Copy Editor
6 months ago
We are seeking a legal copy editor to join the Practical Law team in the UK.
Practical Law is a leading online know-how service providing rigorous, peer-reviewed resources, such as practice notes, current awareness and standard documents 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.
**About the role**
As Copy Editor in Practical Law, you will use your specialist legal knowledge edit Practical Law content to ensure that it is clear, correct, concise and consistent, and is written in Practical Law house style and tone. Working in a supportive team of highly experienced colleagues, you will with their support and supervision deal with a breadth of interesting work including:
- Editing and proofreading legal know-how resources
- Liaising with authors/editors on contributed content
- Developing proficiency in Practical Law's web publishing system
- Providing regular feedback and continued training to editors
- Contributing to editorial product development projects, including integrating Practical Law with other Thomson Reuters products
**About you**:
- Good project management and prioritization skills
- Excellent team working skills and be easily adaptable to different environments
- An undergraduate degree in Law or other degree (with at least 2:1) plus the GDL
- Previous experience of working in an editorial role; AND/OR
- Experience in a legal setting (law firm, in-house legal team, regulatory body)
**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**: 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
**Wellbeing**: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
**Culture**:Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.
**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**:Ten 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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**Accessibility**
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