Senior Specialist Legal Editor (Banking & Finance) at Thomson Reuters in New South Wales; Victoria

Job description

• Banking & Finance, Practical Law Australia
• We are seeking an experienced Banking and Finance lawyer to join the Practical Law Banking & Finance team in Australia.
• Practical Law is a leading online legal 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.
• As a Senior Specialist Legal Editor, you will use your technical expertise and your substantial experience as a practising lawyer in banking law in Australia to create and maintain insightful and customer-focused content for online publication, and to support the development of Thomson Reuters AI-powered legal solutions. Working in a supportive team of highly experienced colleagues, you will deal with a breadth of interesting work.

Responsibilities

• In this role as a Senior Specialist Legal Editor, you will work under the direction of the Head of the Commercial Real Estate and Banking and Finance Team, you will be responsible for:
• Researching, writing and maintaining clear, current, and practical legal content aligned with market practice and customer needs, and business objectives.
• Reviewing and editing content written by others, including colleagues and external expert contributors.
• Keeping up to date with legal, practice and market developments to ensure content remains accurate, relevant and aligned with best practice and business objectives.
• Using your legal expertise to support the development of customer-focused Thomson Reuters' AI-powered legal solutions.
• Using your legal expertise and editorial skills to support the development and application of internal AI editorial tools.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with lawyers and industry groups to ensure content reflects current market practice.
• Contributing to innovative plans for future banking and finance law content to be published.
• Using your specialist legal knowledge to assist the wider Thomson Reuters team, working with product management, sales, marketing, and technology functions where necessary.

Requirements

• You’re a fit for the role of Senior Specialist Legal Editor if you are a solicitor qualified in Australia with:
• At least 5 years PQE experience, working as a banking lawyer in a top or mid-tier private practice or in-house team.
• Background and career experience in commercial banking and finance transactions, including drafting and negotiating documentation. This experience may have been gained in any practice area, including general corporate finance, commercial real estate finance, construction finance, acquisition finance, debt capital markets, securitisation or derivatives.
• A good working knowledge of taking security over various asset classes in Australia.
• Excellent writing and communication skills, and a passion for writing about legal practice accurately, concisely and in plain English.
• A collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively independently and in teams.
• Good technical skills and the ability to effectively utilise various tools, including generative AI technologies, to enhance productivity and accuracy.
• Adaptability and flexibility to work on diverse projects and tasks, including to support Thomson Reuters' own AI solutions.
• A curious mindset, including about the increasing intersection of AI and legal practice, and are adaptable and open to change.
• Experience in using AI tools in legal work.
• Some knowledge of online research databases.
• Proven ability to work with ambiguity and in a matrixed environment and to build strong relationships and collaborate with diverse teams of people who bring different perspectives and lived experiences to the business.

Skills

Required

• Collaborative mindset
• Adaptability and flexibility
• Curious mindset
• Proven ability to work with ambiguity
• Generative AI technologies
• AI tools
• Online research databases

Benefits

• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.