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Legal Affairs Reporter

Dow Jones Factiva
New York, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 4/3/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/2/2025
The Wall Street Journal is seeking a senior legal affairs reporter, based in Washington or New York.

Law is at the center of many of the nation’s most important stories. We are looking for someone with a demonstrated ability to bring these issues to life with deep reporting and authoritative analysis. The ideal candidate will have significant experience navigating the judiciary and building source relationships with lawyers, public-interest groups and government officials who are at the center of the action.

The position provides endless story opportunities for an ambitious reporter who is passionate about the law and comfortable in managing a broad beat. The successful candidate will have the skills to break news, find new angles on the biggest stories of the day and write long-form features. Our readers are hungry for legal journalism that goes beyond the daily drumbeat of court filings to explain what it all means.

You Will

— Deliver agenda-setting journalism.

— Conceptualize and deliver deeply reported enterprise stories.

— Work with colleagues around the country and the world in a 24-hour-a-day global newsroom.

You Have

— At least five years of reporting experience dominating a highly competitive beat.

— Considerable familiarity with complex legal topics and the ability to translate them for a general audience

— Deadline skills to report and write clearly under pressure.

— Proven ability to develop sources and write with authority.

— A track record of tackling ambitious projects and finding original approaches to coverage.

Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area: Dow Jones - News - WSJ

Job Category: Editorial/Journalism

Union Status

Union role

Pay Range: $100,000 - $130,000

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company.As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates.The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..

Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world’s top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron’s, MarketWatch and Financial News.

This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead. More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.

Req ID: 45880

Salary : $100,000 - $130,000

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