Description

We are seeking a corporate lawyer or company secretary, with significant cross-border Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) experience to join the Practical Law team in the UK.

Practical Law is a leading online know-how service providing rigorous, peer-reviewed resources, such as practice notes, current awareness and standard documents 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.

About the role

As a Senior Editor in Practical Law, you will use your specialist legal knowledge of advising on cross-border ESG matters to map, provide and maintain a wide range of Practical Law Global content. Working in a supportive global team of highly experienced colleagues, you will deal with a breadth of interesting cross-border legal and editorial work including:

• Analysing the latest ESG legal, regulatory and policy developments, deciding which items to cover and to what extent
• Creating new and maintaining existing materials spanning a variety of formats including standalone and comparative resources
• Commissioning, reviewing and editing content written internally and externally
• Meeting with external customers and industry experts to maintain and build understanding of the latest trends and pressures in cross-border ESG law and practice

In addition to this, a Senior Editor will assist:

• With marketing the Practical Law ESG practice and engaging with customers
• The wider Thomson Reuters editorial teams, liaising with sales, marketing, product management, technology and segment functions where necessary

The successful candidate is likely to be:

• A UK qualified solicitor, barrister or company secretary
• With a demonstrable interest and ability in writing
• In possession of an in-depth understanding of ESG law and practice

What’s in it For You?

You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to yourpersonal and professional growth through:

• COVID-19 Response: Currently the majority of our employees are working within a hybrid environment consisting of in-office and remote work, and following local COVID-19 bylaws and guidelines.
• Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more
• Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: company-wide Mental Health Days Off; Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking
• Social Impact: Eight employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact
• Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we’ve never talked about with as much pride as we should – we are one of the only companies on the planet 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.

We are happy to discuss remote hybrid working.

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