Legal Content Commissioning Editor (Flexible Hours)

LexisNexis Legal & Professional group; East Devon; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, a RELX group, is seeking an Assistant Commissioning Editor to join LexisPSL. You will support commissioning high-quality legal content by working with leading practitioners and internal stakeholders, delivering practical guidance to legal professionals.

This role offers exposure to publishing, legal content, and project management, with flexible working patterns and opportunities to develop editorial and commercial skills.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and research skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication to articulate the benefits of writing for LexisNexis.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage workload effectively.
• Strong commercial awareness and an understanding of translating customer needs into commercially viable content.
• Ability to plan and deliver content on time and achieve agreed financial budgets and targets.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to edit short commentary pieces for house style.
• Ability to build credibility and positive working relationships with leading legal professionals.
• Self-motivated, collaborative, adaptable, and able to manage multiple priorities effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end to end commissioning process from request for content through to publication.
• Conduct comprehensive research to find appropriate authors according to practice area and relevant topics.
• Commission leading authors as identified during the research phase and recommended by the LexisNexis teams.
• Work within specified timelines, deadlines and budgets.
• Negotiate contractual terms across all commissioning work undertaken.
• Build and maintain excellent relationships with LexisNexis teams and external authors.
• Continually identify opportunities to improve commissioning processes and increase efficiency.
• Report on usage trends and progress using data analytics and reporting tools.

Skills

Analytical skills

Research skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Organisation skills

Commercial awareness

Budget management

Attention to detail

Relationship building

Multi-priority management

Job description

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, a RELX group, is seeking an Assistant Commissioning Editor to join LexisPSL. You will support commissioning high-quality legal content by working with leading practitioners and internal stakeholders, delivering practical guidance to legal professionals.

This role offers exposure to publishing, legal content, and project management, with flexible working patterns and opportunities to develop editorial and commercial skills.