Legal Editor 1

Job Summary;

A Shepards Editor is responsible in accurately interpreting history and treatment relationships between citing and cited legal references and to apply letters and phrases that accurately reflect those relationships.

Accountabilities:

• The editor must be able to accurately interpret history and treatment relationships by 1) identifying the nature of the citing document and edit only those documents that are in scope for analysis; 2) make history connections; 3) apply treatment to the cited cases within the document being edited 4) communicate the need to clarify Letter Editing Guidelines.
• The editor must also identify and verify case information when necessary (i.e. case names, decision/filing dates etc.) and follow established case correction if needed. 
• The editor must perform SUBLA (subsequent legal analysis).
• The editor must resolve duplicate case situations and/or combined opinions.
• The editor shall possess an intermediate knowledge of US laws and courts system, and/or a strong desire and commitment to gain knowledge of US laws and courts system.
• He/she must be highly productive, a self-starter but also a consistent team-player with strong collaboration skills and willingness to balance personal achievement with team goals.
• The editor must be highly motivated, possess excellent communication skills via email, video call and chat. 
• The editor must be flexible and should be willing to adapt/adjust to any changes whether as to future trainings, shift schedules and deliverables.
• The editor is expected to have a customer-centric mindset and ensure quality of online products by reporting errors and assisting in the resolution of such errors.

Qualifications:

• Must possess a Juris Doctor degree
• Strong commitment to performance and team success
• Sound level of computer literacy - Knowledgeable of Microsoft Office programs especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Excel·
• Average reading, legal comprehension, analytical, quantitative, and deductive reasoning skills
• Possesses excellent analysis and research skills·
• Demonstrate ability in the application of expert information to practical publishing environment·
• Superior reading, legal comprehension, and proofreading skills
• Legal practice and/or legal industry experience
• Must be committed to complete process training and certification
• Ability to follow and apply a prescribed writing style.
• Team player with openness to feedback and learning.
• Ability to quickly learn and apply enterprise AI tools and technologies to support technical workflows and business objectives









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