Legal Editor

Legal Editor

Do you love reading case law? We are looking for a diligent Legal Editor to join our team of experienced editors working on Westlaw and the Australian Digest.

We are a close, collaborative team with a strong work ethic and a passion for case law. We work hard and offer reasonable work hours and work-life balance in return.

As a Legal Editor, you will have the opportunity to work with the latest AI tools to enhance your research and editing capabilities. This is a unique chance to combine your legal expertise with innovative technology to produce high-quality legal information.


To be successful in the role you will love reading case law. You’ll enjoy learning, be receptive to instruction and feedback and be comfortable asking for help. You will be a self-starter who can manage your own workload, while working collaboratively within a team environment. You will be able to work within our publishing conventions and priorities.


About the role

In this opportunity as Legal Editor, you will:

Create and classify legal information in the form of headnotes, historical notes, abstracts/synopses, headings, analysis, indexes, highlights, and other text.

Review and edit legal information created by other employees, authors, freelancers and others.

Adhere to editorial publishing schedules and quality standards.

Consult with multiple departments regarding the business aspects of publications as required.

Verify own work and that of colleagues and external contributors as required for accuracy, completeness, and quality and ensures that the information is properly presented and organised.

Maintain and develop legal knowledge and skills training as required to complete work and stay current on legal trends and developments related to the employee’s editorial responsibilities.

Participate in the employee evaluation process (both wider feedback and self-evaluation).


About You

You’re a fit for the role of Legal Editor if you have the following qualifications:

An Australian Law degree (required)

Post-qualification legal experience, or similar experience desirable

Possess strong legal research skills and familiarity with Australian legal resources

Ability to interpret, analyse, organise, and communicate complex legal material

Strong attention to detail and understanding of its importance from a customer perspective

A commitment to both team and personal goals

Excellent time management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and work efficiently

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What’s in it For You?

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.

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 tomorrow’s 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.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, ****** orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. More information on requesting an accommodation here.

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