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About the Role

As Senior Reporter, you’ll play a lead role in reporting and analysing major developments in commercial litigation and regulation. You’ll break news, write feature stories, and produce investigative pieces that provide clarity and insight into Australia’s evolving legal and business landscape. You’ll work closely with the Law360 Managing Editor and colleagues around the world, building trusted sources within government, law, and industry while helping shape Law360’s editorial presence in Australia. This role suits an experienced journalist who thrives in fast-paced news environments, has excellent legal / corporate literacy, and enjoys crafting sharp, insightful stories for a professional audience.

Responsibilities

• Produce accurate, engaging, and timely news and feature stories focused on the legal sector.
• Break exclusive stories and contribute investigative pieces on litigation, regulation, and corporate matters.
• Monitor court activity, parliamentary developments, and regulatory trends across Australia.
• Build and maintain a strong network of sources, including lawyers, regulators, policymakers, and other legal experts.
• Collaborate with editors, designers, and other reporters to deliver high-quality multimedia journalism.
• Uphold Law360’s editorial standards of accuracy, balance, and integrity.
• Represent Law360 at press briefings, conferences, and public forums.
• Contribute to the culture of innovation in a growing newsroom, including exploring new storytelling formats and AI tools.

Requirements

• You are a curious and driven journalist with a passion for explaining complex issues clearly and accurately.
• You thrive on uncovering stories that matter — and you’re eager to be part of building something new.
• A tertiary qualification in journalism, media, communications, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of full-time reporting experience (business or legal reporting preferred).
• Proven ability to report, write, and edit under deadline pressure.
• Experience covering litigation, regulation, government, or courts.
• Strong research, analytical, and fact-checking skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with an ability to distil complex information.
• Demonstrated integrity, accuracy, and sound news judgment.
• Comfortable collaborating across global teams and managing multiple priorities.

Skills

• Legal literacy
• Corporate literacy
• Journalism
• Media
• Communications
• Reporting
• Writing
• Editing
• Research
• Analytical skills
• Fact-checking
• Verbal communication
• Written communication
• News judgment
• Collaboration
• AI tools

Location

• Sydney
• Melbourne

Work Type

• Onsite
• Full-time

Experience Level

• Senior
• At least 5 years of full-time reporting experience

Education Level

• Tertiary qualification in journalism, media, communications, or a related field

Benefits

• Appealing working prospect
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Paid Parental Leave
• Volunteering Leave
• Opportunity to be part of the launch of a new editorial bureau in Australia.
• Global newsroom collaboration with award-winning journalists.
• Optical Assistance
• Life assurance and income protection
• Option to buy additional Annual Leave days
• Employee Assistance Program
• Referral Bonus
• Flexible working arrangements
• Benefits for you and your family
• Access to learning and development resources
• Retail discounts and cashback offers
• Global discounts and free wellbeing & learning classes
• Electric Vehicle Novated Leasing

About the Company

• Law360®, a LexisNexis company, is a global leader in legal and business journalism — delivering breaking news, in-depth analysis, and insights across 70+ practice areas and jurisdictions.
• Reaching over 2.7 million readers daily, Law360 keeps legal professionals, regulators, and business leaders ahead of critical developments shaping their industries.
• As part of our continued global expansion, Law360 is launching its Australian bureau — a new team dedicated to high-impact coverage of the legal, regulatory, and financial sectors across the country.
• LexisNexis Legal & Professional® provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world.
• As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis® and Nexis® services.
• LexisNexis Legal & Professional is a leading global provider of legal, regulatory and business information and analytics that help customers increase productivity, improve decision-making and outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world.
• We help lawyers win cases, manage their work more efficiently, serve their clients better and grow their practices.
• We assist corporations in better understanding their markets and preventing bribery and corruption within their supply chains.
• We partner with leading global associations and customers to help collect evidence against war criminals and provide tools to combat human trafficking.
• We endeavour to advance the rule of law across the world.
• Our teams are combining unparalleled legal and business information with analytics and technology to advance what’s possible for the way our customers work and to advance what’s possible in the world by strengthening the rule of law.

Equal Opportunity

• We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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