Daniel Siegal Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York, United States

Helping build an expanded training department from the ground up, working to ensure both new hires and longtime reporters at Law360 are supported in their roles, and that editorial standards are being raised across the newsroom - by being hands on both in new hire onboarding, building professional development resources, and pinch hitting as an assigning editor when needed in the newsroom.

Trained new hires on litigation basics, reporting, news writing, and house style, taking all new hires - dozens each year - through a multi-week training course including both classroom style instruction and hands-on reporting exercises.

Los Angeles

I cover trials both in person and remotely via video streams, as well as writing features and analyses taking a deeper look at individual trials, or larger trends in the trial advocacy sector. I also maintain calendars that track upcoming trials and are used to coordinate trial coverage throughout the company.

Los Angeles

Covering the civil courts in the fine sunny city of Los Angeles for Law360 - the newswire for business lawyers - you can find me in motion hearings and trials at Stanley Mosk state courthouse, Spring Street and Roybal federal courthouses, the Second District state appellate and Ninth Circuit federal appellate courts, for the most part, where I'll be writing up the moves and machinations of major businesses, from covering the many wage-and-hour class actions employers face to intellectual… Show more Covering the civil courts in the fine sunny city of Los Angeles for Law360 - the newswire for business lawyers - you can find me in motion hearings and trials at Stanley Mosk state courthouse, Spring Street and Roybal federal courthouses, the Second District state appellate and Ninth Circuit federal appellate courts, for the most part, where I'll be writing up the moves and machinations of major businesses, from covering the many wage-and-hour class actions employers face to intellectual property and contract disputes between businesses. I write two stories a day, and keep track of all suits filed in L.A. Superior Court. Show less

Greater Los Angeles Area

I cover regional politics - state and county officials and our local representatives to Congress - as well as business for the Burbank Leader, Glendale News-Press and Pasadena Sun.

La Canada, Ca

Covering city hall and public safety, and writing human interest features in the charming city of La Cañada Flintridge for the L.A. Times-owned weekly newspaper, the La Cañada Valley Sun.As the only full-time reporter for the Valley Sun, I write 6+ stories a week, in addition to blogging any breaking news that happens in between print deadlines. Duties also include writing "Quick Hits" news briefs, the "Our Youth" local youth news page and the police blotter each week.I… Show more Covering city hall and public safety, and writing human interest features in the charming city of La Cañada Flintridge for the L.A. Times-owned weekly newspaper, the La Cañada Valley Sun.As the only full-time reporter for the Valley Sun, I write 6+ stories a week, in addition to blogging any breaking news that happens in between print deadlines. Duties also include writing "Quick Hits" news briefs, the "Our Youth" local youth news page and the police blotter each week.I also write feature Arts and Entertainment stories for the Sunday Marquee section which is included in the Valley Sun, Pasadena Sun, Glendale News Press and Burbank Leader. Show less

Los Angeles

Freelance contributor of articles about electronic music to RollingStone.com, including festival coverage and artist interviews.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Starting during my time as Associate Editor of Brand X I was able to provide event-focused writing for the L.A. Times Calendar's Nightlife Page and music writing for the L.A. Times Magazine on a freelance basis.

In year period increased Facebook fans by 200%, Facebook daily page views by 176%, and Twitter followers by 225%. Provided editorial content for LA Times World blogs, built multimedia galleries for LATimes.com, and integratedcustom Google Maps functionality with reporting on Pakistan and Afghanistan.In addition wrote Linking L.A. posts for L.A. NOW local news blog and designed content display models for LA Times Business.

Associate Editor of Brand X, a subsidiary of the Los Angeles Times. Brand X was a free weekly culture/lifestyle/nightlife focused tabloid format paper.As the Associate Editor, I wrote events picks, concert picks and concert listings every week. I edited freelance stories as well as content reverse-published from our blog and the LAT. I also wrote original feature and cover articles, and of course came up with feature ideas for other people to write. Assisted in everything from… Show more Associate Editor of Brand X, a subsidiary of the Los Angeles Times. Brand X was a free weekly culture/lifestyle/nightlife focused tabloid format paper.As the Associate Editor, I wrote events picks, concert picks and concert listings every week. I edited freelance stories as well as content reverse-published from our blog and the LAT. I also wrote original feature and cover articles, and of course came up with feature ideas for other people to write. Assisted in everything from proofing pages to website redesign. Show less

Found and reported on compelling local interests in the San Gabriel Valley; restaurants, theater arts, and musicians. Highlighted as a contributor to Hometown Pasadena having reached 100,000 page views in a month for interview with Tyler Meahl of rock band Holy Grail.

Provided exceptional on-set logistical support on numerous music video and commercial productions. By third shoot had received increase in pay to rate received by Production Assistants with 3+ years of experience.

Assembled and analyzed data for Peace Corps' 2008 Safety of the Volunteer report. Coordinated with Peace Corps' officers in over 100 countries to finalize implementation of new crime reporting

B.A, Political Science, International Relations

Political Science And Communications

coursework in full Spanish language immersion.