Associate Legal News Copy Editor

🕒 October 2

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $44.5k - $74.1k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

📝 Copywriter

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📋 Description

• Edit legal news copy for clarity, accuracy, readability and style • Check legal terminology and procedural accuracy • Verify factual details • Review headlines, leads and copy • Apply house style consistently • Review legal citations and case information • Protect against substantive editing errors • Identify gaps and ambiguities • Maintain neutrality and appropriate legal-news tone • Perform final publication-quality review • Work within deadline-driven news operations and meet all deadlines • Support editorial standards and consistency across the service • Gather news and write news articles explaining court opinions and other litigation-related documents, following manager guidance • Monitor developments and report on legal news for an assigned topic

🎯 Requirements

• Possess hard news copyediting experience and excellent news judgment • Bachelor's degree in journalism/communications or relevant work experience • Ability to multitask and reprioritize throughout the day • Ability to understand and explain complex legal topics • Skilled and speedy copy editor and news writer • Able to work Eastern time zone hours • Ability to work independently

🏖️ Benefits

• Healthy work/life balance • Wellbeing initiatives • Shared parental leave • Study assistance • Country specific benefits • Accommodation or adjustment support for applicants with disabilities or other needs

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