Copy Editor – Legal News Service

About the role

Law360 Australia is building a fast‑paced legal news service and needs a skilled copy editor to shape its quality and voice. You will work closely with reporters to edit and publish breaking legal, regulatory and business stories for a professional audience.

Key responsibilities

• Edit daily news stories for accuracy, clarity, structure and readability.
• Correct factual, grammatical, spelling and stylistic errors.
• Write engaging headlines tailored to lawyers, business leaders and regulators.
• Ensure articles adhere to Law360’s editorial standards and house style.
• Apply sound news judgement, prioritising important breaking stories.
• Identify and flag potential legal, ethical or editorial risks.
• Provide constructive feedback to reporters and help develop newsroom style guidance.

Required profile

• 2 to 6 years of professional copy‑editing experience, preferably in a deadline‑driven news environment.
• Strong grammar, spelling and headline‑writing skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to spot factual inconsistencies and exercise sound editorial judgement.
• Confidence to work independently and make editing decisions.
• Strong organisational skills to manage competing deadlines.
• Relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent experience; prior reporting experience is a plus.