In this role, you refine and publish breaking legal and business news to uphold Law360 Australia’s editorial quality. You’ll work closely with reporters to ensure accuracy, clarity, and professional tone across complex topics. You shape headlines and house style while applying sound news judgement in a fast-paced newsroom. This is an opportunity to help establish the editorial voice of a growing Australian bureau within a global brand.
Responsibilities
Editing daily news stories for accuracy, clarity, structure and readability
Correcting factual, grammatical, spelling and stylistic errors
Writing accurate, engaging headlines for a professional audience
Ensuring articles meet Law360’s editorial standards and house style
Applying sound news judgement and prioritising important breaking stories
Identifying and escalating potential legal, ethical or editorial risks
Providing clear, constructive feedback to reporters
Helping develop and maintain newsroom style guidance
Editing and publishing articles contributed by external legal experts
Liaising professionally with contributors and internal legal teams
Contributing to editorial planning and newsroom discussions
Collaborating with Law360 colleagues locally and internationally
Exploring approved tools, including generative AI, while maintaining strong human editorial judgement
Key requirements
Approximately 2 to 6 years’ professional copy-editing experience
Experience editing news copy in a deadline-driven environment
Strong grammar, spelling, writing and headline-writing skills
Excellent attention to detail and the ability to identify factual inconsistencies
Sound editorial and news judgement
The confidence to work independently and make editing decisions
Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing deadlines
A constructive approach to providing feedback to journalists
A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent skills gained through experience
Previous experience as a journalist or reporter who has progressed into copy editing would be highly regarded
Experience editing daily legal, financial or business news is desirable
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