News Reporter GIR 2025

We are looking for a News Reporter to join Global Investigations Review (GIR) in our London or Manchester office.

GIR is a world-leading news source for cross-border government investigations and internal investigations, covering corruption, fraud, sanctions and other white-collar crime, with subscribers in government, the legal industry and the wider business community on six continents. GIR has journalists in London, Washington, DC, and New York.

The role

GIR’s UK journalists contribute to two regular news emails: a daily briefing covering general news and analysis on international corporate investigations, and a weekly specialized briefing covering international sanctions investigations and enforcement. Getting scoops and exclusives ahead of mainstream publications is a priority for the editors, and our narrow focus on corporate crime cases allows us to dig deeper into those stories. The successful candidate will be expected to spend significant amounts of time reporting from various courtrooms, gathering information from court documents, legal filings and hearings.

We regularly cover activity by and developments at relevant US and UK agencies, such as the Department of Justice and the US Treasury Department, the UK’s Serious Fraud Office, and the Financial Conduct Authority, as well as those further afield – including white-collar prosecutors in Switzerland, France, and Brazil. If you are passionate about rigorous journalism and exceptional storytelling, and can thrive in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Our hybrid working policy sees reporters generally working in the office or out on assignment three days a week.

This is a unique opportunity to develop as a journalist in the UK capital; to build a strong network of sources in the legal community across the globe; and to produce original news, features and analysis.

Why LBR

An amazing market position, enviable growth, collaboration and wonderful people are just some of the reasons to further your career with Law Business Research. Our culture is shaped by our core values that promote equality, agility, and respect in everything we do.

Law Business Research has been selected as a winner for the 2024 Inspiring Workplaces Awards. We’re proud of our inclusive and inspiring culture here at LBR and we remain committed to creating a positive workplace for all our employees

We are happy to share that we have partnered with Business Disability Forum to help us on our journey to becoming a more inclusive employer and achieving Level 2 Disability Confident Accreditation.

We also take our place in this world of ours very seriously and engage in a wide variety of charitable and community based initiatives. We work extensively with Swawou School in Sierra Leone, which we established to provide education for 120 girls, and on an ongoing basis we underwrite the school’s costs.

‘We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to ensuring that all candidates are given the same opportunity to succeed regardless of their sex, gender identity/expression or reassignment, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age or disability.’

Key responsibilities

• Covering enforcement agencies, court cases, conferences, law firms and political developments that shape the white-collar crime policy and enforcement landscape
• Building a network in the UK and global legal white-collar crime community.
• Pitching and writing regular news stories as well as engaging features relevant to the publication
• You would also be expected to take on a range of tasks in the newsroom, from high-profile cover stories to nuts-and-bolts fact-gathering and research for data-led projects and regular surveys.

Skills, knowledge and expertise

• Degree in Journalism, Communications or Law, or equivalent work experience
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to find sharp angles in stories
• Self-starter, confident in covering this critical and growing area of law and business
• Team-oriented and collaborative outlook in newsrooms
• Fluency in a second language would be an advantage

Benefits

Our people are our most valuable asset, as such, we offer a wide range of benefits to help ensure that all are supported:

Start of employment

• Eye care
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A day off for your birthday

After 3 months employment

• Pension (4% employer contribution and 4% employee contribution)

After 4 months employment

• Life assurance

After probation

• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• £350 annual wellbeing allowance to contribute to gym memberships or fitness classes
• Puregym access
• Perks at work platform access

After 1 year service

• Private healthcare

Additional perks

• Company socials
• Access to Employee Affinity Networks
• Mentoring scheme
• Volunteering Day
• Mortgage Advice
• Work from anywhere (2 weeks)
• Generous parental leave

We are committed to making our organisation an inclusive, respectful & engaging place to work with a culture shaped by our core values that promote equality, collaboration & respect in everything we do. We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident Scheme, meaning we are committed to being inclusive and accessible, which starts with our application and recruitment process. If you do require any reasonable adjustments to be made, please let us know as part of our application page.