About Lexis Nexis Practical Guidance team Lexis Nexis Practical Guidance is an online solution offering practically focused content that lawyers need to conduct a matter.
Guidance, practice tips, legislation, cases, checklists, tools, precedents and news are all in one place and in the context of a lawyer's workflow.
About the Role We are seeking a driven and enthusiastic paralegal to provide legal research, project and administrative support to our team of legal writers.
We have a large team of legal writers who are responsible for developing premium content, including guidance notes, precedents and current awareness, for our 24 practice area modules.
The legal writers are continually adding new content and reviewing and updating our existing content to ensure that it is accurate, current and tailored to the needs of our subscribers, and we are looking for a paralegal to support them.
Responsibilities: Monitoring practice area developments and legal research Drafting news alerts Content review Maintaining marketing and training materials Liaising with external authors Guidelines, training, peer review and expected outcomes for each piece of work will be provided.
However, paralegals will need to work independently to achieve these outcomes.
Location and nature of role We are looking for time commitment of approx.
3 days (21 hours) per week.
Preference will be given to candidates who are able to work from our Melbourne or Sydney office, to maximise training and collaboration.
Requirements: Law graduate preferred; law student (fourth/fifth year) considered Practical experience in a legal / legal services institution essential Experience or interest in commercial practice areas desirable Exposure to Lexis Nexis products preferred Legal research Understanding of Australian legislative process Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively Ability to complete work to a high standard and to schedule Ability to follow processes and instructions accurately and thoroughly Ability to prioritise Work in a way that works for you We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization, with various flexible and remote working options available to employees.
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 About the Business Lexis Nexis is a data and analytics company with 10,500 colleagues serving customers in more than 150 countries.
We're one of the largest information and analytics companies on the planet.
We design solutions that help our customers increase productivity, improve decision-making and outcomes, and be more successful.
To learn more about opportunities with Lexis Nexis or RELX Global, join us here: We are looking to fill this role as soon as possible – apply now to be considered.
Thank you for your interest.
Lexis Nexis, a division of RELX, is an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process.
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