Job Description

Legal Editor, Practical Law Family

We are seeking a junior family lawyer to join the Practical Law Family team in the UK.


Practical Law is a leading online know-how service providing rigorous, peer-reviewed resources, such as practice notes, current awareness and standard documents to help legal professionals work smarter and advise with confidence. Practical Law is part of Thomson Reuters, one of the world's most trusted providers of answers across law, tax, compliance, government and media.

About the Role

In this opportunity as

Legal Editor

you will:

With appropriate support and supervision from colleagues, research, write, commission and deliver well-written and up-to-date content for online publication for current market legal practice, of the quality and scope that meets business objectives and customer needs. With appropriate support and supervision from colleagues, maintain all content for which you are responsible to ensure it is up-to-date and reflects current legal and market practice and continues to be of the quality and scope that meets business objectives and customer needs. With appropriate support and supervision from colleagues, respond to questions from customers. Develop working relationships with third parties with a view to obtaining contributions of content or improving content through third party insights into law or practice. Ensure that you develop and maintain an excellent understanding of the legal market, our customers and their emerging needs, and competitors. Interact effectively with customers, consultation boards and contributors; and work with all parts of the business to deliver insight into business strategies, other products, sales, marketing, and technology development. Ensure that all content provided to customers meets the highest standards of quality, accuracy and relevance. Collaborate with other members of the content team to share knowledge and best practices.

About you

You're a fit for the role of Legal Editor if your background includes:

At least 2 years post-qualification in family law practice. Strong understanding of the law of divorce and associated financial and children proceedings. Knowledge of or interest in domestic abuse law (preferred) Excellent writing and editing skills, with attention to detail and consistency. Ability to simplify complex information into clear and concise language. Excellent communication skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Excellent knowledge of online research databases.

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What's in it For You?

Hybrid Work Model:

We've adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

Flexibility & Work-Life Balance:

Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.

Career Development and Growth:

By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow's challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.

Industry Competitive Benefits:

We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

Culture:

Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.

Social Impact:

Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

Making a Real-World Impact:

We are one of the few companies globally 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.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.


We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.


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