Senior Specialist Legal Editor, Capital Markets
United States of America, Washington, District of ColumbiaAll locationsUnited States of America, Washington, District of ColumbiaUnited States of America, New York, New YorkUnited States of America, Frisco, TexasUnited States of America, Ann Arbor, MichiganUnited States of America, Eagan, Minnesota Hybrid
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About the role
We are seeking an experienced capital markets lawyer with significant experience in public and private securities offerings to join Practical Law’s Capital Markets & Corporate Governance team in the US. As a Senior Specialist Legal Editor at Practical Law, you will use your specialist legal knowledge of, and experience in, law and practice advising issuers and underwriters in connection with public and private securities offerings to create and maintain a wide range of content and to support the development of Thomson Reuters AI-powered legal solutions.
What you'll bring
- JD required.
- Minimum of eight (8) years' experience working as a lawyer in a law firm or in-house with a significant amount of experience working on a variety of private and public debt and equity securities offerings.
- Strong technical skills and the ability to effectively utilize various tools, including generative AI technologies, to enhance productivity and accuracy.
- Understand current market issues and proposals to enact, amend, or change laws and regulations impacting US private and public companies.
- Understand the needs and priorities of law firm attorneys, in-house counsel, and other startups professionals.
- Skill and passion for writing and the ability to write about complex legal issues clearly and concisely in plain English.
- Enthusiasm for working on a dynamic editorial team, comfortable working in an environment of rapid change, and a passion for exploring how AI can revolutionize editorial content creation.
- Experience representing both issuers and underwriters.
- Demonstrated adaptability and flexibility to work on diverse projects and tasks within the generative AI space as well as new and emerging technologies.
- Deep curiosity about the increasing intersection of AI and legal practice, with a desire to build legal prompt engineering skills and innovative content development methods that optimize AI responses for specific legal tasks.
- Innovative, agile thinker with excellent time management, organizational skills, and demonstrated project management.
- Candidates selected for a second interview will be required to submit a writing sample.