Relx Group

Senior Legal Tech Reporter

Relx Group$85K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of full-time journalism experience
  • Strong reporting and writing skills
  • In-depth understanding of legal tech and AI
  • Proven ability to generate timely story ideas
  • Experience covering a specific beat
  • Collaborative attitude and news-driven mindset
  • Capability to balance breaking news with longer features

Responsibilities

  • Write quick-turn stories on legal tech developments
  • Produce in-depth features analyzing technology's impact on law
  • Cultivate a wide network of sources in the legal tech field
  • Spot emerging trends and provide insightful coverage
  • Translate complex technical ideas into engaging articles
  • Deliver breaking news and thoughtful analysis for a legal audience
  • Chase exclusive reporting in a competitive landscape

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching
  • Wellness initiatives and employee assistance programs
  • Short and long-term disability insurance
  • Family benefits including parental leave and childcare support
  • Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care
  • Volunteer leave and support for employee resource group participation
Full Job Description
This role can be performed in Atlanta, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, or Washington, DC. Law360 is seeking a senior reporter to cover the adoption of legal technology and artificial intelligence across law firms, courts and regulators. We are looking for an ambitious journalist who thrives on breaking news, spotting emerging trends, and delivering insightful coverage that explains how technology is reshaping the business and practice of law. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable filing quick-turn stories on major developments in the legal industry and producing deeply reported features and enterprise pieces that put those developments into context. This reporter will cover one of the most consequential shifts facing the legal industry: the rise of generative AI and the broader transformation of legal services through technology. They should be curious about how AI tools are being adopted, how the technology works, the successes and failures, and what these changes mean for lawyers, clients, courts, regulators, and the economics of the legal profession. The reporter is expected to cultivate a network of sources across the legal tech ecosystem, including law firm leaders, startup founders, investors, consultants, academics, and regulators. Candidates should have strong news judgment, a proven ability to generate scoops, familiarity with technology, and the confidence to chase exclusive reporting in a competitive environment. The successful candidate will also be able to translate complex technical concepts into clear, compelling journalism for a sophisticated legal audience. They should have strong writing skills and a demonstrated ability to move seamlessly between breaking news, analysis, and longer-form feature stories. Requirements 37 Possess at least five years of full-time, paid reporting experience 37 Demonstrated reporting and writing skills 37 Comprehensive understanding of the tech landscape, AI, SaaS and related topics 37 Ability to generate own story ideas that are relevant and timely 37 Experience working a beat 37 Collaborative approach and desire to follow the news 37 Ability to juggle daily news and longer-term features and enterprise reporting Preferences 37 Experience covering the legal industry, including in-house legal departments, law firms, legal associations and regulators, legal technology and artificial intelligence 37 Experience reporting for a professional audience 37 Ability to generate scoops, write breaking news stories and deeper analytic pieces 37 Ability and openness to regularly meeting with tech, law firm and other sources Work in a way that works for you We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, and study assistance, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals. Working for you We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer: 37 Health Benefits: Comprehensive program for medical, dental and vision benefits 37 Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with match 37 Wellbeing: Wellness platform with incentives, Employee Assistance and Time-off Programs 37 Short-and-Long Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity 37 Family Benefits, including bonding and family care leaves 37 Health Savings, Health Care, Dependent Care and Commuter Spending Accounts 37 In addition to annual Paid Time Off, we offer up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice Salary: $85,000/annually Primary Location Base Pay Range: New York, NY - 450 Park Ave (WeWork) $20,600 - $34,400. If performed in Chicago, IL, the base pay range is $18,900 - $31,500.

About Relx Group

RELX Group is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. The company operates in four market segments: scientific, technical and medical; risk and business analytics; legal; and exhibitions. RELX's products and services include electronic databases, online information services, workflow tools, and print and digital books. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in London, England.
Learn more about Relx Group
Size
33,500 employees
Market Cap
$53.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.2 billion
Founded
2018
5 Year Trend
+1%
Revenue
$7.1 billion
NASDAQ

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