Asia Writer

Summary:

Thomson Reuters is seeking a writer based in Mumbai or Bengaluru for its market-leading legal magazine, Asian Legal Business (ALB) and website www.legalbusinessonline. The role involves writing short pieces of news daily, tracking and researching on key news and developments within the legal market in Asia and beyond, helping in managing the website and social media, and occasionally editing some pieces. The writer will be also be creating and curating other pieces of print and digital content as needed.

About the role:

• Writing quick-turnaround news stories for the web and occasionally print, ensuring that the pieces are accurate, grammatically correct and provide adequate content to our readership
• Track and research key news and development in the legal market; look at how these can be used to create different kinds of articles or video content; occasionally write analysis pieces that reflect these important trends
• Be involved in managing the website and social media (primarily LinkedIn) to ensure they stay up-to-date
• Edit short pieces from other writers as needed
• Other writing/curation tasks as required

About You:

• 4-6 years of experience in English-language journalism, business/trade journalism preferred
• At ease with writing different formats of web articles, from news pieces to short features
• Dynamic self-starter who appreciates the urgency of daily deadlines, and is not afraid to raise issues or ask questions as needed
• Keen to learn more about a new industry, and is open to doing the research and network-building as necessary
• A digital native who understands the importance of website headlines and the power of social media
• Comfortable with working remotely with a team spread across the breadth of the Asian region
• Collaborative and easy to work with

What’s in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance:Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.

• Career Development and Growth:By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.

• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

• Culture:Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.

• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

• Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally 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.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

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