Sr. Legal Editor, Environmental Law & Supply Chain (remote)
Thomson Reuters is the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. Practical Law, a Thomson Reuters business, is a leading online provider of legal know-how. We help lawyers practice more efficiently and deliver greater value to clients. As a full-time Senior Legal Editor on Practical Law’s team, you will have the opportunity to apply your practical experience in a highly professional environment with other experienced attorneys.
About the Role
In this opportunity as Senior Legal Editor, Environmental Law & Supply Chain, you will:
Develop content that is of national and global significance to be published as part of Practical Law’s online services.
Write and edit legal resources, including standard form documents, practice guidance notes and checklists in accordance with Practical Law writing style.
Assist in the editorial development of Practical Law or Thomson Reuters products.
Establish and maintain relationships with external law firm contributors.
Write and edit content for Practical Law’s companion magazine, Practical Law The Journal.
Develop relationships with lawyers in private practice and in-house counsel and groups to ensure that the Commercial service’s content is topical and meets their needs.
About You
You’re a fit for the role of Senior Legal Editor, Environmental Law & Supply Chain if your background includes:
A minimum ten (10) years of experience working as a lawyer in a U.S. government agency, law firm, or as in-house counsel and an understanding of the needs and priorities of law firm attorneys, in-house counsel, and compliance professionals. A mix of experience in two of the three is preferred.
Expertise with ESG and supply chains, particularly environmental matters related to ESG, including:
developing environmental, sustainability, or ESG compliance programs for corporations;
sustainability and climate change risk;. and
supply chain compliance.
An understanding of commercial and sustainability (including human rights and environmental) matters affecting supply chains, such as:
drafting and negotiating supply chain contract provisions addressing climate change and sustainability;
developing supply chain net zero targets; and
supply chain compliance auditing.
Skill and passion for writing, including:
close attention to detail;
impressive command of grammar, punctuation, and plain English; and
the ability to write about complex legal issues clearly and simply.
The ability to collaborate with and support team members.
Flexibility in working on tasks other than writing legal resources, such as:
supporting the product development and sales and marketing teams in their efforts to build and market Practical Law;
giving presentations virtually, at conferences, and at the offices of potential subscribers; and
responding to subscriber inquiries regarding Practical Law resources.
Candidates selected for a second interview will be required to submit a writing sample.
Practical Law provides a dynamic, energetic, and intellectual culture that encourages collaboration and creativity in producing the legal industry’s leading know-how product for attorneys. We value work/life balance, with our editors enjoying regular hours and uninterrupted vacations. We also devote substantial resources to the continued development of our employees, through extensive internal skills-building resources and trainings, as well as the opportunity to attend and participate in industry conferences.
What’s in it For You?
You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:
Hybrid Work Model: Currently the majority of our employees are working within a hybrid environment consisting of in-office and remote work, and following local COVID-19 bylaws and guidelines.
Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more
Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: company-wide Mental Health Day Off; Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking
Social Impact: Eight employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact
Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we’ve never talked about with as much pride as we should – we are one of the only companies on the planet 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.
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We are powered by the talents of 25,000 employees across more than 75 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.
Accessibility
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 applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.
We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.
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