Legal Writer

Job Description

Legal Writer
 
University of California Los Angeles
 
Budgeted Pay Scale:
 
Full Salary Range:
 
Position Summary
Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) is looking to hire a legal journalist who will be at the center of a dynamic legal newsroom, providing key coverage of the legal issues, court cases, and professional trends that matter most to the California legal community. Successful candidates will be committed to quality journalism for a demanding and sophisticated legal audience, in the form of both short-form news stories and longform enterprise reporting. We are seeking a writer who loves developing and talking to sources, understands legal materials and the legal profession, and can make legal content and complex analysis readable and engaging.
 
Salary & Compensation
*UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors, including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common. Visit https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html to discover benefits that start on day one, and https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/total-compensation-calculator.html to calculate the total compensation value with benefits.
 
Qualifications
 
• Superb research and writing skills (Required)
• Ability to maintain an ethical, honest, and objective standard in writing and reporting (Required)
• Disciplined, with strong time management skills (Required)
• Ability to write clearly, engagingly, and authoritatively on a deadline. (Required)
• Ability to establish and nurture relationships with lawyers, judges, and lawmakers (Required)
• Ability to comprehend and analyze legal documents and content - Required Flexible, creative, adaptable, and self-driven (Required)
• Ability to juggle a stream of daily stories, while simultaneously writing and developing more in-depth and complex stories with sophisticated analysis (Required)
• Excellent copyediting skills (Required)
• Superb interpersonal communication skills; a team player and strong collaborator (Required)
• Strong understanding of the California legal industry (Required)
• 2-3 years' news experience, with legal and/or business journalism experience (Preferred)
• Minimum 2-3 years' experience with the California legal industry (Preferred)
 
Education, Licenses, Certifications & Personal Affiliations
 
• Bachelor's Degree in journalism, communication, English, or other related field or equivalent combination of education, experience / training (Required)
 
Special Conditions for Employment
 
• Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.
• Age Requirement: Candidate(s) must be 18 years or older to be eligible to be hired.
 
Schedule
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
 
Union/Policy Covered
99-Policy Covered
 
To apply, please visit: https://apptrkr.com/6659058
 
Application Deadline: 8:50 p.m. on
 
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