Legal Associate Intern (Legal Editorial Operations - Cases) - Eagan, MN

Company:	Thomson Reuters Company Profile \| Current Opportunities (97)
Job Location(s):	Eagan
Employment Term:	Regular
Employment Type	Full Time
Start Date:	As soon as possible
Starting Salary Range:	Not Provided
Required Education:	Associate Degree
Required Experience:	Open
Related Categories:	Legal - Paralegal and Support Staff, College and Internships

Position Description

Legal Associate Intern (Legal Editorial Operations - Cases) - Eagan, MN-LEG00000524

Description

Thomson Reuters is 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. Through its more than 50,000 people across 93 countries, Thomson Reuters delivers this must-have insight to the financial, legal, tax and accounting, scientific, healthcare and media markets, and is powered by the world's most trusted news organization. More information about Thomson Reuters and its financial performance can be found on www.ThomsonReuters.com <http://www.thomsonreuters.com/>

West, a Thomson Reuters business, is currently seeking motivated and energetic law students for work on projects within the Legal Editorial Operations department. Legal Editorial Operations delivers content from Statutes, Caselaw, Secondary Analytical Law and Legal Textbooks to a wide variety of platforms.

Under the supervision of a project lead, associates will review and analyze court cases and trial court documents, including pleadings, motions, expert testimony and orders. Analysis will vary but will include such editorial activities as in-depth legal analysis and review of court treatment, and review and selection of documents according to pre-established standards. Other activities may include classification of documents by document type, case type, and witness area of expertise.

Includes online read/review of trial court documents and input of analysis within West editorial systems.
Completion of analysis to be done according to established quality and productivity standards.

Qualifications

Education:

4 year college degree with current L1 or L2 law school enrollment.

Knowledge and Skills:

Strong analytical skills.
Attention to detail.
Ability to make decisions quickly.
Fast learner.
Ability to meet deadlines in a dynamic and fast paced environment.
Experience using Westlaw.

Schedules:

A minimum of 15 hours per week with flexible work hours available during the school year.
40 hours per week available during summer.

Thomson Reuters employees take pride in providing our customers around the world with information that is timely, accurate, unbiased and trusted. We have a profound respect for the professions and customers we serve and define our success in terms of their success. Our work environment is dynamic, innovative and entrepreneurial. We have a result-oriented culture that demands excellence, agility, and the desire to move quickly and precisely to seize opportunities. Our environment is both challenging and supportive - we give employees the opportunity to develop their skills and do their best work.

Thomson Reuters values diversity of culture and thought and seeks talented, qualified employees in all its operations around the world regardless of race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other protected classification under country or local law.

Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the H-1B visa cap has been met for the fiscal year 2010 (October 1, 2009-September 30, 2010.)

Job Legal

Primary Location US-MN-Eagan

Organization Legal Editorial Operations

Schedule Part-time

Education Level Bachelor's Degree (16 years)

Job Type Internship

Shift Day Job

Travel No