Legal Researcher
- Full-time
Company Description
Established in 1991, Collabera has been a leader in IT staffing for over 22 years and is one of the largest diversity IT staffing firms in the industry. As a half a billion dollar IT company, with more than 9,000 professionals across 30+ offices, Collabera offers comprehensive, cost-effective IT staffing & IT Services. We provide services to Fortune 500 and mid-size companies to meet their talent needs with high quality IT resources through Staff Augmentation, Global Talent Management, Value Added Services through CLASS (Competency Leveraged Advanced Staffing & Solutions) Permanent Placement Services and Vendor Management Programs.
Collabera recognizes true potential of human capital and provides people the right opportunities for growth and professional excellence. Collabera offers a full range of benefits to its employees including paid vacations, holidays, personal days, Medical, Dental and Vision insurance, 401K retirement savings plan, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance.
Job Description
Position Details:
Title: Legal Editor
Location: New York, NY 10017
Duration: 3 months (May Extend)
Description:
We are looking for an Associate Editor to conduct research, draft, edit and publish a variety of content for its Finance web service.
Responsibilities:
• Carry out daily search trawls of numerous websites and other sources using the software application WebSite-Watcher.
• Narrow down search results and circulate key legal/news updates to team members throughout the day.
• Write, edit and publish short items on recent legal developments for the website on a daily basis, highlighting the practical implications of the developments.
• Generate weekly e-mails on current legal developments for our database of subscribers and trial subscribers.
• Maintain the database of sources in WebSite-Watcher
• Participate in meetings with editorial teams to review weekly e-mails and discuss developments in scope, process, and style.
• Work with senior editors to maintain and produce first drafts of new practice notes, checklists, articles, and standard documents and clauses.
• Provide additional editorial support for the US web services as required.
Qualifications
Requirements:
• A Juris Doctor Degree plus one year experience in a law firm or related experience in an online legal or financial publishing company.
• Bank finance practice experience with a law firm or as in-house counsel preferred.
Additional Information
To know more about this position, please contact:
Nimish Singh
973-805-7507
Nimish.Singh(at)collabera.com