Senior Specialist Legal Editor

Senior Specialist Legal Editor Practical Law Australia

We are seeking an experienced Employment lawyer to join the Practical Law Employment team in Australia.

Practical Law is a leading online legal know-how service providing expert-created practical maintained content to help legal professionals work smarter and advise with confidence. Practical Law is part of Thomson Reuters one of the worlds most trusted providers of answers across law tax compliance government and media. Practical Law editors are experienced legal professionals who sit at the intersection of law technology and the development of AI-driven legal solutions such as CoCounsel.

As a Senior Specialist Legal Editor you will use your technical expertise and your substantial experience as a practising lawyer in employment law in Australia to create and maintain insightful and customer-focused content for online publication and to support the development of Thomson Reuters AI-powered legal solutions. Working in a supportive team of highly experienced colleagues you will deal with a breadth of interesting work.

About the role

In this opportunity as a Senior Specialist Legal Editor working under the direction of the Head of the Practical Law Employment Team you will be responsible for:

• Researching writing and maintaining clear current and practical legal content aligned with market practice and customer needs and business objectives.
• Reviewing and editing content written by others including colleagues and external expert contributors.
• Keeping up to date with legal practice and market developments to ensure content remains accurate relevant and aligned with best practice and business objectives.
• Using your legal expertise to support the development of customer-focused Thomson Reuters AI-powered legal solutions.
• Using your legal expertise and editorial skills to support the development and application of internal AI editorial tools.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with lawyers and industry groups to ensure content reflects current market practice.
• Contributing to innovative plans for future employment law content to be published.
• Using your specialist legal knowledge to assist the wider Thomson Reuters team working with product management sales marketing and technology functions where necessary.

About you

Youre a fit for the role of Senior Specialist Legal Editor if you have the following required qualifications:

• A qualified solicitor in Australia with at least 5 years post-qualification experience working as an employment and/or industrial relations lawyer in Australia in a law firm in-house at a company or union or in a specialist workplace court or tribunal such as the Fair Work Commission.
• Excellent understanding of Australias federal workplace relations system regulated by the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) contracts of employment and workplace policies and industrial courts and tribunals.
• Sound understanding of work health and safety discrimination and the regulation of independent contactors. Some knowledge of data protection privacy and cybersecurity laws is also desirable.
• Excellent writing and communication skills and a passion for writing about legal practice accurately concisely and in plain English.
• A collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively independently and in teams.
• Good technical skills and the ability to effectively utilise various tools including generative AI technologies to enhance productivity and accuracy.
• Adaptability and flexibility to work on diverse projects and tasks including to support Thomson Reuters own AI solutions.
• A curious mindset including about the increasing intersection of AI and legal practice and are adaptable and open to change.
• Experience in using AI tools in legal work.
• Some knowledge of online research databases.
• Proven ability to work with ambiguity and in a matrixed environment and to build strong relationships and collaborate with diverse teams of people who bring different perspectives and lived experiences to the business.

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