Regional Reporter

Role Overview

• Join us for a bright future…Discover where your talent fits best at ALM!
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• We foster an environment of trust and teamwork and believe that employee empowerment drives our progress and success as a business.
• We insist on quality and continuous improvement in all that we do.
• We have a winning attitude and seek to celebrate all of our successes … big and small.
• The Role
• We are seeking an ambitious, enterprising reporter to build and own coverage of the Chicago legal community.
• This reporter will cover the lawyers, law firms, judges, and cases that shape the business and practice of law in one of the country’s most important legal markets.
• This is a beat-building role from the ground up.
• The right candidate will be comfortable cultivating sources, working the phones, showing up in person, and becoming a familiar—and trusted—presence within the Chicago legal ecosystem.

Requirements

• A strong reporter’s instinct for what matters—and what’s next—in the legal industry.
• The confidence and curiosity to build a beat from scratch, identifying stories before they’re obvious.
• Willingness to meet people face to face, attend hearings, firm events, bar association meetings, and industry gatherings.
• Comfort working the phones, developing sources, and maintaining regular contact with attorneys, judges, and court officials.
• The ability to translate complex legal issues into clear, compelling journalism for a professional audience.
• Sharp news judgment, strong writing skills, and a commitment to accuracy and fairness.
• The initiative to generate story ideas independently and pursue them aggressively.
• Preferred Background
• Experience covering law, courts, business, or a similarly complex beat.
• Familiarity with the Chicago or Illinois legal market is a plus, but not required.
• A track record of source-driven reporting and enterprise stories.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced newsroom environment with high standards.

Benefits

• Pension
• Wellbeing Allowance of $500/annum
• Private medical cover
• Annual leave and an extra day off to celebrate your birthday