environment.
- excellent drafting and writing skills, including very close attention to detail; an impressive command of grammar, punctuation and plain English, and the ability to write about complex legal issues clearly and simply.
- enthusiasm, with a desire to improve the efficiency of legal services.
- strong analytical, problem solving and issue-resolution skills.
- strong planning and organizational skills.
- strong technical skills with software-as-a-service products and content management systems preferred.
- the ability to work with mínimal direct supervision.
- demonstrated research/writing skills.
- the ability to work under tight deadlines and to handle a variety of activities simultaneously.
- a positive attitude and a flexible approach.
- the ability to build strong relationships and collaborate with others across Thomson Reuters