# Senior Specialist Legal Editor (Data Privacy and Cybersecurity) **Company**: Thomson Reuters **Location**: Pyrmont, New South Wales **Work arrangement**: hybrid **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Category**: Legal **Industry**: Legal **Apply**: https://thomsonreuters.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External_Career_Site/job/Australia-Pyrmont-New-South-Wales/Senior-Specialist-Legal-Editor--Data-Privacy-and-Cybersecurity-_JREQ205071?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_09e0195d-634 ## Description We are seeking an experienced Privacy lawyer to join the Practical Law Data Privacy and Cybersecurity team in Australia. Practical Law is a leading online legal know-how service, providing expert-created, practical maintained content to help legal professionals work smarter and advise with confidence. Practical Law is part of Thomson Reuters, one of the world’s most trusted providers of answers across law, tax, compliance, government and media. As a Senior Specialist Legal Editor, you will use your technical expertise and your substantial experience as a practising lawyer in privacy law in Australia to create and maintain insightful and customer-focused content for online publication, and to support the development of Thomson Reuters AI-powered legal solutions. **Key Responsibilities** - Work under the direction of the Senior Managing Editor for the Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Team. - Research, write, and maintain clear, current, and practical legal content aligned with market practice, customer needs, and business objectives. - Review and edit content written by others, including colleagues and external expert contributors. - Keep up to date with legal, practice, and market developments to ensure content remains accurate, relevant, and aligned with best practices and business objectives. - Use your legal expertise to support the development of customer-focused Thomson Reuters' AI-powered legal solutions. - Utilize your legal expertise and editorial skills to support the development and application of internal AI editorial tools. - Develop and maintain relationships with lawyers and industry groups to ensure content reflects current market practice. - Contribute to innovative plans for future privacy and cybersecurity content to be published. - Leverage your specialist legal knowledge to assist the wider Thomson Reuters team, collaborating with product management, sales, marketing, and technology functions as necessary. **Required Qualifications** - You are a solicitor qualified in Australia. - You have at least 5 years of post-qualification experience (PQE) working as a privacy lawyer in a top or mid-tier private practice, in-house team, or government team. - You have a good working knowledge of Australia's cybersecurity framework, particularly the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (Cth) and the Cyber Security Act 2024 (Cth). - You have a genuine and demonstrable interest in privacy and cybersecurity law, with the ability to develop and draft practical resources on complex legal issues. - You possess excellent writing and communication skills, with a passion for writing about legal practice accurately, concisely, and in plain English. - You have a collaborative mindset, with the ability to work effectively independently and in teams. - You have good technical skills and the ability to effectively utilize various tools, including generative AI technologies, to enhance productivity and accuracy. **Preferred Qualifications** - You possess an in-depth understanding of all aspects of federal privacy law and practice, current market issues, regulatory and enforcement priorities, and proposals to enact, amend, or change privacy laws. - You demonstrate adaptability and flexibility to work on diverse projects and tasks, including supporting Thomson Reuters' own AI solutions. - You have a curious mindset, with an interest in the increasing intersection of AI and legal practice, and are adaptable and open to change. - You have a proven ability to work effectively with ambiguity and to build strong relationships and collaborate with diverse teams of people who bring different perspectives and lived experiences to the business. **What’s in it For You?** - Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected. - Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities. - Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. - Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing. - Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. - Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. ## Skills ### Required - privacy law - cybersecurity law - legal content creation - editorial skills - AI technologies ### Nice to have - federal privacy law - regulatory and enforcement priorities - AI and legal practice --- Source: [Apply at thomsonreuters.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com](https://thomsonreuters.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External_Career_Site/job/Australia-Pyrmont-New-South-Wales/Senior-Specialist-Legal-Editor--Data-Privacy-and-Cybersecurity-_JREQ205071?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)