Legal Researcher

Established in 1991, Collabera has been a leader in IT staffing for over 22 years and is one of the largest diversity IT staffing firms in the industry. As a half a billion dollar IT company, with more than 9,000 professionals across 30+ offices, Collabera offers comprehensive, cost-effective IT staffing & IT Services. We provide services to Fortune 500 and mid-size companies to meet their talent needs with high quality IT resources through Staff Augmentation, Global Talent Management, Value Added Services through CLASS (Competency Leveraged Advanced Staffing & Solutions) Permanent Placement Services and Vendor Management Programs. 

Collabera recognizes true potential of human capital and provides people the right opportunities for growth and professional excellence. Collabera offers a full range of benefits to its employees including paid vacations, holidays, personal days, Medical, Dental and Vision insurance, 401K retirement savings plan, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance.

Position Details:

Title: Legal Editor

Location: New York, NY 10017

Duration: 3 months (May Extend)

Description:

We are looking for an Associate Editor to conduct research, draft, edit and publish a variety of content for its Finance web service. 

Responsibilities:

• Carry out daily search trawls of numerous websites and other sources using the software application WebSite-Watcher. 

• Narrow down search results and circulate key legal/news updates to team members throughout the day. 

• Write, edit and publish short items on recent legal developments for the website on a daily basis, highlighting the practical implications of the developments. 

• Generate weekly e-mails on current legal developments for our database of subscribers and trial subscribers. 

• Maintain the database of sources in WebSite-Watcher

• Participate in meetings with editorial teams to review weekly e-mails and discuss developments in scope, process, and style. 

• Work with senior editors to maintain and produce first drafts of new practice notes, checklists, articles, and standard documents and clauses. 

• Provide additional editorial support for the US web services as required. 

Requirements:

• A Juris Doctor Degree plus one year experience in a law firm or related experience in an online legal or financial publishing company. 

• Bank finance practice experience with a law firm or as in-house counsel preferred. 

To know more about this position, please contact:

Nimish Singh

973-805-7507

Nimish.Singh(at)collabera.com