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About the job
This job is with LexisNexis Legal & Professional®, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.
Do you enjoy creating engaging legal content for publication?
Join us in shaping a more just world.
About The Team
LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. Our company has been a long-time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market to improve productivity and transform the overall business and practice of law, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi-model approach that prioritizes using the best model from today’s top model creators for each individual legal use case.
About The Role
As an Editor you will primarily write headnotes for UK Law Report titles. You will be ensuring their accuracy, quality and timeliness, whilst collaborating
and coordinating with other team members to meet publishing schedules.
Responsibilities
Writing accurate headnotes for publication across the UK Law Reports portfolio, to requisite quality, house style, within agreed target
Proofreading judgments to ensure accuracy and compliance with house style
Flagging concerns around anonymization, reporting restrictions and any other matter that may impact the reportability of a judgment
Working collaboratively with the UK Editorial team to meet scheduling needs. Continue to meet editorial, stylistic and functional standards required by customers. Edit and style material in the relevant format, using templates where relevant.
Attending training sessions as required, taking onboard feedback for improvement and performing other duties as reasonably requested
Flagging risks to publishing schedules and respond effectively in a timely, professional manner, to queries from the UK Editorial team
Assisting in project work as appropriate to support new business initiatives, mentoring and supervision of less experienced staff where required
Requirements
Solid experience in editorial/legal publishing or case summarization and showing interest in the law
Excellent verbal, editing skills and written English, the ability to understand, navigate and present complex legal materials
Good interpersonal skills, positive attitude and professionalism
Ability to manage own workload to meet targets
Working knowledge of MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel), SharePoint and an interest in learning new systems/technologies such as AI.
Able to adapt to working practices in response to changing business demands
Able to work independently and determine appropriate methodology to work toward a defined goal, asking for direction/assistance as necessary
Working for You
Benefits
We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
Medical Aid
Retirement Plan inclusive of Risk Benefits (Disability, Critical Illness, Life Cover & Funeral Cover)
Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy
Study Leave
About The Business
LexisNexis Legal & Professional® provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis® and Nexis® services.
We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits. Click here to access benefits specific to your location.
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myGwork is the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Our mission is to make the workplace more inclusive for all by providing individual users and partner organizations access to a wide eco-system of services, including job opportunities, training, mentoring, employer branding, and free community events. Joining the platform is free for individual members, which supports myGwork’s goal of ensuring that the platform's benefits are as accessible and as far-reaching as possible. Corporate members get a tailored service, with carefully curated product packages to help them achieve all their DE&I goals. myGwork organizes two annual events, WorkFair – the largest virtual global career fair for the LGBTQ+ professionals, graduates and students, and WorkPride – a week-long global conference for the LGBTQ+ business community and allies during Pride Month. The company also recently launched the myGwork Academy, delivering practical and relevant LGBTQ+ training education to help create inclusive workplaces for all.