Legal Editor

About the Role

The Legal Editor is responsible for maintaining and improving the quality and currency of legal research content across a number of publications within an assigned portfolio.

This role will require you to become our subject matter expert on the publications within your portfolio by developing close working relationships with our authors, customers and internal stakeholders, including Sales and Marketing teams. You will have responsibility for the development and commercial success of your portfolio.

Your commercial acumen, legal qualifications, relationship management skills and ability to drive projects forward will see you stand out from the rest. Practical legal experience and an understanding of our customers’ research needs will be highly regarded.

This is a permanent full-time role open to applicants from South Australia, with primarily home-based arrangements available for the right candidate.

Responsibilities

Edit manuscript to ensure accuracy, currency, relevance and consistency with house style

Coordinate with external editorial support teams to ensure smooth and timely processing of updated content

Utilise project management skills to meet publishing schedule and implement agreed plans for enhancements within commercial parameters

Develop awareness of practice area developments, legislative reforms, case law and trends impacting your portfolio and collaborate with authors to translate these developments into enhancements for our customers

Build knowledge of key customer segments including personas, behaviours, usage and expectations in order to develop and maintain content in line with customer needs

Requirements

Law degree or demonstrated legal practice area knowledge is highly preferred (LLB, law clerk, legal researcher, paralegal etc)

Computer skills in Microsoft Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint

Prior editing or publishing experience would be advantageous

Superior reading and legal comprehension skills

Sound legal, language and grammatical ability

Proven problem-solving skills and the ability to build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships

Ability to work within deadline driven environment with high attention to detail

Every day at LexisNexis, you will work with highly creative minds to explore impossibilities, inspire innovation and lead the way 21st century legal content is produced, disseminated and utilised. You have the power to empower those in need and truly make a difference to the lives of people all around the world.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work / life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous Wellbeing initiatives, Paid Parental Leave, Volunteering Leave, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working for you

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer :

An excellent opportunity to work with one of the major providers in legal research and technology solutions

Share in our global mission and contribute every day to the advance of the rule of law around the world

Exciting and engaging long-term career path as an alternative to legal practice that remains engaged with the legal industry

Optical Assistance

Life assurance and income protection

Option to buy additional Annual Leave days

Employee Assistance Program

Referral Bonus

Flexible working arrangements

Benefits for you and your family

Access to learning and development resources

Retail discounts and cashback offers

Global discounts and free wellbeing & learning classes

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