Executive Compensation Editor
Location: New York, New York
Description: Thomson Reuters is at the momment seeking for Executive Compensation Editor right now, this job will be situated in New York. For detail informations about this job opportunity please read the description below. Overview:
Practical Law, a Thomson Reuters business, is a leading online provider of legal know-how. We help business lawyers practice more efficiently and deliver gre! ater value to clients. We deliver our content to companies, law firms, and law schools.
Our subscribers include most major international law firms and corporations, including over 90% of the top 200 law firms in the UK, over 70% of the AMLAW 100, and over 1,700 major companies worldwide. We launched our first US services in January 2009 and our Law Department service for in-house lawyers in January 2010.
Practical Law US currently employs approximately 240 people, including about 100 former practicing attorneys with significant experience in major NYC firms and legal departments. We are a dynamic and fast growing company and are always looking out for bright and passionate people who share our vision for the future of legal services. We were recognized by the American Bar Association as being one of the three US companies that represent the future of law practice. For more information about Practical Law see our website at www.practicallaw.com.
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Responsibilities:
Practical Law US is looking for an Executive Compensation Editor to work on resources for our online services. The Editor will:
Assist in the development of ideas for executive compensation and employee benefits content to be published on Practical Law’s online services.
Review and revise summaries of executive employment agreements.
Establish and maintain relationships with external law firm contributors providing executive compensation and employee benefits resources.
Write, edit, and update employee benefits and executive compens! ation resources, including practice guidance notes, checklists, and standard forms and policies in accordance with Practical Law writing style.
Write and edit content for Practical Law's companion magazine, Practical Law The Journal.
Develop relationships with law firm attorneys, in-house counsel and groups to ensure that the executive compensation and employee benefits content is topical and meets their needs.
Candidates should have the following skills and experience:
At least six years experience working as an employee benefits and executive compensation attorney in a law firm or as in-house counsel, with special focus on executive compensation law.
Enthusiasm and ambition, with a desire to improve the efficiency of legal services.
Ability to work well in a team in an open office environment.
A good understanding of the needs and priorities of law firm attorneys, in-house counsel and the legal market in gen! eral.
A passion for writing and good editing skills, includ! ing:
o Very close attention to detail;
o Impressive command of grammar, punctuation, and plain English; and
o The ability to write about complex legal issues clearly and simply.
Expertise in the following areas is preferred:
o Designing and drafting executive compensation plans and agreements;
o The federal tax and securities implications of compensation arrangements;
o The treatment of employee benefits and executive compensation arrangements in corporate transactions;
o Reviewing and summarizing executive employment agreements and
international executive compensation issues.
Candidates selected for a second interview will be required to undertake writing and editing tests.
According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the H-1B visa cap has been met for the 2014 fiscal year (October 1, 2013-September 30, 2014).
At Thomson Reuters, we believe wh! at we do matters. We are passionate about our work, inspired by the impact it has on our business and our customers. As a team, we believe in winning as one - collaborating to reach shared goals, and developing through challenging and meaningful experiences. With over 60,000 employees in more than 100 countries, we work flexibly across boundaries and realize innovations that help shape industries around the world. Making this happen is a dynamic, evolving process, and we count on each employee to be a catalyst in driving our performance - and their own.
As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our 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 protecte! d classification under country or local law. Thomson Reuters is proud t! o be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.
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