Legal Editor, MENA

The Legal Editor MENA

About the Role

Legal Editor

• at Thomson Reuters, you will:
• Source and monitor legal materials across the MENA region, with a focus on official gazettes, legislation, case law, and regulatory content.
• Evaluate and prioritise content using expert legal judgement to determine relevance and value for customers.
• Decide which materials require English translation, balancing importance, demand, and capacity.
• Analyse Arabic-language legal texts with precision and classify content in line with platform standards.
• Review and quality-check content (including translations) to ensure accuracy, consistency, and readiness for publication.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of regional legal developments to inform content decisions.
• Contribute to content improvement projects and identify gaps or opportunities in coverage.
• Support internal stakeholders and customers by responding to legal content queries.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, timely MENA content.

About You

Legal Editor

• , you will likely have:
• A degree from an accredited law school or equivalent relevant legal qualification essential.
• Native Arabic speaker with full professional fluency in English essential.
• Deep knowledge of Middle Eastern legal systems, with particular familiarity with Civil Law principles as applied across the MENA region.
• Understanding of the structure and publication of official legal materials (gazettes, court reporting, regulatory instruments) in one or more MENA jurisdictions.
• Exceptional legal reading and analytical skills in Arabic, with the ability to quickly assess the significance and relevance of complex legal documents.
• Sound editorial judgement and decisiveness able to make quality prioritisation decisions confidently and at pace.
• Meticulous attention to detail, with well-developed proofreading skills in both Arabic and English.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, pivot quickly to address high-priority updates, and maintain quality under pressure.
• Self-starter with the initiative to work independently and the discipline to meet publishing schedules without close supervision.
• Comfortable with digital research environments, content management systems, AI enhanced workflows, and online legal research tools.
• Please note that the closing date for applications is Monday 22nd June 2026.
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• What s in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model

• 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.