Monday, September 20, 2010

The New York Law Journal, the nation's largest selling legal daily newspaper, is seeking an Editorial Assistant

The New York Law Journal, the nation's largest selling legal daily newspaper, is seeking an Editorial Assistant who will be responsible for a range of editorial and administrative duties that contribute to the publication of the daily newspaper and its feature magazine.

Responsibilities:

- This person will be tasked with reporting the weekly New Deals column for the corporate page, keeping track of and writing the daily calendar of events for the paper and the Web

- Assisting the Web Editor with uploading articles and managing the site, maintaining contact with our regular columnists about their deadlines, sending and filing rights agreements and maintaining the rights agreement database

- Ordering supplies for the staff, conducting research for reporters, taking and routing phone calls for the editorial department - Assisting with special sections and mass mailings, proofreading and occasionally reporting original features. Requirements:

- The ideal candidate must have a college degree. Knowledge of the legal field and or/journalism experience preferred.

- This is a great position for a beginning journalist or college graduate considering obtaining a law degree.

- This person must be highly organized, detail oriented and concerned with accuracy, able to work under pressure

- Show an interest in the news, eager to learn, facile with the web and Microsoft Office,

- Comfortable with taking direction and willing to maintain high standards in a professional environment. ALM places a high value on employees and strives to be an employer of choice.

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