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WSJ seeks law bureau chief

The Wall Street Journal is seeking a driven, energetic journalist to become its next Law Bureau Chief.

This job serves as the point person for major trials and investigations, national legal issues and the business of law . The right candidate must have a proven track record with fast-paced, high-profile and often long-running stories on hot-button issues such as privacy, technology and security.

We’re looking for someone who will help reporters break news, spearhead coverage of important cases and handle complex issues, while also collaborating with other teams whose core subjects are adjudicated by the courts.

This role requires an editor who can manage a heavy news flow, spot emerging trends and set the agenda for national legal coverage through thoughtful enterprise work.

While law experience isn’t an absolute requirement, the right candidate will know how to bring the law to life with profiles of lawyers, judges and the colorful cast of legal characters who inhabit the courtroom.

Applications should include a resume and cover letter.

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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