Reporter

Department: Content Editorial & Research

Location: London

We are looking for a Reporter to join our London office. The reporter is responsible for generating content that is appropriate to an audience of legal experts. This is a unique opportunity to develop as a reporter. You will cover a highly specialist pursuit that is more and more at the heart of all our lives, as readably and approachably as possible, while honing your skills in a challenging but collegiate environment.

Our culture is shaped by our core values that promote equality, agility, and respect in everything we do. Law Business Research has been selected as a winner for the 2024 Inspiring Workplaces Awards. We’re proud of our inclusive and inspiring culture here at LBR and we remain committed to creating a positive workplace for all our employees.

Key Responsibilities:

• Write content that is timely, accurate, balanced, appropriate for the brand’s audience, in line with its style guide, and which conforms to LBR’s editorial ethos.
• Contribute to finding interesting news or content, either from your network of sources or from a regular online news-sourcing beat as defined by your line manager.
• Report on events and conferences in a timely, accurate and balanced way, identifying the angle within a panel.
• Represent the brand in client meetings and at conferences and networking events, in London and internationally, for the purpose of building contacts, sourcing information and positively representing the brand.
• Help to compile and analyse data and produce content for editorial projects, such as surveys or reports, liaising with the team to ensure the final product comes out to the highest standard and on time.
• Generate ideas for long-form content.
• Work collaboratively as part of a broader editorial team and with teams across the business e.g. production.
• Administer routine processes e.g. assist in the creation of reports / magazines.

Skills, Knowledge And Expertise:

• Degree in journalism or law and/or experience in legal reporting.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• A sharp eye for detail and the necessary curiosity to progress a story and find the best possible angle.
• Self-starter, confident in covering a specialist, technical beat.
• Team-oriented and collaborative outlook in newsrooms.
• Ability to network, develop sources and ask the right questions.
• Knowledge of antitrust law would be an advantage.

Benefits:

• Start Of Employment: Eye care, Employee Assistance Programme, A day off for your birthday.
• After 3 Months Employment: Pension (4% employer contribution and 4% employee contribution).
• After 4 Months Employment: Life assurance.
• After Probation: Cycle to work scheme, Season ticket loan, £350 annual wellbeing allowance to contribute to gym memberships or fitness classes, Puregym access, Perks at work platform access.
• After 1 Year Service: Private healthcare.
• Additional Perks: Company socials, Access to Employee Affinity Networks, Mentoring scheme, Volunteering Day, Mortgage Advice, Work from anywhere (2 weeks), Generous parental leave.

We are committed to making our organisation an inclusive, respectful & engaging place to work with a culture shaped by our core values that promote equality, collaboration & respect in everything we do.