Practical Law Content Design & Development Specialist

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.