Assistant Editor

Clio - Cloud-Based Legal Technology

Assistant Editor reviewing legal cases and statutes at Clio, a legal AI company. Collaborating with a UK Editorial team to maintain accurate legal content in the database.

Posted 6/19/2026full-time🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Review new cases each day and assess how each one affects existing precedent.
Use a traffic light coding system to log your findings for each case with precision and consistency.
Identify changes made by new and amending legislation, then implement those changes directly on the existing consolidated statutes.
Record the effective dates of each amendment and reflect them accurately in the database.
Work alongside experienced team members to maintain accuracy and quality across UK common law legal content.
Demonstrate a keen interest in improving your craft by using AI.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A law degree with a strong academic record.
Familiarity with primary and secondary sources of UK law.
Experience conducting legal research through both hard-copy and electronic sources.
The ability to analyze complex legal materials and draw clear, well-reasoned conclusions.
Strong attention to detail.
Serious bonus points if you:
Have a working knowledge of UK, Irish, or US legal systems.
Have existing editorial experience in a legal or academic context.
Have experience tracking amendments to primary legislation, regulations, or case law.
Have worked with legal research tools such as Lexis, Westlaw, or a proprietary citator.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive, equitable salary
Flexible hybrid work environment
25 days holiday + bank holidays
Private Healthcare with Life Insurance & Critical Illness cover
Pension contribution
Professional development and growth options
Clioversary recognition program with special acknowledgement at 3, 5, 7, and 10 years

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Hard Skills & Tools

legal researchanalysis of legal materialstraffic light coding systemtracking amendmentsconsolidated statutes

Soft Skills

attention to detailanalytical thinkingcommunicationteam collaborationinterest in improvement

Certifications

law degree