Senior Editor, In-House Legal & Corporate Risk

Law Business Research

Senior Editor leading a team of reporters covering legal departments in regulated industries. Delivering strategic intelligence to in-house counsel and legal operations leaders.

Posted 6/22/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $75,000 - $85,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

**Lead and mentor a team of US reporters** focused on the business operations, risk posture, and strategic priorities of corporate legal departments.
**Serve as an external ambassador** for our platform—cultivating relationships with general counsel, legal operations executives, law firm leaders, consultants, and industry groups.
**Guide reporters in producing high‑impact content**, including breaking intelligence, enterprise features, data‑driven analysis, and investigative pieces.
**Collaborate with product, data and events teams** to translate reporting into actionable intelligence tools, presentations and market insights.
**Represent the organization at industry conferences**, moderate panels and be a subject-matter expert around what you hear from in-house counsel.
**Ensure editorial excellence**, clarity and strategic relevance across all coverage.
**Drive a culture of sourcing and market engagement**, ensuring reporters build deep, ongoing relationships with industry stakeholders.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Demonstrated experience **editing or leading reporters** in a business, legal, regulatory or risk‑focused environment.
Strong understanding of how corporate legal departments operate—and how they interact with finance, compliance, technology and the broader enterprise.
Proven ability to **cultivate and maintain senior‑level sources** across the legal and corporate ecosystem.
Exceptional editorial judgment, with the ability to connect dots across regulation, litigation, geopolitics, technology and corporate strategy.
Strong communication and interviewing skills, including comfort moderating panels or conducting public‑facing conversations with executives.
Ability to thrive in a **fast‑paced, intelligence‑driven environment** where speed and depth both matter.
Experience in legal industry coverage, corporate governance, or risk reporting is a significant plus.
Must be highly organized, collaborative and able to guide reporters through both quick‑turn and long‑form work.
At least 4–6 years of relevant editorial or reporting experience preferred.
Willingness to travel for industry events, source meetings and market engagement.

Benefits

Comp & perks

15 vacation days, 12 company holidays, three personal days, one day to volunteer at the organization of your choice, plus a day off for your birthday each year
Choice of three Cigna health insurance plans, two dental plans, and vision coverage.
Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flex Spending Accounts (FSA)
Comprehensive wellness program
Employer paid life insurance
Employer paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
Accident and critical illness insurance
401K and Roth retirement savings plans with employer matching
Employee Referral Awards
Tuition reimbursement after 1 year of service
Commuter Benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

editingreportingdata-driven analysisinvestigative journalismcontent productionmarket insightsintelligence toolscorporate governancerisk reporting

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationinterviewingorganizationalcollaborationeditorial judgmentrelationship buildingpublic speakingadaptability