Freelance Writer, Copyeditor/Proofreader, Project Management
Job Description:
- Drafting award nominations
- Ghostwriting thought leadership
- Contributing to larger content initiatives
- Interviewing law firm partners
- Collaborating closely with lawyers to refine and finalize content
- Editing award nominations, thought leadership, and publications
- Building and managing project timelines
- Assigning articles in collaboration with the managing editor
- Tracking progress across multiple contributors
- Maintaining version control and file organization
- Providing weekly status updates to clients
Requirements:
- 8+ years of experience in the legal profession—either as legal reporters and/or in-house in writing/comms roles at law firms
- Strong journalistic approach to storytelling
- Comfortable working with law firm partners and firm leadership
- Experience writing across corporate practice areas
- Deep understanding of the legal industry
- Experience copyediting legal-facing content
- Strong AP style knowledge
- Ability to adapt to client-specific styles
- Detail-oriented project manager
- Experience in managing project timelines and collaborating with editors