Freelance Legal Content Writer
Siege Media
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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About the role
- Conduct keyword research to identify content opportunities for clients
- Write comprehensive articles on a variety of legal topics including personal injury, estate planning, real estate, business, marriage/divorce, contracts, and more
- Demonstrate the ability to adapt tone and complexity of a piece to speak to the correct audience, as well as align with relevant style guides
- Hit client SEO traffic goals month over month by creating content that ranks and/or generates organic links
- Periodically perform outreach to journalists/bloggers
- Have a firm grasp on writing effective titles for improved CTR and the press
- Nurture and develop relationships with writers, reporters, and web editors
- Demonstrate the ability to implement feedback from editors, clients, and teammates
- Deliver a reliable, solutions-oriented approach to growing the online presence of our clients
Requirements
- 2-3 years of experience as a content writer, writing about legal topics (ideally published on reputable news sites or industry blogs)
- Extensive knowledge of niche topics including contracts, real estate, consumer legal protections, employee rights, and family law
- Experience writing for the web, with a focus on digital content including long-form guides, how-tos, comparison posts, trend reports, and other thought leadership content
- Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to form productive working relationships in a remote environment
- Strong project management skills, with ability to handle multiple projects while still working effectively
- Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, and work independently
- Close attention to detail and a heavy focus on creating quality content
- Proven ability to generate creative ideas that attract attention on the web
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
keyword researchcontent writingSEOdigital contentlong-form guideshow-toscomparison poststrend reportslegal writingarticle writing
Soft skills
interpersonal skillsproject managementattention to detailindependencerelationship buildingadaptabilitycreativitytime managementcommunicationsolutions-oriented