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EDITOR IN CHIEF, LEGAL TECHNOLOGY - New York New York
Company: ALM
Location: New York, New York
Posted On: 11/19/2024
Join us for a bright future---Discover where your talent fits best at ALM!
All candidates should make sure to read the following job description and information carefully before applying.
Our network of more than 450+ employees globally is united by a shared understanding that the work we do makes a direct impact on the success of our customers and audiences. Our collaborative environment provides a vast amount of opportunities for career development. Our goal is to hire industry's top talent, offer growth opportunities and provide a fulfilling working environment.
Here at ALM, we are a customer-focused and market-driven company dedicated to the success of the customers we serve with our information products and marketing services and events. Across ALM, our teams deliver premium content to professionals in the legal, finance, real estate and insurance industries.
We promote and value innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit. We believe that integrity must be at the heart of everything we do. We foster an environment of trust and teamwork and believe that employee empowerment drives our progress and success as a business. We insist on quality and continuous improvement in all that we do. We have a winning attitude and seek to celebrate all of our successes --- big and small.
Salary Range: 85,000 - 105,000 USD Annually
The referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Total compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level.
ALM's global newsroom is seeking an editor-in-chief of its legal technology pillar, one of six core pillars of content covered by Law.com and its related publications.
Legal technology is increasingly at the intersection of each audience segment we cover at ALM, whether it be the ways law firms and legal departments are developing and deploying technology like generative AI, how courts are managing cybersecurity risks and technology opportunities, and how emerging technology is changing the culture, practice and business of law.
The legal technology EIC will be responsible for ensuring our insight into legal technology is visible across Law.com and its related publications, for all relevant audience segments, through collaborating with other pillar heads. The role will also be responsible for continuing the brand authority of Law.com's Legaltech News.
The legal technology EIC will work closely with our legal technology theme desk editor to ensure Law.com is publishing the news, data and analysis needed for legal technologists, ALSPs, law firms, law departments and more to stay ahead of the tech trends and better understand legal technologies' opportunities and risks.
This role should aim to be a thought leader in new technologies, such as generative AI, and their real world applications, helping guide the industry on how to leverage technology in meaningful and safe ways.
The person in this role will develop a strong understanding of legal technology's impact on the business of law, legal practice and legal education. They will develop a strong understanding of legal technology companies and alternative legal service providers as well as the technologists, legal operators and innovation specialists within law firms, legal departments, the judiciary and law schools. This role will also be one of the leaders in helping ALM develop its own AI and tech opportunities.
Coverage areas include, but are not limited to:
- Law firm, legal department and court tech development and usage
- E-discovery challenges and trends
- Tech regulations and their impact
- Tech-related litigation
- Law school tech education
- International legal tech development
- Legal tech product launches, M&A and funding Job Duties Include:
- Meeting with leaders in the legal tech space (within vendors, law firms and law departments among other areas) to identify story ideas and build sources
- Collaborating with relevant pillar heads and theme editors to develop legal technology content
- Speaking at industry events, both at ALM and beyond
- Working with our events team to help manage, design and support ALM conferences
- Working with our intelligence team to develop data insights on legal technology
- Building out tech- and innovation-focused sources across audience segments
- Hosting webinars on legal technology topics
- Identifying and building out new areas of coverage, and writing news and analysis for Law.com and its related brands
- Managing the online presence of the brand, including the website and daily newsletters
- Tracking and analyzing web metrics with an eye toward increasing engagement
- Working with other brand editors on joint projects Keys to Success:
- Curiosity and a desire to always learn more
- Ability to identify trends through interviews, data and information
- Ability to develop relationships and build new sources
- Ability to learn evolving aspects of legal tech industry
- Ability to identify new coverage areas, data collection opportunities
- Ability to work across departments and across sectors of the newsroom
- Strong organizational and project management skills
- Strong presentation skills
- Strong data analytics skills
- Strong audience engagement skills Why you should join ALM...
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