Commercial Law Expert

3 weeks ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Thomson Reuters Full time

We are seeking an experienced Senior Lawyer Writer, Commercial to join our team at Thomson Reuters. As a commercial law expert, you will be responsible for planning, researching, writing, editing and maintaining premium quality commercial and contract law know-how resources. You will also be required to keep up-to-date with commercial law topics and monitor legal, practice and market developments relevant to lawyers in both in-house and private practice environments.

About the Role

  • Key Responsibilities: Plan, research, write, edit and maintain premium quality commercial and contract law know-how resources. Keep up-to-date with commercial law topics and monitor legal, practice and market developments.
  • Key Requirements: Admitted to practise as a lawyer in Australia, with 5 years+ PQE experience working as a commercial lawyer, most recently in an in-house role or a top/mid-tier private practice.

About You

  • Are you a highly motivated and experienced commercial law expert with a passion for re-inventing the way knowledge professionals work?
  • Do you have a strong understanding of contract law and commercial law topics, including supply of goods and services, supply chains, procurement, agency, distribution, outsourcing, ESG and ethical trading?
  • Are you able to work independently and communicate effectively with your manager and the rest of the Practical Law team?

What's in it For You?

  • Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
  • Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.
  • Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking.
  • Social Impact: Ten employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.
  • Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we've never talked about with as much pride as we should – we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.


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