Senior Legal Editor, Corporate Law and Practice

Thomson Reuters

Senior Specialist Legal Editor responsible for creating and maintaining corporate law content for Thomson Reuters. Collaborating with AI development for legal solutions focused on market needs.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeRemote • 🇩🇪 GermanySeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Researching, writing and maintaining clear, current, and practical legal content aligned with market practice and customer needs, and business objectives.
Reviewing and editing content written by others, whether by colleagues or external expert contributors.
Keeping up to date with legal, practice and market developments to ensure content remains accurate, relevant and aligned with business objectives.
Using your legal expertise to support the development of customer-focused Thomson Reuters' AI-powered legal solutions.
Using your legal expertise and editorial skills to support the development and application of internal AI editorial tools.
Ensuring that you develop and maintain an excellent understanding of the legal market, our customers and their emerging needs, and competitors.

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 5 years' post-qualification experience working as a corporate lawyer (Rechtsanwalt) in a law firm or in-house in Germany.
Substantial experience of German corporate law including private mergers & acquisitions and corporate governance.
Excellent writing and communication skills in English, and a passion for writing about legal practice accurately, concisely and in plain English.
A collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively independently and in teams.
Strong technical skills and the ability to effectively utilize various tools, including generative AI technologies, to enhance productivity and accuracy.
Adaptability and flexibility to work on diverse projects and tasks within the generative AI space as well as new and emerging technologies.
A curious mindset, including about the increasing intersection of AI and legal practice, adaptable and open to change.
Experience of using AI tools in legal work.
Excellent knowledge of online research databases.
Comfortable working with ambiguity and in a matrixed environment and proven ability to build strong relationships and collaborate with diverse teams of people who bring different perspectives and lived experiences to the business.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset.
Flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year.
Comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.
We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

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Hard Skills & Tools

corporate lawprivate mergers & acquisitionscorporate governancelegal writingcontent editinglegal researchAI technologiesgenerative AIlegal content developmentlegal market analysis

Soft Skills

excellent communication skillscollaborative mindsetadaptabilityflexibilitycuriosityability to work independentlyteamworkrelationship buildingopen to changeworking with ambiguity

Certifications

Rechtsanwalt