Full-Time

Bloomberg Law seeks a reporter to cover the legal industry

Bloomberg Law seeks a reporter to cover the legal industry.

Performs general assignment and beat reporting and write complex in-depth analytical pieces. Research and write news stories and features for the assigned publication(s).

What you will do:

Demonstrated ability to report and write news stories and features with minimal editing under deadline.

Working knowledge of journalism principles and techniques.

Demonstrated ability to develop and cover a beat, including developing sources, developing story ideas, and conducting interviews.

Knowledge of federal and state legislative, regulatory, and judicial processes.

Ability to attend outside meetings, hearings, news events, etc., and to report on them clearly and accurately for deadline.

Proficiency in MS Office.

Ability to use Bloomberg Industry Group publishing tools and other technology effectively with Bloomberg Industry Group training.

Excellent proofreading skills.

You need to have:

Bachelor’s degree with coursework in English or journalism preferred.

5 – 7 years’ experience in journalism, including at least one year reporting on subject areas covered by assigned publications.

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.

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