Editor, Commercial
Location: New York, New York
Description: Thomson Reuters is currently interviewing Editor, Commercial right now, this vacancy will be delegated in New York. More details about this vacancy opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. PLC US is looking for a Commercial Editor to work on resources for
our Law Firm and Law Department subscribers. The Editor will:
Develop ideas for commercial law content to be ! published as part
of Practical Law’s online services.
Establish and maintain relationships with external law firm
contributors.
Draft, write and edit law resources, including standard form
documents, practice guidance notes, and checklists in accordance with Practical
Law writing style.
Write and edit content for Practical Law’s companion magazine,
Practical Law The Journal.
Develop relationships with lawyers in private practice and in
house counsel and groups to ensure that the Commercial service’s content is
topical and meets their needs.
We are the leading source of intelligent information for the world's businesses and professionals, providing customers with competitive advantage. Intelligent information is a unique synthesis of human intelligence, industry expertise and innovative technology that provides decision-makers with the knowledge to act, enabling them to make better decisions faste! r. We deliver this must-have insight to the financial and risk! , legal, tax and accounting, intellectual property and science and media markets, powered by the world's most trusted news organization.
Qualifications
Candidates should have at least the following skills and
experience:
Expertise in a variety of commercial transactional and counseling
matters is required, optimally including:
general contract principles and boilerplate (standard provisions
in all transactional matters);
purchase, sale and supply of goods (UCC Article 2), including
e-commerce transactions;
manufacturing, distribution, logistics, warehousing and reseller
transactions;
consulting, sales representative and professional services
arrangements;
strategic alliances and joint ventures; and
outsourcing
Significant practice experience in one or more of the following
areas is an advantage:
government contracting and procur! ement;
international trade (including import/export regulations);
franchising;
marketing and advertising;
consumer regulatory issues (product safety and labeling)
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) matters; and
legal writing and editing.
Minimum six (6) years’ experience working as a commercial
transactional lawyer as both a law firm attorney and in house counsel, handling
a range of general matters in one or more of the areas specified above.
A good understanding of the needs and priorities of both law firm
attorneys and in house counsel.
Skill and passion for writing, including:
very close attention to detail;
impressive command of grammar, punctuation, and plain English; and
the ability to draft and write about complex legal issues clearly
and simply.
Ability to constantly collaborate with and support team members.
Flexibilit! y in working on tasks other than writing legal
resources, such as s! upporting the sales and marketing teams in their efforts to
market the Commercial service, giving presentations at conferences and offices
of potential subscribers, and responding to subscriber inquiries regarding
Commercial resources.
Candidates selected for a second interview will be required to
undertake a writing test.
At Thomson Reuters, we believe what 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 re! ly 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 protected classification under country or local law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.
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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).
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! Primary Location:
United States of America-New York-New York-USA-New York-747 Third Avenue
Organization:
Legal - Practical Law
Schedule:
Full-time
Education Level:
None
Job Type:
Standard
Shift:
Day Job
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This vacancy will be started on: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 18:53:54 GMT