Technical Editor

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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 informationbased analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. Our company has been a longtime 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, multimodel approach that prioritizes using the best model from today’s top model creators for each individual legal use case.

About the Role

As a Technical Editor, you will work within the UK team to deliver Halsbury’s Laws of England, a unique encyclopaedic publication providing the only narrative statement of all the laws of England and Wales. The role involves researching, writing and editing legal content accurately to create a clear narrative statement reflecting the relevant proposition of English law.

Responsibilities

• Writing and editing statements of the law for publication, following house style and ensuring all material included is accurate
• Conducting detailed legal research and closely monitoring legal developments
• Planning, organising and editing material for publication as discrete volumestitles, liaising with senior team members and others with regards to content and any other issues
• Liaising with external consultants and offshore production team to ensure deadlines are met
• Contributing to commercial developmentenhancement of the product as appropriate, generating ideas to improve functionality (online or offline) of content
• Helping to identify and drive cost savings and revenue enhancingprotecting opportunities across team and department
• Any other duties as reasonably requested

• Requirements

  • Have LLB or equivalent law degree essential
  • Have qualification inexperience of working with English law demonstrating a clear understanding of the way English and Welsh law develops (both the legislative process and common law)
  • Have excellent written English and strong editorial skills as well as the ability to understand, navigate and present complex legal material articulately and accurately
  • Have legal publishing experience andor legal practice experience along with experience of conducting independent legal research
  • Show strong interpersonal skills, a positive attitude, and professional manner for routine contact with geographically diverse authorsconsultants, colleagues, customers and vendors
  • Have good time management skills to meet rigid and frequent deadlines
  • Be technical proficient including mastery of MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel), familiarity with XMLHTML content management systems, and an interest in learning new systemstechnologies
  • Required to come into the office once in a while when requested

  • Work in a way that works for you

    We promote a healthy worklife 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 longterm 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:
    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 decisionmaking, 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.

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