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Attorney Editor

Thomson Reuters, Eagan, Minnesota, United States

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In this role you will provide legal interpretation in the form of research, analysis, and writing to support the development and maintenance of Thomson Reuters Legal information in all media. Members of this team are also tasked with ensuring that published legal information contains and delivers premium legal content.

About The Role

Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing: Our Attorney Editors create and classify legal information in the form of headnotes, highlights, and other features and enhancements. You will identify key legal issues in editorial materials while demonstrating competence in Westlaw navigation and online research tools.

Editorial Responsibility: Members of this team adhere to editorial publishing schedules and quality standards. They verify their own work and that of other staff as required for accuracy and completeness, ensuring that information is properly presented and organized.

Individual and Leadership Development: As part of a larger team, you will attend and participate in meetings and take part in the employee evaluation process (both wider feedback and self-evaluation). You will develop knowledge of Thomson Reuters Legal publications and products related to your responsibilities, and those of competitors.

Teamwork: Members of our team prioritize their own work and understand the roles and responsibilities of each collaborator/team member and how each role impacts production. You will demonstrate competence on company‑specific systems necessary to perform your job functions.

Cases Editorial: As a member of the Cases Editorial team, you will read and analyze court decisions and create and classify short summaries of each point of law in the decision for Westlaw and print. Strong analytical and writing skills, productivity, and quality are necessary to maintain world‑class judicial content.

About You

J.D. degree from an American Bar Association‑accredited law school

Self‑starter with aptitude for legal research and writing

Analytical thinker who uses logic and collaborates to solve difficult problems

Decisive with a focus on making quality decisions quickly

Ability to interpret, analyze, organize, and communicate complex legal material

Comfortable with personal computers and familiar with word processing and online applications

Can prioritize tasks and projects and pursue them with energy and drive

Great teammate who will work successfully in a shared environment

Strong communicator who can speak and write clearly and effectively with all contacts, both in and outside Thomson Reuters

We are hiring for these positions in our Minneapolis/St. Paul (Eagan), MN office only.

What’s in it For You?

Hybrid Work Model: A flexible hybrid working environment (2‑3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office‑based roles, delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

Flexibility & Work‑Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, including caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year.

Career Development and Growth: A culture of continuous learning and skill development, with Grow My Way programming and a skills‑first approach to prepare you to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI‑enabled future.

Industry Competitive Benefits: Comprehensive benefit plans that 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.

Culture: A globally recognized, award‑winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work‑life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge Yourself, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.

Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro‑bono consulting projects and ESG initiatives.

Making a Real‑World Impact: We help our customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency—upholding the rule of law, turning the wheels of commerce, catching bad actors, reporting facts, and providing trusted, unbiased information to people worldwide.

In the United States, Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees. This includes market‑competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, a competitive 401(k) plan with company match, and a range of work‑life benefits such as vacation, sick leave, paid holidays, parental leave, and more. Optional programs include hospital, accident, and sickness insurance; life and AD&D insurance; Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts; fitness reimbursement; employee assistance program; Group Legal Identity Theft Protection; 529 plan; commuter benefits; adoption & surrogacy assistance; tuition reimbursement; and employee stock purchase plan.

Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The base compensation range varies across locations; for this role the range is $56,000 USD – $104,000 USD. Base pay is positioned within the range based on factors such as knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. The role may also be eligible for an annual bonus based on combined enterprise and individual performance.

About Us Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency.

We are powered by 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. As a global business, we rely on unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences to deliver on our business goals. Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is reflected in our equal‑employment‑opportunity statement. Thomson Reuters is a proud Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug‑free workplace.

Thomson Reuters makes reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities, including veterans with disabilities, and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. If you reside in the United States and require an accommodation in the recruiting process, you may contact our Human Resources Department at HR.Leave-Expert@thomsonreuters.com. Please note that this email is not intended for general recruitment questions; we will promptly respond to inquiries regarding accommodations. More information on requesting an accommodation can be found here.

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