Legal Editor – Rules Navigator

Your role:

You will be directly responsible for managing and expanding a high-profile component of our specialist information service: our GRIP rules navigator. As required, with direction from senior GRIP staff you will also research, source and create content for publication and/or broadcasting for our specialist information service. Because you will be a manager of our global repository of regulation, a US/Canadian law degree, deep experience in legal research and writing, and the ability to work independently are all critical. You will collaborate directly with a friendly and experienced team based in London, Stockholm and NYC.

This role reports to the Head of Regulatory Content – US based in NYC.

Your responsibilities:

• Independently build and manage a rules repository composed of concise rule descriptions, interpretations as well as illustrative examples of their application in practice
• With assistance from GRIP and GR colleagues track the development of rules across regulatory agencies in various jurisdictions
• Connect the rule entries to the relevant articles published by the wider GRIP team
• Create a strategic content plan that appropriately prioritizes the incorporation of new rules and rule sets into the rules navigator
• Help transform our rules navigator into a training tool for professionals by creating assets such as checklists, guides, matrices, etc.
• Incorporate guidance documents disseminated by regulators and, as relevant, those published by trusted third parties, such as law firms, into our rules repository
• Work closely with GRIP colleagues, design specialists and editors, as well as GRIP’s marketing and sales teams to help position the rules navigator as a critical regulatory intelligence tool and a competitive differentiator for GRIP
• Support colleagues by helping incorporate intelligence on new and upcoming rulemaking and amendments into our articles, podcasts and videos
• Participate in the development of new functionality and processes that may improve the rules navigator as well as the chances of our service being adopted by professionals and organizations
• Ensure that all content published meets the high standards expected by our sophisticated and demanding readers
• Assist with other projects, as required
• Adhere to GR policy and legal and contractual guidelines

About you:

• A law degree and 5+ years of professional work experience in the legal, compliance or regulatory policy arenas, with a focus on highly regulated businesses like financial services, healthcare and energy
• Ability to attend the NYC office in person 4 days per week, with some flexibility, as needed
• Expertise in US law generally and the US legislative and regulatory processes, agencies and leadership
• Interest in and exposure to rules and rulemaking in other jurisdictions, particularly in the area of financial services regulation
• Interest in compliance, regulatory affairs and the technology assisting regulators and businesses in meeting their distinct oversight obligations
• Ability to work independently and assume new responsibilities as the rules navigator expands both in breadth of coverage as well as functionality
• Demonstrable ability to create content targeted at a specialist professional audience working within regulated industries
• Creativity and passion that will help drive continuous content improvement and grow its usefulness to subscribers at every iteration
• Affinity for technology, systems and processes
• Outstanding attention to detail
• Logical thinker with excellent organizational skills
• Principled, ethical approach to reporting and pride in one’s work
• High levels of motivation and energy and attention to detail
• Tenacity, determination, integrity and resilience