Senior Specialist Legal Editor (Finance)

We are seeking an experienced finance lawyer to join the Practical Law team. Practical Law is a leading online know-how service providing expert-created, practical maintained content 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.

Practical Law editors are experienced legal professionals who sit at the intersection of law, technology and the development of AI-driven legal solutions, such as CoCounsel. Practical Law content is written in English and therefore fluency in written and spoken English is essential for this role.

As a Senior Specialist Legal Editor, you will use your technical expertise and substantial experience as a practicing lawyer in finance law and practice in Germany to create and maintain insightful and customer-focused content for online publication, and to support the development of Thomson Reuters AI-powered legal solutions. Working in a supportive team of highly experienced colleagues, you will deal with a breadth of interesting work.

About the role:

• Researching, writing and maintaining clear, current, and practical legal content aligned with market practice and customer needs, and business objectives.
• Reviewing and editing content written by others, whether by colleagues or external expert contributors.
• Keeping up to date with legal, practice and market developments to ensure content remains accurate, relevant and aligned with business objectives.
• Using your legal expertise to support the development of customer-focused Thomson Reuters' AI-powered legal solutions.
• Using your legal expertise and editorial skills to support the development and application of internal AI editorial tools.
• Ensuring that you develop and maintain an excellent understanding of the legal market, our customers and their emerging needs, and competitors.
• Interacting effectively with customers, consultation boards and contributors; and working with all parts of the business to deliver insight into business strategies, other products, sales, marketing, and technology development.
• Attending training events, conferences and talks and otherwise networking with customers and potential customers and with industry leaders.
• Helping with the development of Practical Law Germany and, more generally with the development of Practical Law.
• Using your specialist legal knowledge to assist the wider Thomson Reuters team, working with product management, sales, marketing, and technology functions where necessary.

About you:

To be considered for the role of Senior Specialist Legal Editor, Finance, you should be a German qualified lawyer with excellent writing and communication skills in English and have:

• At least 5 years' post-qualification experience working as a finance lawyer in a law firm or in-house in Germany.
• Substantial experience of German finance law.
• Excellent writing and communication skills in English, and a passion for writing about legal practice accurately, concisely and in plain English.
• A collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively independently and in teams.
• Strong technical skills and the ability to effectively utilize various tools, including generative AI technologies, to enhance productivity and accuracy.
• Adaptability and flexibility to work on diverse projects and tasks within the generative AI space as well as new and emerging technologies.
• A curious mindset, including about the increasing intersection of AI and legal practice, adaptable and open to change.
• Experience of using AI tools in legal work.
• Excellent knowledge of online research databases.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and in a matrixed environment and proven ability to build strong relationships and collaborate with diverse teams of people who bring different perspectives and lived experiences to the business.

Desirable Skills and Experience:

• Proficient translation skills to effectively translate legal documentation from German to English and vice versa.

Education/Certification Required:

• Must be German qualified.

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).
• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities.
• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, mental health days off, access to wellness apps, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, and resources for wellbeing.
• Culture: Globally recognized for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.
• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute.
• Making a Real-World Impact: We help our customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency.

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.