We are looking for a Senior Legal Editor to work on white collar-focused resources for our Litigation Service.
Responsibilities:
Practical Law is looking for a Senior Legal Editor with extensive white collar litigation experience to:
- Develop and draft litigation content concerning white collar criminal and civil litigation, as well as related securities litigation and regulatory practice, for the litigation service and other Practical Law services.
- Write, edit and update resources, including practice guidance notes, checklists, standard forms and policies, in accordance with Practical Law writing style.
- Establish and maintain relationships with external law firm contributors providing resources on white collar litigation, related securities litigation and regulatory practice.
- Write and edit content for Practical Law’s companion magazine, Practical Law The Journal: Litigation.
- Stay informed of current developments and issues in white collar litigation to ensure timely updates of existing content and development of new content.
- Cultivate and use existing relationships with in-house counsel and legal practitioners to ensure that content concerning white collar litigation, related securities litigation and regulatory practice is topical and meets their needs.
- Organize and conduct webinars on white collar litigation and related topics and assist with marketing initiatives and sales demonstrations.We are the leading source of intelligent information for the world’s businesses and professionals, providing customers with competitive advantage.
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Qualifications:
Candidates should have a current law license and at least the following skills and experience:
- Minimum of eight (8) years of litigation experience in a governmental agency, law firm or company, focused on white collar litigation, related securities litigation and regulatory practice.
- J.D. required
- A solid understanding of the needs and priorities of enforcement agencies, law firms and the general legal market in white collar criminal and civil litigation, related securities litigation and regulatory practice.
- A firm understanding of and experience with:
- the Federal Rules of Criminal (primarily), Civil and Appellate Procedure
- court rules and procedures, especially in the Southern District of New York
- documents required for particular court filings and other litigation events
- enforcement-related procedures and rules from regulatory bodies, including the Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney’s Offices, and state enforcement bodies, including the New York Attorney General’s office
- the substantive law of white collar crime and related securities litigation, such as business and securities fraud, mail and wire fraud, public corruption, tax fraud, obstruction of justice, money laundering and similar crimes.
- Drafting, serving and filing litigation documents such as civil and criminal complaints, motions, subpoenas, deferred prosecution agreements, non-prosecution agreements and appellate briefs.
- Arguing motions and other applications in court and preparing witnesses for testimony.
- Counseling clients in compliance, litigation avoidance, mitigation, case management and settlement.
- Enthusiasm and ambition, with a desire to improve the efficiency of legal services.
- A passion for writing and good editing skills, including
- very close attention to detail
- impressive command of grammar, punctuation and plain English
- the ability to write about complex legal issues clearly and simply
- Federal prosecutorial experience of white collar defendants and a federal clerkship are strongly preferred
- Experience in the following areas is also strongly preferred: trial, grand jury and appellate practice; chairing or second chairing criminal trials of white-collar defendants, including arguing in limine motions, delivering opening and closing statements and eliciting direct and cross-examination testimony from witnesses; directing and overseeing criminal investigations, including collaborating with law enforcement agencies such as the FBI, IRS, U.S. Postal Inspection Service and others; representing and counseling clients with respect to investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Attorney’s Offices and state and local law enforcement agencies; and conducting internal investigations.
Anyone interested in this position should use the following link to apply: http://jobs.thomsonreuters.com/job/New-York-Senior-Legal-Editor%2C-Litigation-%28White-Collar%29-Job-NY-10001/278935200/?from=email&refid=49955954&utm_source=J2WEmail&source=2&eid=218-201510090410-106923261&locale=en_US
