Editor | LawAustralia

Position: Editor | Law360 Australia
Help Shape the Quality and Voice of Australia’s New Legal News Service Are you an experienced copy editor who thrives in a fast-paced newsroom and knows how to turn complex copy into clear, compelling journalism?

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360 Australia is looking for a Copy Editor with approximately 2 to 6 years’ professional experience to join its growing Australian newsroom. This is an exciting opportunity to work on breaking legal and business news while helping establish the editorial quality, style and reputation of a rapidly expanding publication.

You may have started your career as a journalist or reporter before moving into copy editing, or developed your editing expertise through another professional news or publishing environment. What matters most is your ability to edit accurately, exercise strong news judgement and provide constructive feedback to journalists.

About Law
360 Australia Law
360, a Lexis Nexis company, is a leading source of legal news and analysis, covering litigation, regulation, enforcement, policy and corporate developments across industries and jurisdictions.

Following its Australian launch, Law
360 Australia is building specialist coverage across Financial Services, Commercial Disputes and Corporate Practice. Its journalism is designed for lawyers, business leaders, regulators and other professionals who need timely, trusted reporting on the developments shaping Australia’s legal and commercial landscape.

This is your opportunity to join an ambitious Australian newsroom backed by the experience and resources of an established global legal journalism brand.

About the Role As an Editor, you will play an important role in maintaining the accuracy, clarity and professionalism of Law
360 Australia’s daily news coverage.

Working closely with reporters and editorial colleagues, you will edit and publish breaking news, analysis and features across complex legal, regulatory and business topics.

Your responsibilities will include:

Editing daily news stories for accuracy, clarity, structure and readability

Correcting factual, grammatical, spelling and stylistic errors

Writing accurate, engaging headlines for a professional audience

Ensuring articles meet Law
360’s editorial standards and house style

Applying sound news judgement and prioritising important breaking stories

Identifying and escalating potential legal, ethical or editorial risks

Providing clear, constructive feedback to reporters

Helping develop and maintain newsroom style guidance

Editing and publishing articles contributed by external legal experts

Liaising professionally with contributors and internal legal teams

Contributing to editorial planning and newsroom discussions

Collaborating with Law
360 colleagues locally and internationally

Exploring approved tools, including generative AI, while maintaining strong human editorial judgement

The position description identifies professional news-copy editing, headline writing, factual accuracy, editorial consistency and Australian media law as central to the role.

What We’re Looking For To be successful, you will bring:

Approximately 2 to 6 years’ professional copy-editing experience

Experience editing news copy in a deadline-driven environment

Strong grammar, spelling, writing and headline-writing skills

Excellent attention to detail and the ability to identify factual inconsistencies

Sound editorial and news judgement

The confidence to work independently and make editing decisions

Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing deadlinesA constructive approach to providing feedback to journalistsA relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent skills gained through experience

Previous experience as a journalist or reporter who has progressed into copy editing would be highly regarded.…