Job description

The role is designed for a dynamic professional who will act as a key liaison between Practical Law Editorial and cross-functional teams, driving the enhancement of editorial tools and systems. This position demands a strong legal background, technical proficiency, and strategic insight to optimize content management and operational processes. The successful candidate will possess the ability to navigate complex workflows, foster collaboration across departments, and contribute to the strategic growth of Practical Law products. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to influence content innovation and process improvement in a leading legal information organization.

About the Role:

Primary Objectives:

Support Practical Law Editorial tools strategy by acting as a liaison between Editorial and our Product Management and Technology teams to help drive the development and/or enhancement of existing Editorial tools.
Develop domain expertise in order to provide knowledge and resources around Practical Law Editorial workflows and tools in support of PM requirements and tool development.
Partner with CD&D Specialists supporting Practical Law operations analysis and improvement, data analytics and reporting, and overall process improvement efforts.

About you:

Content Knowledge:

Possess deep knowledge of Practical Law content, its uses, and capabilities.
Develop an understanding of how customers, other business units, and solutions/applications leverage Practical Law content.
Maintain a thorough understanding of tools and systems related to Practical Law content, from ingestion to release across all media.
Identify opportunities for leveraging Practical Law content and tools across groups by developing knowledge of adjacent content types.

Systems/Technology Knowledge and Skills:

Communicate effectively across multiple organizations, including individuals with varying technical proficiency, to achieve common understanding.
Articulate Practical Law editorial and product requirements to operations, technology partners, and other stakeholders.
Actively seek information about new technologies and tools, investigating their impact on content and content uses.
Demonstrate strong technical aptitude for computer-assisted legal research.

Team and Project Skills:

Identify problems, issues, and errors, engaging cross-functional teams to investigate and resolve them.
Participate in discussions to identify system enhancements and future product, content, and system requirements.
Assist in guiding teams through changes in priorities and project requirements.
Enforce content quality assurance.
Perform Editorial content creation of key Practical Law content sets leveraging legal knowledge and legal writing and analysis skills.

Individual and Leadership Skills:

Detail-oriented with an aptitude for in-depth analysis.
Work independently and collaboratively across a matrixed organization to accomplish objectives.
Meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.
Develop and maintain relationships across organizations to further business goals.
Influence others to adopt new technologies, tools, and processes without formal authority.
Exercise independent business judgment to make sound recommendations.
Proactively recommend solutions for content, system, and process issues.

Strategic Thinking:

Assist in developing strategic plans to align content and product initiatives with business objectives.
Identify long-term opportunities for content innovation and improvement.
Analyze market trends to inform strategic decisions and prioritize initiatives.

Education and Experience Requirements:

Bachelors or masters Legal degree required.
Alternatively, minimum of 4 years of experience in content management, product management, or a related field.
Some travel may be required.

Practical Law Content Design & Development Specialist