Reuters seeks a legal affairs columnist

Reuters is seeking an exceptional Legal Affairs Columnist to join its U.S. Legal News team. The successful candidate will work as a member of a team of expert legal journalists producing content for the online news platform of Thomson Reuters’ flagship legal product Westlaw.

The columnist will provide must-read commentary on the legal profession — from trends and developments in the law to the business of law. We are looking for a writer with access to the top attorneys and legal experts and with a zeal for tackling complex subjects with original thinking and engaging writing.

This job provides flexibility to work from anywhere in the U.S. – the work does not need to be performed in one of our offices.

As a Legal Affairs Columnist, you will:

Research and write regular columns that drive the conversation among attorneys about the top issues in the law and the legal profession
Develop contacts with top law firm attorneys, in-house counsel and legal experts
Present ideas in fresh and interesting ways
Be available for public speaking and to participate in podcasts and video interviews

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.