Senior Reporter
RELX
Court Reporter – Journalist
RELX
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Sydney • 🇦🇺 Australia
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Junior
About the role
- Attend court hearings and trials to report on major legal and business-law developments.
- File accurate, timely and engaging stories under daily deadlines.
- Monitor court schedules, rulings and filings to identify emerging stories.
- Conduct interviews and verify facts using public records, filings and trusted sources.
- Provide clear, concise reporting that makes complex legal proceedings accessible.
- Collaborate with editors and colleagues across Australia, the U.S., U.K. and Canada.
- Uphold the highest standards of accuracy, impartiality and ethical reporting.
- Maintain confidentiality when handling sensitive legal material.
Requirements
- A tertiary qualification in journalism, media, or communications.
- At least 1 year of paid reporting experience, ideally with exposure to court or legal reporting.
- Strong writing, analytical, and fact-checking skills.
- Excellent communication and deadline-driven work ethic.
- Integrity, curiosity and high professional standards.
- Willingness to travel between courts and cover hearings outside standard hours when required.
- Interest in financial or business law reporting (highly regarded).
Benefits
- Opportunity to be part of the launch of a new editorial bureau in Australia.
- Global newsroom collaboration with award-winning journalists.
- Optical Assistance
- Life assurance and income protection
- Option to buy additional Annual Leave days
- Employee Assistance Program
- Referral Bonus
- Flexible working arrangements
- Benefits for you and your family
- Access to learning and development resources
- Retail discounts and cashback offers
- Global discounts and free wellbeing & learning classes
- Electric Vehicle Novated Leasing
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
reportingfact-checkingwritinganalytical skills
Soft skills
communicationintegritycuriositydeadline-driven work ethic
Certifications
tertiary qualification in journalismtertiary qualification in mediatertiary qualification in communications