Legal Publisher

Legal Publisher

Role Summary:

Join our Global Legal Commentary team to source create edit and maintain high-quality legal content for platforms like Westlaw print and Proview. This entry-level role requires strong editorial skills and effective relationship management to maintain our world-class Commentary collection. The position is hybrid requiring in-office work 1 day per week. It is available in Toronto.

About the Role

In this opportunity as Legal Publisher you will :

• Source review and maintain legal commentary content supporting workflows and projects for online print and e-book products.
• Manage third-party and internal relationships to adhere to publishing schedules and quality standards and ensure timely content delivery.
• Stay current with legal trends and market developments.
• Demonstrate expertise efficiency and curiosity in using Westlaw and other legal research technology.
• Create edit and update secondary legal content including practice tips highlights and other features. Identify and organize key legal issues. Verify accuracy and completeness of legal content.
• Leverage legal knowledge and experience to test and validate AI solutions by working across teams to create gold data and test and grade model outputs.
• Prioritize work and communicate effectively with stakeholders in the production of legal content and understand the roles and responsibilities of each collaborator/team member and how each role impacts the work.
• Demonstrate competence on company specific systems necessary to perform your job functions and develop knowledge of Thomson Reuters content and products as well as those of competitors.

About You

Youre a fit for the role of Publisher if you have/are :

• Law degree from an accredited law school required
• Practice experience or legal editorial experience or equivalent strongly preferred
• Self-starter with aptitude for legal research and writing including experience using Westlaw and/or Practical Law and other products used for legal research
• Analytical thinker who uses logic and collaboration to solve difficult problems
• Decisive with a focus on making quality decisions efficiently and productively
• Ability to interpret analyze organize and communicate complex legal material
• Comfortable working in a fluid dynamic and fast-paced environment
• Ability to prioritize tasks and projects and pursue them with energy and drive
• A positive teammate who is flexible and adaptable and will work successfully in a shared environment
• Strong communicator who can speak and write clearly and effectively with all contacts both in and outside Thomson Reuters
• Proficiency in and familiarity with Microsoft Office 365
• Bilingual in French/English a plus

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Whats in it For You

• Hybrid Work Model: Weve 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.

• 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 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.

• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

• Making a Real-World Impact:We are one of the few companies globally 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.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal tax accounting compliance government and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data intelligence and solutions needed to make informed decisions and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice truth and transparency. Reuters part of Thomson Reuters is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

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