Property editor (maternity cover)
Our legal organisation focuses on connecting our customers’ businesses to the ever-changing legal and regulatory environment. We provide critical online and print information, decision support tools, software and services to lawyers who practice in law firms, in corporate legal departments and in the public sector. We are a growing business in the UK, especially since the acquisition of Practical Law Company in March 2013 and we are very excited about the next stage in our growth and how you can play a part in it.
Role purpose/ summary:
Practical Law Property is looking for a lawyer with experience in commercial property law to create and maintain a wide range of online resources covering all property topics, for use by busy lawyers and other property specialists. The editor will also provide support for Ask by answering questions received from subscribers.
Major responsibilities/accountabilities:
- Writing new content for the Practical Law Property service. This includes practice notes, standard documents and current awareness updates.
- Maintaining existing Practical Law Property content to ensure it is up to date and reflects current law, market practice, is well-written and complies with Practical Law’s approach to writing.
- Reviewing and editing content written by other team members.
- Answering questions from subscribers through Ask and responding to any comments posted on the Ask site.
- Working with other Thomson Reuters Legal services to produce cross-service materials.
- Reviewing and editing content contributed to Practical Law.
- Developing strategies to ensure you keep up-to-date with the law and market developments.
- Assisting with marketing Practical Law and engaging with subscribers.
- Assisting the Practical Law Property team with projects as required.
- Keeping aware of developments in other Practical Law services and the business generally and considering how they affect Practical Law Property.
Qualifications
Mandatory skills and experience:
- Ability to draft clearly and produce well-written practical content efficiently.
- High level of technical skill, with a broad knowledge of property law and practice.
- Ability to work as part of a team with a flexible approach.
- Self motivated.
- Strong analytical skills and a keen eye for detail.
- Ability to communicate legal concepts concisely and clearly.
- Excellent organisational and planning skills.
- Enthusiasm for the practice of property law with an intellectually rigorous approach to difficult issues.
Education/ certifications required:
- Qualified lawyer (fee earner or PSL) with PQE at a major law firm.
At Thomson Reuters, we believe what we do matters. We are passionate about our work, inspired by the impact it has on our business and our customers. As a team, we believe in winning as one - collaborating to reach shared goals, and developing through challenging and meaningful experiences. With over 60,000 employees in more than 100 countries, we work flexibly across boundaries and realize innovations that help shape industries around the world. Making this happen is a dynamic, evolving process, and we count on each employee to be a catalyst in driving our performance - and their own.
As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under country or local law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer providing a drug-free workplace.
To learn more about what we offer, please visit careers.thomsonreuters.com.
To apply for the role, visit the firm's website.
Job type:
Maternity cover.
Location:
London
Hours:
Part time - four days a week
