Senior Specialist Legal Editor, Corp & M&A (Private Equity)
This role is for an experienced Private Equity lawyer to join the Practical Law Corporate and M&A team in the United States.
Role Summary
As a Senior Specialist Legal Editor, you will use your specialist legal knowledge and experience in Private Equity law to create and maintain a wide range of content and support the development of Thomson Reuters AI‑powered legal solutions.
Major Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- Research, write, and maintain clear, current, and practical legal content aligned with market practice and customer needs.
- Review and edit content written by others, whether by colleagues or external contributors.
- Keep up to date with legal, practice, and market developments to ensure content remains accurate, relevant, and aligned with business objectives.
- Use legal expertise to support the development of customer‑focused Thomson Reuters AI‑powered legal solutions.
- Use editorial skills to support the development and application of internal AI editorial tools.
- Develop and maintain relationships with lawyers and industry groups to ensure content reflects current practice.
- Assist the wider Thomson Reuters team, working with product management, sales, marketing, and technology functions where necessary.
Qualifications
You are a fit for this role if you are a Juris Doctor with a current license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction and have:
- At least 8 years of experience as a sponsor‑side Private Equity lawyer with a track record of leading complex M&A deals.
- Extensive experience advising private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, co‑investors, and lenders on acquisitions, dispositions, growth investments, and exits, including:
- Structuring and negotiating LBOs, minority/majority investments, carve‑outs, take‑privates, and add‑ons.
- Drafting and editing SPAs, merger agreements, asset purchase agreements, LLC/LP agreements, financing, and ancillary documents.
- Advising and drafting on governance, management rollover, incentive equity, earn‑outs, and shareholder equity arrangements.
- Familiarity with LBO structures, fund economics, financing terms, and private fund formation is preferred.
- Strong writing skills 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 ability to use various tools, including generative AI technologies, to enhance productivity and accuracy.
- Adaptability and flexibility to work on diverse projects within the generative AI space and new technologies.
- A curious mindset about the intersection of AI and legal practice, adaptable and open to change.
- Experience using AI tools in legal work.
Benefits and Compensation
- Flex My Way: flexible work arrangements, including up to 8 weeks of work‑from‑anywhere per year.
- Career development programs with a focus on continuous learning and skill development.
- Comprehensive benefit plans including health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance; retirement savings plan with company match; paid vacation; two company‑wide mental health days off; tuition reimbursement; employee incentive programs; wellness resources.
- Optional benefits: hospital, accident, and sickness insurance; life and AD&D insurance; Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts; fitness reimbursement; employee assistance program; legal identity theft protection; 529 plan; commuter benefits; adoption and surrogacy assistance; access to employee stock purchase plan.
Compensation
The base compensation range for this U.S. location is $119,700–$222,300 USD, based on factors such as knowledge, skills, and experience. The role may also be eligible for an annual bonus.
EEO Statement
Thomson Reuters is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and provides a drug‑free workplace. We make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.
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