Senior Lawyer Editor - PL Canada - Insolvency/Restructuring
Senior Lawyer Editor - PL Canada - Insolvency/Restructuring
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Practical Law Canada - Insolvency & Restructuring Senior Specialist Legal Editor
Role Summary:
Practical Law Canada is looking for an Insolvency & Restructuring Editor who has a passion for research and writing on legal topics to create lawyer-specific resources for our Canadian Insolvency & Restructuring Service.
About the Role
In this opportunity as a Senior Specialist Legal Editor you will:
- Develop and maintain insolvency and restructuring legal-know how content to be published on Practical Laws online services.
- Conceptualize draft and edit a wide range of original insolvency resources including annotated standard form documents practice notes and checklists in accordance with Practical Law writing style.
- Help set the strategic direction and drive the content plan for Practical Law insolvency and restructuring resources to meet the practice needs of lawyers working at law firms and in-house.
- Maintain current awareness and monitor legal developments and legal practice trends in insolvency law and financial restructurings with the goal of ensuring coverage is current accurate and relevant.
- Establish and maintain relationships with external law firm contributors providing insolvency resources.
- Develop relationships with law firm lawyers in-house counsel and industry groups to ensure that the insolvency content is topical and meets their needs.
- Support AI initiatives including training AI for use in products and validating model performance.
- Assist in the editorial development of Practical Law and Thomson Reuters products.
About You
Youre a fit for the role of Senior Specialist Legal Editor if your background includes:
- Call to the Bar from a Canadian common law province or territory (J.D. or LL.B.).
- Minimum of eight (8) years experience practicing as a lawyer concentrating in commercial insolvency and restructuring in a law firm and/or corporate law department.
- Extensive commercial insolvency expertise in out-of-court restructurings proceedings under the CCAA receiverships proposals and bankruptcies including:
- Representation of debtors in complex cases.
- Representation of a diverse range of creditors such as secured creditors unsecured creditors landlords employees and trade creditors.
- Structuring negotiating and documenting restructuring transactions such as interim financing (DIP) agreements restructuring support agreements plans of arrangements proposals sales and investment solicitation process documents reverse vesting transactions purchase and sale transactions within insolvency proceedings and other insolvency transactional documents.
- Substantive familiarity with commercial list practice and procedure.
- Deep knowledge and understanding of the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.
- Enthusiasm and ambition with a desire to improve the efficiency of legal services including through AI.
- A strong understanding of the needs and priorities of law firm and in-house counsel and the legal market.
- Ability to understand and interpret fundamental workings and trends within a target industry.
- Skill and passion for writing and good editing skills including:
- Close attention to detail.
- Impressive command of grammar punctuation and plain English.
- Strong technical drafting skills.
- The ability to write about complex legal issues clearly and simply.
- Self-motivated with excellent management and organization skills to effectively track productivity and ensure product development milestones are met.
- The ability to continuously collaborate with and support team members in a hybrid and/or remote environment and operate efficiently in a remote environment without on-site technical support.
Candidates selected for a second interview will be required to submit a writing sample.
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Whats in it For You
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Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrows 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 Stronger Together.
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About Us
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
