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Law360 seeks reporters in New York

Law360.com has openings for reporters to join its New York City editorial team.

On a typical day reporters at Law360 will file four stories.  These stories cover a wide array of practice areas, including employment law, environmental law, intellectual property law and securities law; and most recently, mergers & acquisitions, private equity, real estate, project finance, and capital markets; in industries such as energy, financial services, health-care, media and technology.

Required experience includes;

– BA/BS in Journalism;

– Two years of paid, full-time reporting experience or relevant graduate degree;

– One year of paid, full-time reporting experiene with a daily publication;

– Demonstrated reporting, writing and organizational skills;

– And an interest in business and legal issues.

Preferred experience includes; 

– Graduate degree;

– Experience in news reporting (AP Style), covering legal, regulatory affairs, or business news;

– Or working with daily deadlines.

Hours for this position are 10:30a to 6:30p (regular shift).

Law360 offers extensive training on legal topics. Business or legal reporting experience is not required. However, professional reporting experience and strong writing and analytical skills are required to succeed in this job. Please note; qualified candidates will be asked to complete writing and reporting tests electronically.

Please submit your application 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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