Senior Editor – SCOTUSblog Professional Subscription

SCOTUSblog is launching a daily, business-docket newsletter for appellate lawyers, corporate counsel and commercial litigators that includes circuit court decisions, relists, denials, en banc grants, notable dissents, and other procedural moves.

• Triage federal appellate opinions and orders; identify items withbusiness impact (e.g., securities, antitrust, L&E, IP, arbitration, class actions, bankruptcy)
• TrackSCOTUS activity (relists/denials),en banc developments, and emergingcircuit splits .
• Publish the newsletterby 11am ET, Mon-Fri (except federal holidays).
• Fact-check and cite-check to newsroom standards; handle corrections transparently.
• Help refine workflows (alerts, searches, templates, automation) that ensure full coverage daily.
• J.D. required; bar membership a plus.
• 1-4+ years in commercial litigation, appellate practice, or a federal judicial clerkship.
• Proven ability toread fast, synthesize accurately , and explain complex decisions clearly for non-specialists.
• Reliable, self-directed work in a remote setting and strong time management.
• Prior federal appellate clerkship.
• Depth in one or more: securities, antitrust, L&E, IP, class actions, arbitration, bankruptcy.
• Experience withPACER, CourtListener/RECAP, Westlaw/Lexis/Bloomberg Law , and a newsletter CMS (Substack/Beehiiv/Mailchimp).
• Employment type:Full-time/W-2 .
• Target pay:Less than your law firm, but more than you think .
• Location:Remote with overlap to meet the daily publishing window.
• This iseditorial content, not legal advice ; conflicts must be disclosed.