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Legal Editor - Denmark
Caselex - 24 September 2009
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Job Category: Legal Job Experience: Up to 1 year Expiration date: 23 October 2009 |
Contact Name: Patricia Ypma Contact Email: Apply now Contact Phone: 0044 78723791984 |
Job Description
• Looking for a challenging job that links in with your research activities?
• Longing to leverage your legal and analytical skills?
• Interested in connecting to the next generation legal information service?
• Interested to be connected to leading law firms within the EU?
• Seeking to make some money on the side?
• And to do so from your home computer at times most convenient to you?
What is Caselex?
Caselex (www.caselex.com) is a unique premium online service for important national case law linked to EU law. Caselex aggregates and adds value to national case law of all EU and EFTA States, summarizing important cases and translating those summaries into English. This allows case law to travel freely across Europe. Through Caselex, a French lawyer will be able to benefit from a decision of a judge in Athens.
What is Caselex looking for?
At present, Caselex has a network of around 100 national legal editors (country correspondents). As Caselex is extending its content scope, taking on board new areas of law, Caselex is now seeking to reinforce this network with new legal editors and hopes to find the best of the breed!
What do I need to do?
The tasks to be carried out are:
• Identifying and selecting relevant national case law (of your home country).
• Authoring of headnotes, summaries and metadata based on the Caselex editorial guidelines (headnotes and summaries are typically around 1 A4 page in total).
What are the capabilities needed?
Any applicant should meet the following requirements:
• PHD level or good Master level with good understanding of your national law and its links with European law.
• Fluent writing skills in English, mastering English legal terminology.
• Above all, a timely, committed and dedicated working attitude.
What do I get in return?
Candidates will be offered:
• A fixed freelance remuneration of 50 euros per case.
• A free personal licence to use Caselex.
• A great opportunity to work in a multinational legal network addressing the application of EU law.
• Direct links with leading law firms within your and other EU countries (which are collaborating with Caselex).
• Visibility as the Caselex expert in your area(s) of law within your country.
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