Legal Content Researcher
Wordsmith AI
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Edinburgh • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Hunt for Stories That Matter
- Monitor legal AI developments, regulatory changes, and market movements that practicing lawyers care about
- Identify trends before they become mainstream talking points
- Find the human stories behind technical developments - the career implications, the strategic decisions, the mistakes and successes
- Build the Guest Network
- Develop relationships with potential interview subjects across the legal ecosystem
- Convince busy legal executives to share their real experiences and insights
- Prepare research that helps hosts ask questions that generate quotable moments and practical takeaways
- Create Content Intelligence
- Transform complex legal tech developments into compelling narratives for weekly content streams
- Identify what makes lawyers want to share content with colleagues
- Navigate industry tensions and controversial topics in ways that generate discussion without creating enemies
- Community Integration
- Monitor community discussions to spot emerging questions and concerns
- Ensure content addresses real practitioner needs and interests
- Track engagement patterns and adjust research priorities accordingly
Requirements
- Legal Foundation: LLB, DLP, or equivalent legal training with understanding of how law firms and legal departments actually operate
- Story Instincts: You naturally spot the interesting angle in legal developments - the contrarian viewpoint, the personal stakes, the behind-the-scenes decisions that others miss
- Curiosity & Speed: You can quickly synthesize information from multiple sources and identify key insights under tight deadlines
- Relationship Builder: You're comfortable reaching out to senior legal professionals and building the trust needed for exclusive insights
- Anti-Boring: You understand why most legal content fails to engage and have specific ideas about what would make lawyers actually want to consume and share content.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
legal trainingcontent creationresearch synthesistrend analysisnarrative development
Soft skills
curiosityrelationship buildingcommunicationinsight identificationadaptability
Certifications
LLBDLP