Senior Specialist Legal Editor, Practical Law Corporate/Commercial (Scots law)

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Senior Specialist Legal Editor, Practical Law Corporate/Commercial (Scots law) (Part-time) We are seeking an experienced corporate/commercial Scottish-qualified lawyer to join the Practical Law team in the UK. Working in a supportive team of highly experienced colleagues, you will deal with a breadth of interesting work.

Use your specialist legal knowledge to assist the wider Thomson Reuters team, working with product management, sales, marketing, and technology functions where necessary. A collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively independently and in teams.

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.

Practical Law is a leading online 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 world’s 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.

About the Role As a Senior Specialist Legal Editor in Practical Law, you will use your specialist legal knowledge of, and experience in, corporate/commercial law and practice in Scotland to create and maintain a wide range of content and to support the development of Thomson Reuters AI-powered legal solutions.

Major responsibilities/accountabilities Research, write and maintain clear, current, and practical legal content aligned with market practice and customer needs, and business objectives. Keep up to date with legal, practice and market developments to ensure content remains accurate, relevant and aligned with business objectives.

Use your legal expertise to support the development of customer-focused Thomson Reuters’ AI-powered legal solutions. Use your legal expertise and editorial skills to support the development and application of internal AI editorial tools.

Develop and maintain relationships with lawyers and industry groups to ensure content reflects current market practice.

About You You’re a fit for the role if you are a qualified solicitor or advocate in Scotland and have: Substantial post-qualification experience of working as a corporate/commercial lawyer in a law firm, in-house or at the bar in the UK.

Extensive experience in the following areas: Private M&A; Company formation and administration; Supply of goods and services terms and conditions; Confidentiality agreements; and General contract law. Some knowledge of partnership law. Strong writing skills, and a passion for writing about legal practice accurately, concisely and in plain English.

Strong technical skills and the ability to effectively utilize OR various tools, including generative AI technologies, to enhance productivity and accuracy. Adaptability and flexibility to work on diverse projects and tasks within the generative AI space as well as new and emerging technologies.

A curious mindset, including about the increasing intersection of AI and legal practice, adaptable and open to change. Experience of using AI tools in legal work. #LI-AB3 What’s in it For You?

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.

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity 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, sexual 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr