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Legal Writer/Editor

Palmer Legal Staffing -
Washington, DC

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Job Details

Part-time | Full-time
$40 an hour

Qualifications

Law
Doctor of Law (JD)
Bachelor's degree
Legal research
Technical writing experience
Editing

Full Job Description

Legal Editor

The contractor will serve as a Legal Editor in a full-time or part-time role based in Washington, DC. The primary responsibility is to edit and format draft agency orders and decisions, ensuring all work is grammatically accurate and compliant with agency style guides, historical writing practices, and The Bluebook standards.

Status: Contract position 3-6 months, possibly longer.

Full-time or part-time position in the office (minimum six working hours per day, five days per week during core hours). No overtime available

Salary: $40/hour

**LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY**

Duties and Responsibilities

Style and Format Adherence: Correct faulty syntax and poor word choices, and ensure adherence to formal grammar, spelling, and punctuation rules. Apply style guides and formatting standards. Verify the format of legal citations and other legal references in accordance with The Bluebook.

Legal Database and Administrative Tasks: Review draft decisions for accuracy and completeness using Westlaw (or other legal research platforms), pleadings, and administrative record materials.

Collaboration: Work directly with the legal department, other staff members, and judges.

Other Duties as Assigned: Assist the legal department, other staff members, and judges with special projects as needed.

Qualifications and Skills

Experience: A minimum of 3–5 years of experience in professional/technical writing and/or editing. Preference is given to those with experience editing documents in an administrative, media, or legal setting where work product is published and editing precision is required. Attention to detail is essential.

Education: A Bachelor's degree is required; Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Laws (L.L.M.), or other relevant postgraduate degree or certification (paralegal or editor) is preferred.

Technical Proficiencies:

Experience with or demonstrated ability to learn how to use The Bluebook and/or other legal citation manuals.

Experience with or demonstrated ability to learn how to use legal research databases such as Westlaw.

Experience with or demonstrated ability to learn and efficiently use WordPerfect

How To Apply: Please respond with your resume for consideration. We welcome all candidates that meet the REQUIRED qualifications with recent relevant experience.

Palmer Staffing Services is an equal opportunity employer.

About Us: Palmer is an award-winning staffing agency offering direct hire, temp-to-hire, and temporary placements for administrative, management, executive, legal and more. We represent more than 500 of the finest law firms and legal departments in the D.C. area.

Palmer Google Reviews = 4.7 stars, visit online to see what other Palmer candidates have to say about us. You are more than just a “number”!

Visit www.plsdc.com and view our job board, contact a recruiter, link to our Facebook and LinkedIn pages.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $40.00 per hour

Work Location: In person

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