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Bloomberg BNA seeks a legal reporter

Bloomberg BNA seeks an Associate Legal Reporter to perform legal news reporting and analysis, analytical pieces and general assignments for assigned content areas.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Employees of this classification perform most of the following, as assigned:

Screen cases, legislation, regulations and other legal developments; analyze issues; edit, report, research, update and/or write legal content.
File breaking news alerts, intraday stories and final write-throughs.
Originate, propose and develop story ideas.
Develop and maintain sources and professional contacts in the government and private sectors.
May participate in production of unit’s publication(s).
Develop and maintain knowledge of issues in relevant legal fields.
Remain current on issues and developments related to assigned beat(s).
Stay abreast of and effectively uses electronic resources and other tools to perform the job effectively.
Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

To apply, go here.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.