Associate Editor, Practical Law Labor & Employment

Thomson Reuters
life insurance, parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, 401(k)

2900 Ames Crossing Road (Show on map)
Apr 14, 2025
Associate Editor, Practical Law Practical Law is looking for an Associate Editor to work in conjunction with more experienced colleagues to interpret and explain legal, practice, and market developments to our customers through online content. About the Role As an Associate Editor, you will report into the Manager of Practical Law Labor & Employment and will be responsible for supporting the Labor & Employment team by: Monitoring and identifying relevant legal developments to cover in the Practical Law product offering. Producing weekly email updates for an customer audience covering legal developments and Practical Law product offerings. With support and supervision from colleagues, maintaining content to ensure that content is up-to-date and reflects current legal and market practice, and is of the quality and scope that meets business objectives and customer needs. With support and supervision from colleagues, drafting new content for online publication. Conducting research projects and presenting results with proper analysis and in a succinct manner. Training AI for use in products and validating model performance to identify necessary steps to improve performance, as needed. Providing additional support to the Practical Law editorial teams, as needed. About You You're a fit for the role of Associate Editor if your background includes: A J.D. and current license to practice law in at least one US jurisdiction. Up to 2 years' experience practicing as an attorney in a law firm and/or corporate law department, preferably with an employment law focus, or working in a Legal/Publishing environment, using technology to create and disseminate online content. Enthusiasm and ambition, with a desire to learn and to improve the efficiency of legal services. Skill and passion for writing and good editing skills, including: close attention to detail; impressive command of grammar, punctuation, and plain English; strong technical drafting skills; and the ability to write about complex legal issues clearly and simply. Comfort with technology, including proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, and able to adapt to new technology quickly. Ability to organize and present information in a clear and structured manner. Ability to work efficiently and within deadlines and communicate effectively across Practical Law practice areas and teams. Ability to work flexibly in an agile work environment. Ability to collaborate with diverse teams of people who bring different perspectives and lived experiences to the business. Ability to continuously collaborate with and support team members in a hybrid and/or remote environment and operate efficiently in a remote environment without on-site technical support. Candidates selected for a second interview will be required to undertake writing and editing sample #LI-DS4 What's in it For You? 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 commitment of 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 paid leave, 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. In the United States, Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees. Our benefit package includes market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match. In addition, Thomson Reuters offers market leading work life benefits with competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, sabbatical leave. These benefits meet or exceeds the requirements of paid time off in accordance with any applicable state or municipal laws. Finally, Thomson Reuters offers the following additional benefits: optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee; optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee; Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts; fitness reimbursement; access to Employee Assistance Program; Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee; access to 529 Plan; commuter benefits; Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement; and access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The base compensation range varies across locations. Eligible office location(s) for this role include one or more of the following: New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and/or Irvine, CA; McLean, VA; Washington, DC. The base compensation range for the role in any of those locations is $60,480 - $112,320. 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