Legal Content Writer

Job Description:

• Write clear, original content or refine AI-generated drafts into accurate, publication-ready material
• Follow client branding guidelines, style directives, and content brief instructions
• Create new content, refresh existing content, and track developments in ongoing cases
• Self-check work for clarity, coherence, accuracy, and grammar before submission
• Incorporate editorial feedback and revisions constructively and promptly
• Independently verify factual claims against statutes, case law, regulatory documents, and peer-reviewed journals
• Read and interpret statutes, case law, court filings, and regulatory language accurately
• Flag claims that cannot be verified and exclude unverified information from drafts
• Develop understanding of assigned client practice areas through legal research
• Evaluate source quality and select appropriate sources for specific claims
• Use professional judgment when information is insufficient or conflicting, and escalate when necessary
• Apply current SEO best practices to improve discoverability and usefulness of legal content
• Understand how search engines and AI-powered search experiences evaluate, interpret, and surface content
• Use keywords strategically and naturally
• Structure content for web readability with clear headings, bullet points, sentence length, and paragraph breaks
• Stay current on SEO, AI-powered search, and content quality standards

Requirements:

• Candidates must be based in the United States and authorized to work without sponsorship
• Bachelor's degree in Journalism, English, Communications, Law, or a related field
• 3+ years of professional writing experience, including substantial experience creating legal content
• Demonstrated ability to independently research complex legal topics using primary and authoritative sources, including statutes, regulations, case law, court filings, government publications, and medical or scientific literature
• Strong understanding of legal terminology, concepts, and litigation processes
• Ability to accurately interpret and synthesize complex legal and medical information without oversimplifying or introducing inaccuracies
• Exceptional writing skills for clear, concise, engaging content for a non-legal audience
• Strong editorial judgment and ability to recognize unsupported, conflicting, outdated, or questionable information
• Ability to critically evaluate AI-generated content and revise inaccuracies, unsupported claims, omissions, and weak reasoning
• Ability to adapt writing to different clients, audiences, practice areas, and brand standards
• Demonstrated ability to write effectively for the web, with familiarity with SEO principles and best practices
• Excellent attention to detail, including grammatical, factual, attribution, and legal errors
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and meet deadlines independently in a remote environment
• Ability to receive and apply editorial feedback
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Google Workspace
• Preferred: Experience with mesothelioma, asbestos-related litigation, or mass tort litigation
• Preferred: Familiarity with personal injury law practice and litigation processes
• Preferred: Experience editing content for law firm websites or legal marketing
• Preferred: Experience with primary source verification and medical or scientific literature review
• Preferred: Familiarity with fact-checking tools and databases such as Nexis, case law databases, and medical journals
• Preferred: Knowledge of legal SEO best practices
• Preferred: Background or coursework in law, legal studies, or paralegal studies
• Preferred: Experience researching and writing about ongoing litigation or trial developments
• Application must include two or three published legal writing samples, ideally in personal injury or mass tort, with citations or source notes where available

Benefits:

• 401(k): Match 100% of employee contributions up to 4%
• Unlimited Manager-Approved Paid Time Off
• Health Insurance: Aetna PPO & EPO options (Subsidized $300 per month)
• Dental & Vision Insurance: Guardian
• Company-provided MacBook
• Fully Remote