Editorial Legal Adviser
5 days ago
To provide pre-publication legal advice across all Reach titles to journalists including the newspapers and magazines on matters such as defamation, contempt, privacy, reporting restrictions and associated issues.
You will be providing advice to editors and journalists across all Reach titles including newspapers and magazines in a fast paced environment.
News reporting is a 24/7 enterprise, and the role will involve evening and weekend working, and the flexibility to work on Bank Holidays where required.
You will be working with the wider legal team to identify and advise on significant legal issues and new legal developments.
**So, who are we?**
We are Reach Plc, you might not have heard of us but we have probably met without you even realising it. We are home to the UK and Ireland’s most iconic digital platforms, magazines and newspapers. From the Mirror, Daily Express and OK, to our regional titles such as the Liverpool Echo, BirminghamLive and the Manchester Evening News (plus lots more), our brands and the stories we cover are as varied as our people. We help all kinds of people share experiences through our stories because we believe this is what makes us
human.
Oh, and we should probably also mention that with a monthly readership of 47 million people, Reach is the largest commercial publisher in the UK. At Reach, not only will you feel better understood, you will also feel you understand other people better too.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Ensuring that all Reach plc.’s editorial content complies with the law, IPSO Code, and Reach Editorial Guidelines and keeping up to date with any developments in the law and key decisions by IPSO
- Providing pre-publication advice - advising editors, reporters, sub-editors, desk heads, picture desks and video desks on potential legal and regulatory pitfalls in gathering and publishing information including:
- _ Criminal liability for offences such as strict liability contempt, breach of reporting restrictions orders, breach of postponement orders, breach of automatic statutory anonymity (including youth court proceedings, pre-trial hearings, family court proceedings,, and for victims and alleged victims of sexual offences, human trafficking, FGM, forced marriage) and breach of other reporting restrictions such as election law and other potential offences such as criminal trespass_
- _ Civil liability for defamation, breach of confidence, misuse of private information, breach of data protection provisions, infringement of copyright and trespass_
- _ Compliance with the Editors' Code of the Independent Press Standards Organisation including, in particular, advising on clandestine devices and subterfuge_
- Supporting the Group General Counsel in the management and mitigation of legal risk across the group
- Solicitor or Barrister with post qualification experience in media law or litigation
- Experience advising on pre-publication issues and digital social media preferred
- Current practising certificate (barrister or solicitor)
- Strong communication skills and providing clear legal advice to non-lawyers and work collaboratively to resolve problems
- Ability to meet tight deadlines as required by the digital publishing environment
- A keen interest in free speech issues, public interest and a commitment to supporting investigative journalism
- Excellent organisational skills
- Attention to detail
- Excellent communication and written skills
- Ability to build good stakeholder relationships
**Package Description**
**What can we offer you?**
We are offering a competitive salary and benefits including;
- **Help saving for your retirement** - join our pension scheme and we’ll match contributions up to 6%
- ** 25 days’ holiday per year when you join** - After three, five and ten years’ service with Reach, you’ll accrue one additional day of annual leave. We also have a Holiday Purchase Scheme
- **Giving back day** - an additional day’s leave each year to support a cause close to your heart
- ** Enhanced family leave** - including maternity, paternity and adoption - and you’ll be eligible after just six months’ employment
- **Private Healthcare Cash Plan** - free health cash plan so you can claim back cash For a range of medical expenses
- ** As one of the UK’s top 50 Inclusive Employers** everyone’s invited to join our events, programmes and networks to celebrate diversity and build an environment where all our people can thrive
- **Wellbeing support** - including a 24/7 assistance programme for you and your nearest and dearest, a free subscription to mindfulness app Headspace and access to free mental health coaching through Sanctus
- **Awesome career opportunities** - you’ll have support from your line manager and a range of learning & development programmes
- We are also a member of the **30% Club**, a global campaign aimed at increasing gender diversity at board and senior management levels
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