Senior Lawyer Editor
Job ID JREQ069942
Date posted 10/12/2016
Description
Date Posted: October 12, 2016
Department: SMG, Legal and Regulatory
Location: 333 Bay Street, Toronto
Senior Lawyer Editor – Practical Law Canada – Transactional – Commercial Transactions
Purpose:
To create and maintain valuable content for PL Canada – Transactional – Commercial Transactions service, in order to satisfy customer needs and ensure corporate revenue targets are met.
This position is responsible for:
– monitoring legal, practice and/or major market developments in Canadian commercial law;
– drafting, writing, editing and maintaining commercial transactions content, including standard documents and standard clauses containing instructive drafting notes , practice guidance notes and checklists, all in accordance with PL Canada writing standards;
– leveraging existing databases for content and revising accordingly to align with Canadian law and practice;
– developing ideas for new content to be published on PL Canada – Commercial Transactions;
– participating with the Product Development Manager – PL Canada – Transactional (PDM) to develop and sustain relationships with law firm contributors providing third party content;
– participating with PDM to develop and sustain relationships with law firms, lawyers, in-house counsel and industry groups to ensure content is current, topical and responsive to their needs;
– participating with PDM to assist sales team on sales calls and service demonstrations for potential subscribers; and
– participating with PDM to assisting marketing team on webinars and creation of educational programs.
Qualifications
You will be a strong team player and will possess:
– a Canadian law degree;
– membership in the bar of Ontario, Alberta or British Columbia;
– a minimum of ten years’ experience working as a commercial lawyer in a large or mid-sized Canadian law firm;
– excellent drafting and writing skills, including:
– very close attention to detail;
– impressive command of grammar, punctuation and plain English; and
– the ability to write about complex legal issues clearly and simply;
– enthusiasm, with a desire to improve the efficiency of legal services;
– a good understanding of the needs and priorities of law firms and in-house – counsel and the Canadian legal market;
– expertise in all aspects of commercial law generally, optimally including:
– general contract principles and boilerplate (standard provisions in all transactional matters);
– confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements and provisions (including non-solicitation and non-compete restrictive covenants);
– supply of goods and services arrangements, including manufacturing, distribution, logistics, warehousing, bills of lading and reseller transactions;
– consulting, sales representative and professional services arrangements; and
– e-commerce and technology transactions.
– significant practice experience in one or more of the following areas is an advantage:
– e-commerce and technology (with an emphasis on technology transfers and licensing);
– privacy and data protection;
– cybersecurity;
– social media;
– outsourcing;
– advertising and marketing;
– trade finance and security (including international trade (import/export regulations);
– consumer protection;
– intellectual property;
– government contracting and procurement; and
– legal research, writing and editing.
– strong analytical, problem-solving and issue resolution skills;
– strong planning and organizational skills;
– strong verbal communication skills for presentations and webinars;
– entrepreneurial and leadership abilities;
– the ability to react with urgency and devote high levels of time and energy where deadlines require;
– familiarity with electronic research techniques; and
– proficiency with use of PC technology (MS Office).
At Thomson Reuters, our environment is both challenging and supportive – we give employees the opportunity to develop their skills and do their best work – and we are proud to have been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers from 2009 – 2016 as well as one of the Best Workplaces from 2006 – 2015. Thomson Reuters is committed to building a diverse workforce representative of the communities we serve. We rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals, and to do that, we seek talented, qualified employees regardless of race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other protected classification. We are prepared to consider a work from home arrangement for any candidate with a disability or a specific accessibility request. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the recruitment and assessment process as required under Thomson Reuters Accessibility policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.
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. More information about Thomson Reuters can be found on: www.thomsonreuters.com.
Job:
Publishing / Editorial Family Group
Primary Location:
Canada-Ontario-Toronto-CAN-TORONTO-333 Bay Street
Organization:
Legal Canada & ANZ – ALL
Schedule:
Full-time
Education Level:
None
Job Type:
Standard
Shift:
Day Job
