Senior Specialist Legal Editor (Practical Law IP/IT)

We are seeking an experienced IPIT 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 practising lawyer in IPIT 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.

Major Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• 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.

Mandatory Skills and Experience:

• You're a fit for the role if you are a German qualified lawyer with excellent writing and communication skills in English and have:
• At least 5 years' post-qualification experience working as an IP and/or IT lawyer in a law firm or in-house in Germany.
• Substantial experience of German IP and/or IT 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 utilise 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 bar 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) 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute.
• Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its 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.