Job Description
Job Responsibilities:
- Reporting to the Managing Editor of Law Reports, the Legal Editor is responsible for the general workflow and coordination of the authorised law reports series published by Sweet & Maxwell® Thomson Reuters HK Ltd
- Summarise court judgments (prepare headnotes and digests)
- Commission freelance contributors / legal practitioners to prepare headnotes for the law reports
- Conduct content edit in accordance with house style, proofread typeset reports
- Maintain a good relationship with stakeholders and to ensure print cycles, currency targets and deadlines are met
Requirements:
- Qualified lawyer with a current practising certificate in Hong Kong (preferred) or from a similar common law jurisdiction
- Excellent spoken and written English; spoken and written Chinese highly preferred
- Strong communications and proofreading skills, with an eye for detail
- Strong legal research skills
- Good team player, hardworking, organised, able to multi-task and work efficiently under pressure
- Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Office applications
- Proven legal publishing, editorial skills and a familiarity in desktop publishing skills (eg. XML) are advantages
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Locations
Hong Kong-Hong Kong