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Description:

Position: Attorney Editor Sr.

Duration: 03 month

Location: Remote work

The Practical Law business within Thomson Reuters is looking for temporary contractors with substantial Ohio / Georgia experience in real estate transactions, especially leasing, financing, purchase and sale and contract drafting, to fill the role of Real Estate State Specialist contractors who will write and edit practical guidance for Ohio / Georgia lawyers.

In addition to general real estate transactions experience, the ideal candidate will have experience with both residential and commercial real estate contract drafting. 

Responsibilities: 

Practical Law is looking for temporary Real Estate State Specialist contractors to work on documents to publish with our online services. Each Real Estate State Specialist contractor will: 

Research, write, edit, and update state-specific real estate transactional resources in accordance with Practical Law writing style, including practice notes, checklists and standard documents explaining how to form corporate entities under state law, including guidance related to financing, leasing and ownership/purchase and sale for use by attorneys at law firms and in-house counsel. 

Be available to answer questions and perform research on discrete state law issues that arise in Practical Law's final review of these resources. 

Requirements:

At least six years' experience (eight years preferred) working as a real estate transactional attorney in a law firm or as in-house counsel in the specified jurisdiction. 

Ability to distill relevant market practice and perform complex legal analysis. 

Enthusiasm and ambition, with a desire to improve the efficiency of legal services. 

A good understanding of the needs and priorities of law firm attorneys, in-house counsel and the legal market in general. 

Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with remote colleagues. 

Strong work ethic and ability to meet aggressive production deadlines. 

A passion for writing and good editing skills, including: 

the ability to pay very close attention to detail and organization; 

an impressive command of grammar, punctuation, and plain English; and 

the ability to write about complex legal issues clearly and simply. 

The ability to be self-sufficient within a paperless environment, including proficiency navigating workplace intranets, using MS Office suite, and learning in-house publishing systems without administrative staff support. 

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

Bar admitted in Ohio / Georgia.

Ideal candidates will also have the following attributes: 

Familiarity with a variety of real estate practice areas including ownership, leasing and financing of commercial and residential real estate. 

Familiarity with evictions, foreclosures and/or mechanic's liens. 

Experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements. 

Recent experience using Westlaw Next for legal research. 

Strong academic credentials, including high class rank or academic honors in law school. 

Candidates will be required to provide a writing sample on a specified topic after the initial interview. 

Please include your law school class rank or GPA on your resume. 

Please also draft and submit a paragraph detailing your real estate transactions experience with your resume, including the percentages of your time spent on real estate transactions compared to other practice areas.

To schedule an interview, please contact;

Monil Narayan

973-929-3861