Combine your love of the law with a passion for editorial excellence as a Legal Editor with LexisNexis.
About the Company This is a great opportunity to work for LexisNexis, a global organisation that provides world-class content and leading-edge technology and software tools, allowing our customers to quickly find the answers they are searching for, and to advance the rule of law.
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 across Australia with the possibility of combined home/office-based arrangements 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). 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 a deadline-driven environment with high attention to detail. 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, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, 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: Discounted Health plan rate and Optical Assistance. Life assurance and income protection. Option to buy additional Annual Leave days. Employee Assistance Program. Flexible working arrangements. Benefits for you and your family. Access to learning and development resources. #J-18808-Ljbffr