Legal Content Writer

USA (Remote)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 17 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own the end-to-end development of legal content, from initial research and drafting to editing, verification, and client-brand alignment, while optimizing for web visibility and accuracy.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Content creation
  • 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 all work for clarity, coherence, accuracy, and grammar before submission.
  • Incorporate editorial feedback and revisions constructively and promptly.
  • Legal research and verification
  • Independently verify all factual claims against primary and authoritative sources such as statutes, case law, regulatory documents, and peer-reviewed journals.
  • Read and interpret statutes, case law, court filings, and regulatory language accurately.
  • Flag any claim that cannot be verified, and keep unverified information out of drafts.

Requirements

  • 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, with the ability to produce clear, concise, engaging content for a non-legal audience.
  • Strong editorial judgment and the ability to recognize unsupported, conflicting, outdated, or questionable information.
  • Ability to critically evaluate AI-generated content, identify inaccuracies, unsupported claims, omissions, and weak reasoning, and substantially revise it when necessary.
  • Ability to adapt your 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.

Preferred

  • Experience with mesothelioma, asbestos-related litigation, or mass tort litigation.
  • Familiarity with personal injury law practice and litigation processes.
  • Experience editing content for law firm websites or legal marketing.
  • Experience with primary source verification and medical or scientific literature review.
  • Familiarity with fact-checking tools and databases such as Nexis, case law databases, and medical journals.
  • Knowledge of legal SEO best practices.
  • Background or coursework in law, legal studies, or paralegal studies.
  • Experience researching and writing about ongoing litigation or trial developments.

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

Salaries

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$89K/yr

Most earn $73K to $105K. Based on 1,207 salaries, including bonus and equity.