Senior Attorney Editor

Senior Attorney Editor

Role Summary

Are you ready to be part of the team that produces the definitive resources for practicing California attorneys? 

Thomson Reuters is seeking a Senior Attorney Editor to contribute to our highly respected Witkin Library and Rutter Group Practice Guides. In this critical role, you will leverage your expertise in California law to conduct in-depth legal research, rigorous analysis, and sophisticated writing, directly shaping the comprehensive legal commentary and practical guidance relied upon by legal professionals across the state. Join our dedicated editorial team and help us maintain our reputation for unparalleled legal content. 

About the Role

In this opportunity as a Senior Attorney Editor, you will: 

• Conduct rigorous legal research and analysis of authorities, actively monitoring new case law, legislation, and legal developments to inform content. 
• Draft, review, and meticulously edit high-quality legal commentary and practical guidance for the Witkin Library and Rutter Group Practice Guides, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and conformity to established editorial standards. 
• Collaborate effectively with outside authors and internal partners to build relationships, gather insights, and ensure seamless content production. 
• Leverage deep legal knowledge to support content innovation, including testing and validating AI solutions by contributing to gold data creation and model output evaluation. 
• Manage and prioritize work effectively under demanding deadlines and established publishing schedules, communicating clearly with all stakeholders. 
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of the legal market environment, including customer needs and competitor offerings, to ensure content relevance. 

About You

You’re a fit for the role of Senior Attorney Editor if you have the following required qualifications: 

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and active admission to the California Bar are mandatory. 
• Minimum of 6 years of experience practicing law in California, demonstrating a deep understanding of California legal practice and procedures. 
• Superior legal research, writing, and analytical skills, with the proven ability to interpret, analyze, and distill complex legal material into clear, concise, and accurate content. 
• Exceptional editorial judgment and meticulous attention to detail, ensuring content accuracy, style consistency, and compliance with publishing standards. 
• Proven ability to adapt quickly to new fields of law and critically evaluate content for accuracy and completeness. 
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, enabling effective collaboration with internal teams, outside authors, and stakeholders. 
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to prioritize tasks effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. 

Additional preferred qualifications include: 

• Proficiency in Westlaw online legal research platform and Microsoft Office 365. 
• Experience working with content management systems or similar publishing tools.

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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 flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, 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 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. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stron