It's a big deal. Our Bloomberg News legal team breaks news and provides insights into the most important civil and criminal legal cases around the world, with emphasis on the US and Europe. We cover criminal and regulatory investigations of individuals, companies and industry-wide practices ranging from insider trading and benchmark rigging on Wall Street to Volkswagen's emissions-test cheating while also covering the ensuing trials.

You have a strong story-telling sensibility, a nose for where the surprise is and an ability to dig deep for scoops, whether from documents or people. You have an inquiring mind willing to ask questions and a willingness to work selflessly across teams. You enjoy translating complicated legal concepts and jargon into plain English. You possess a solid instinct for what's the appropriate tone for a story ( legal stories come in all shapes and sizes, from the utterly insane to the gravely serious) and have the mental agility to shift from one to the next. You're the perfect person to be a reporter on our legal reporting team!

How we work:

• Bloomberg is a unique environment where you'll have lots of support on your stories. This means that keeping people in the loop is required, sharing ideas and information is encouraged and joint bylines are common.

We'll trust you to:

• Understand courts and legal procedure and terminology (don't worry, we can teach you!)
• Know how to handle complicated stories using precise language
• Have awareness of the major news stories on Wall Street, at companies, and in government and how they interact - or may interact - with the legal world
• Generate and shape story ideas with a strong story-telling ability
• Contribute to a range of platforms, including the web, Bloomberg Terminal, Bloomberg TV and Bloomberg BusinessWeek

You'll need to have:

• A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• A minimum of three years reporting experience in business or financial journalism
• The ability to work in a real-time news environment as well as on feature/investigative stories
• Keen eye for detail and nuance
• Ability to write quickly and concisely under deadline pressure
• Knowledge of business, economics and finance

If this sounds like you:

• Apply! If we think you are a good match, we'll get in touch with you to let you know the next steps.