ALM
Litigation Editor (West Coast)
ALM, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079
Join us for a bright future…Discover where your talent fits best at ALM!Our network of more than 450+ employees globally is united by a shared understanding that the work we do makes a direct impact on the success of our customers and audiences. Our collaborative environment provides a vast amount of opportunities for career development. Our goal is to hire industry’s top talent, offer growth opportunities and provide a fulfilling working environment.Here at ALM, we are a customer-focused and market-driven company dedicated to the success of the customers we serve with our information products and marketing services and events. Across ALM, our teams deliver premium content to professionals in the legal, finance, real estate, and insurance industries.We promote and value innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit. We believe that integrity must be at the heart of everything we do. We foster an environment of trust and teamwork and believe that employee empowerment drives our progress and success as a business. We insist on quality and continuous improvement in all that we do. We have a winning attitude and seek to celebrate all of our successes … big and small.ABOUT THE TEAM:
As part of ALM’s global newsroom, the litigation team is focused on cutting edge legal issues, consequential court cases, emerging trends in litigation—and the lawyers, judges, and other professionals who are part of that world. We cover geographic centers including New York, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, and Atlanta, and our team includes a mix of senior and more junior reporters working collaboratively with editors across the country. Our team is committed to quality journalism and innovative thinking as we cover this area for a demanding and sophisticated business audience.WHAT YOU’LL DO:
Hybrid, high-profile role combining management and writing for a national audience in a position that zeroes in on the future of litigation. The successful candidate will manage two veteran reporters, editing their copy and guiding them as they continue to hone their craft. The journalist will also cover disruptive trends and technologies shaping the future of law and produce a weekly newsletter. Must be able to write 2-4 stories a week, while editing cleanly and quickly, and also coaching reporters.The ideal candidate has excellent news judgment and is an expert at cultivating sources, mining a beat, and spotting news angles suited to a highly specialized audience. This candidate is skilled at juggling breaking news, enterprise stories, and sophisticated analysis. Good communication, time-management skills, curiosity, and enthusiasm are essential.This position is based on the West Coast.Responsibilities:Editing highly experienced West Coast-based litigation reporters.Writing 3-4 articles each week on state and federal courts in California, as well as other courts around the country, with a particular emphasis on the future of litigation.Covering everything from important court decisions to going through filings and identifying key suits, as well as looking for litigation trends and investigative and enterprise reporting related to litigation and litigators in California and beyond.Producing a weekly newsletter.Managing reporters, including approving vacation requests and other administrative tasks.Collaborating with other editors to chart plans and agendas for ALM’s nationwide litigation coverage.Working well in a team environment with colleagues based around the world.Writing authoritatively on litigation issues of critical interest to legal industry professionals.Qualifications:Must be able to write clearly, engagingly and authoritatively—and on a deadlineMust be able to edit cleanly and quickly breaking news stories, as well as be able to edit more in-depth enterprise storiesMust be able to establish and nurture relationships with lawyers, judges, and lawmakersMust thrive in a fast-paced environment and have the ability to juggle a stream of daily stories on tight deadlines with features and analysisMust be able to balance writing stories with working with reporters on developing their beats and storiesMust be able to take directionMust have a positive, can-do attitudeMust have good communication and time management skills and be a team player good at collaborationMust be creative, curious and enthusiastic about using social platforms, video, interactive data, and other digital tools to enhance reporting and connect with readersAt least 3 years experience in a daily news environmentJournalism experience is required with some experience with legal or business journalism is preferredAt least 2-3 years editing experience, though more experienced reporters with an eye on moving up into the editing ranks are welcome to apply
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As part of ALM’s global newsroom, the litigation team is focused on cutting edge legal issues, consequential court cases, emerging trends in litigation—and the lawyers, judges, and other professionals who are part of that world. We cover geographic centers including New York, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, and Atlanta, and our team includes a mix of senior and more junior reporters working collaboratively with editors across the country. Our team is committed to quality journalism and innovative thinking as we cover this area for a demanding and sophisticated business audience.WHAT YOU’LL DO:
Hybrid, high-profile role combining management and writing for a national audience in a position that zeroes in on the future of litigation. The successful candidate will manage two veteran reporters, editing their copy and guiding them as they continue to hone their craft. The journalist will also cover disruptive trends and technologies shaping the future of law and produce a weekly newsletter. Must be able to write 2-4 stories a week, while editing cleanly and quickly, and also coaching reporters.The ideal candidate has excellent news judgment and is an expert at cultivating sources, mining a beat, and spotting news angles suited to a highly specialized audience. This candidate is skilled at juggling breaking news, enterprise stories, and sophisticated analysis. Good communication, time-management skills, curiosity, and enthusiasm are essential.This position is based on the West Coast.Responsibilities:Editing highly experienced West Coast-based litigation reporters.Writing 3-4 articles each week on state and federal courts in California, as well as other courts around the country, with a particular emphasis on the future of litigation.Covering everything from important court decisions to going through filings and identifying key suits, as well as looking for litigation trends and investigative and enterprise reporting related to litigation and litigators in California and beyond.Producing a weekly newsletter.Managing reporters, including approving vacation requests and other administrative tasks.Collaborating with other editors to chart plans and agendas for ALM’s nationwide litigation coverage.Working well in a team environment with colleagues based around the world.Writing authoritatively on litigation issues of critical interest to legal industry professionals.Qualifications:Must be able to write clearly, engagingly and authoritatively—and on a deadlineMust be able to edit cleanly and quickly breaking news stories, as well as be able to edit more in-depth enterprise storiesMust be able to establish and nurture relationships with lawyers, judges, and lawmakersMust thrive in a fast-paced environment and have the ability to juggle a stream of daily stories on tight deadlines with features and analysisMust be able to balance writing stories with working with reporters on developing their beats and storiesMust be able to take directionMust have a positive, can-do attitudeMust have good communication and time management skills and be a team player good at collaborationMust be creative, curious and enthusiastic about using social platforms, video, interactive data, and other digital tools to enhance reporting and connect with readersAt least 3 years experience in a daily news environmentJournalism experience is required with some experience with legal or business journalism is preferredAt least 2-3 years editing experience, though more experienced reporters with an eye on moving up into the editing ranks are welcome to apply
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