Associate, Westlaw SWAT Team
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Location: Saint James, MN 56081
Description:
We are looking for an individual who is passionate about Westlaw and the value it provides to legal professionals. The Westlaw SWAT Associate is responsible for articulating the value of Westlaw for both internal and external audiences. The SWAT Associate is expected to analyze and synthesize legal information from Westlaw and internal data sources, work closely with business partners, and create compelling presentations and other materials for high value and strategically significant accounts. The SWAT Associate is also responsible for coaching and creating resources for sales and client executives to convey the value of Westlaw most effectively. Proficiency at legal research, presentation building and delivery, coaching skills, and critical thinking and analysis important to this position. We welcome enthusiasm, creativity and camaraderie!
About the Role:
Conducting significant core legal research in various topics and making that research relevant to specific practice areas and to specific customers
Assessing, analyzing and interpreting legal content with appropriate guidance
Assessing, analyzing, and interpreting customer usage data and being able to apply this to relevant value propositions with appropriate guidance
Positioning Westlaw value propositions to all segments, demonstrating a high level of knowledge and experience
Collaborating with team members and internal stakeholders to better leverage key legal research information
Creating highly targeted presentations in PowerPoint
Delivering presentations which anticipate customer needs both internally and externally
Performing qualitative assessment of genAI and LLM output
We are the leading source of intelligent information for the world's businesses and professionals, providing customers with competitive advantage. Intelligent information is a unique synthesis of human intelligence, industry expertise and innovative technology that provides decision-makers with the knowledge to act, enabling them to make better decisions faster. We deliver this must-have insight to the financial and risk, legal, tax and accounting, intellectual property and science and media markets, powered by the world's most trusted news organization.
About You:
JD degree required
Admission to a state bar strongly preferred
2+ years of legal experience
Mastery of legal research skills with experience using Westlaw
Demonstrated ability to understand the market for Westlaw
Strong ability to interpret, analyze, organize, and express complex legal material quickly and accurately
Demonstrated ability to effectively handle and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously in a very quickly changing environment
Strong experience in working very effectively in a team environment
Ability to work independently, consistently meet deadlines, and achieve individual objectives within larger team projects
Strong oral and written communication skills
Strong overall presentation skills
Strong computer skills including applications such as the Microsoft Office applications Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint
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What's in it For You?
Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The base compensation range varies across locations.For any eligible US locations, unless otherwise noted, the base compensation range for this role is $70,000 - $130,000.This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance.Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual's knowledge, skills and experience with consideration given to internal equity. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive Total Reward program which also includes flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs.
About Us
Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.
We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.
As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug-free workplace.
We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. More information on requesting an accommodation here.
Learn more on how to protect yourself from fraudulent job postings here.
More information about Thomson Reuters can be found on thomsonreuters.com.
About the Role:
Conducting significant core legal research in various topics and making that research relevant to specific practice areas and to specific customers
Assessing, analyzing and interpreting legal content with appropriate guidance
Assessing, analyzing, and interpreting customer usage data and being able to apply this to relevant value propositions with appropriate guidance
Positioning Westlaw value propositions to all segments, demonstrating a high level of knowledge and experience
Collaborating with team members and internal stakeholders to better leverage key legal research information
Creating highly targeted presentations in PowerPoint
Delivering presentations which anticipate customer needs both internally and externally
Performing qualitative assessment of genAI and LLM output
We are the leading source of intelligent information for the world's businesses and professionals, providing customers with competitive advantage. Intelligent information is a unique synthesis of human intelligence, industry expertise and innovative technology that provides decision-makers with the knowledge to act, enabling them to make better decisions faster. We deliver this must-have insight to the financial and risk, legal, tax and accounting, intellectual property and science and media markets, powered by the world's most trusted news organization.
About You:
JD degree required
Admission to a state bar strongly preferred
2+ years of legal experience
Mastery of legal research skills with experience using Westlaw
Demonstrated ability to understand the market for Westlaw
Strong ability to interpret, analyze, organize, and express complex legal material quickly and accurately
Demonstrated ability to effectively handle and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously in a very quickly changing environment
Strong experience in working very effectively in a team environment
Ability to work independently, consistently meet deadlines, and achieve individual objectives within larger team projects
Strong oral and written communication skills
Strong overall presentation skills
Strong computer skills including applications such as the Microsoft Office applications Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint
#LI-GK1
What's in it For You?
- Hybrid Work Model: We've adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
- Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.
- Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow's challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.
- Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
- Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.
- Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
- Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.
Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The base compensation range varies across locations.For any eligible US locations, unless otherwise noted, the base compensation range for this role is $70,000 - $130,000.This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance.Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual's knowledge, skills and experience with consideration given to internal equity. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive Total Reward program which also includes flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs.
About Us
Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.
We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.
As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug-free workplace.
We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. More information on requesting an accommodation here.
Learn more on how to protect yourself from fraudulent job postings here.
More information about Thomson Reuters can be found on thomsonreuters.com.