Senior Specialist Legal Editor Lawyer, Wage and H

Thomson Reuters - Ann Arbor, MI

Full-time - Senior

Ann Arbor, MI

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About the position

The Senior Specialist Legal Editor (Lawyer) for Wage and Hour at Practical Law US is responsible for creating and updating attorney-specific resources related to wage and hour law. This role focuses on expanding legal know-how materials, monitoring legal developments, and collaborating with various teams to enhance the content and resources available to legal practitioners. The position requires a strong background in wage and hour litigation and advice, along with a passion for legal research and writing.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize, draft, and edit original legal know-how materials, including practice notes, annotated standard-form documents, and checklists for online and print publication.
• Monitor and analyze federal, state, and local wage and hour developments as well as current trends in wage and hour standards and legal practice.
• Focus and shape the future of Practical Law's wage and hour content.
• Support Labor & Employment teammates and colleagues on other teams through collaboration, peer review, special projects, and more.
• Collaborate with sales and marketing teams to assist with marketing initiatives, sales demonstrations, the creation of video content, webinars, and more for current and potential subscribers.
• Assist with the development of special projects undertaken by Thomson Reuters and Practical Law.
• Develop and use existing relationships with in-house counsel and legal practitioners to ensure that the wage and hour content is topical and meets their needs.

Requirements

• At least eight years of labor and employment experience specializing in defense-side wage and hour litigation and advice and counsel.
• A solid understanding of the needs of law firm attorneys and corporate counsel with respect to all areas of labor and employment law practice.
• Ability to understand and interpret complex wage and hour concepts, statutory and regulatory language and case law.
• A passion for writing and excellent editing skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Enthusiasm and ambition, with a desire to improve the efficiency of legal services.

Benefits

• Regular working hours with uninterrupted vacations.
• Collaborative work environment on interesting projects.
• Integration with Thomson Reuters's legal technology offerings.