Senior Editor

Overview

Are you looking for an exciting legal research-focused editorial role in legal publishing? Would you enjoy analysing case law from different jurisdictions?

Lexis Nexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,300 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers.

As Senior Editor, you will be part of the UK team delivering the Digest:
Annotated British, Commonwealth and European Cases.

• Conduct substantive legal research and analysis of case law across UK, Commonwealth and European jurisdictions to inform and verify published content
• Plan, organise and edit material for publication as discrete volumes; liaise with senior team members and others regarding content and any other issues
• Review collated content and copyedit and styling it prior to publication, ensuring all content is of required quality
• Produce and check annual consolidated indexes and tables of cases material and support preparation of the annual cumulative supplement
• Prepare content for print publication
• Ensure all editing follows house style and all material is accurate by conducting legal research/monitoring legal developments
• Flag risks to publishing schedule and mitigate risks where possible
• Collaborate closely with offshore production team, vendors/freelancers and manage day-to-day operational problems

• Experience in legal publishing and/or legal practice
• Understanding of how English law develops (legislative process and common law) and ability to conduct independent legal research
• Editorial skills and excellent written English; ability to understand, navigate and present complex legal material articulately and accurately
• Interpersonal skills, a positive attitude, and professional manner for routine contact with geographically diverse colleagues, customers and vendors
• Excellent time management skills to meet rigid and frequent deadlines
• Technically proficient in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel), SharePoint; willing to learn new systems/technologies

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

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

Lexis Nexis 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.  to access benefits specific to your location.