Senior Reporter - UK Property & Construction

TL;DR

Senior Reporter (UK Property & Construction): Covering legal issues in UK property and construction markets, writing news analyses and features on court rulings, deal-making, and regulatory developments with an accent on building deep subject expertise and a reliable source network. Focus on breaking exclusive news, producing enterprise stories, and driving comprehensive industry coverage.

Location: Farringdon, London, UK (various flexible and remote working options available)

Company

hirify.global, a LexisNexis company, is an online newswire for business lawyers covering major litigation, transactions, and regulatory issues.

What you will do

• Build a deep network of sources and master the property and construction legal beat
• Report and write features, analysis pieces, and cover biggest news stories for the wire
• Break exclusive news and conduct interviews
• Drive hirify.global UK coverage of the industry

Requirements

• Reporting experience, preferably at a daily publication
• Experience covering civil courts or property and construction sectors strongly preferred
• Demonstrated reporting, writing, and organizational skills
• Exceptional news judgment and communication skills
• Ability to work independently in shaping a beat
• Ability to build sources and regularly write enterprise stories

Nice to have

• Experience covering legal or regulatory affairs
• Experience covering business news

Culture & Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance with option to buy additional days
• Health screening, eye care vouchers, private medical benefits, and wellbeing programs
• Competitive contributory pension scheme, life assurance
• Travel season ticket loan, electric vehicle scheme, optional dental insurance
• Maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave; employee assistance programme
• RECARES days for charity support, employee resource groups, learning resources, and discounts