Antitrust - Executive Editor, Antitrust Law Section Magazine - Print And Digital

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Job Summary/General Purpose of Job

• Responsible for the overall organization, development, editing, publishing, and management of the Antitrust Law Section Magazine (including Print and Digital editions), primary membership benefits for the Section.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities (listed in order of importance and/or time spent)

• Provides the principal development, review, and editing of article submissions, drafts, and final articles, including substantive antitrust and consumer protection and data privacy legal content, and manages, directs, and oversees the two Antitrust Law Section periodicals, the Antitrust magazine (print) and The Antitrust Source (digital), from conception to publication.
• Oversees, manages, and directs the Antitrust magazine and The Antitrust Source Editorial Boards totaling 40 volunteer Antitrust Lawyers, economists, and professors and over 80 substance-heavy articles per year. Coordinates with Chair-Elect on Editorial Board appointments and composition of the boards. Functions as the subject matter legal expert on periodicals-related matters, consulting with the Editorial Boards and Committees of the Section, as needed.
• Works with the Editorial Boards and authors to plan three (3) issues of the Antitrust magazine (print) and six (6) issues of The Antitrust Source (digital) per year, reviews unsolicited submissions (over 25 per year of varying substance and length), and edits and prepares articles (totaling over 80 articles per year; and 500 pages of print) for publication. Plans, initiates, and leads full editorial board and smaller group meetings, leads the long-term planning process for the publications, initiates, and reviews policies, and guides the peer review process, in conjunction with the volunteer Editorial Board Chairs.
• Reviews and edits manuscripts, articles, ad copy, cover, and page proofs, and works directly with the design and printing vendors on the preparation of proofs and layouts, shepherding the periodicals through production and into print.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Required Education, Qualifications, Experience

• Only include job eligibility requirements. If "equivalent experience" may apply in lieu of education or qualifications it must be described to include the years and type of experience that may satisfy the education or qualifications equivalency.
• Possession of a JD from an ABA-accredited law school, with at least one law school course in antitrust, and a working knowledge of at least basic economics.
• Lawyer or law professor with at least eight years of practice, including with an emphasis on antitrust (both domestic and international), and significant legal writing experience and law review or journal experience.

Preferred Education, Qualifications, Experience

• Previous publishing experience in writing and/or editing specialized legal books, periodicals, or journals, with a significant emphasis on antitrust. Law firm and/or government practice and experience working with volunteer groups desirable.

Physical Requirements

• Typical office work environment

Extent of Travel Required in the Job

• Attendance at Antitrust Law Section Council Meetings and Editorial Board Meetings up to four times per year.

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Other details

• Pay Type Salary
• Min Hiring Rate $89,280.00
• Max Hiring Rate $109,740.00
• Telecommute % 100

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