Senior Correspondent

Butterworths Limited Company; Farringdon; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

MLex, a LexisNexis company, seeks an experienced journalist to cover financial regulation and UK regulatory trends. You will conduct research, interview sources, and break market-moving stories while offering forward-looking analysis for decision-makers.

The role requires a journalism degree, newsroom experience in financial services regulation, and fluency in English. You will collaborate with international teams in a fast-paced environment with flexible working hours.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field.
• Fluent command of English; ability in other European languages an advantage.
• Newsroom experience, ideally from covering financial services regulation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research and interviews, turn around urgent copy and write to deadline.
• Identify stories that appeal to the readership.
• Use expertise to write big-impact investigations and commentary pieces
• Support senior journalists and editors by researching news stories or preparing information for coverage
• Understand and explain complex regulatory or policy topics, exercise strong news judgement and ensure attention to detail

Skills

English fluency

Strong reporting

Collaborative

Education

Bachelor’s degree in journalism

Job description

About the role

Love reporting on financial regulation trends? Keen to dig deeper into regulatory risks? Have great writing skills? The core role is covering financial services legislation and regulation, with a focus on the UK. MLex seeks to get ahead of the procedural story through deep-dive analysis of current and emerging trends to anticipate where regulatory risks may lie. It’s a high-pressure beat in which there’s an expectation that you’ll break market-moving news while offering the forward-looking insight that helps inform decision-makers.

About our team

MLex, a LexisNexis company, is an innovative, global news organization providing exclusive market insight, analysis and commentary on regulatory risk. MLex’s coverage spans the world’s foremost regulators in North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America, offering reporting of regulatory threats and opportunities. MLex helps LexisNexis better serve the rapidly changing customer needs in the area of legal and regulatory news, insight and analysis. MLex operates out of various offices around the world including London, Brussels, Washington D.C., Hong Kong, San Francisco and Sao Paulo.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research and interviews, turn around urgent copy and write to deadline
• Identify stories that appeal to the readership.
• Use expertise to write big-impact investigations and commentary pieces
• Support senior journalists and editors by researching news stories or preparing information for coverage
• Understand and explain complex regulatory or policy topics, exercise strong news judgement and ensure attention to detail

Requirements

• Great reporting, media or publishing industry experience or knowledge
• Collaborative approach with the ability to work across international teams
• Commitment to producing high-quality, accurate reporting
• Bachelor’s degree in journalism or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Fluent command of English; ability in other European languages an advantage
• Newsroom experience, ideally from covering financial services regulation

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 Pattern

Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

About the Business

LexisNexis 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. We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form or please contact 1-855-833-5120. We are 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. USA Job Seekers: EEO Know Your Rights. LexisNexis Legal & Professional is a leading global provider of legal, regulatory and business information and analytics that help customers increase productivity, improve decision-making and outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. We help lawyers win cases, manage their work more efficiently, serve their clients better and grow their practices. We assist corporations in better understanding their markets and preventing bribery and corruption within their supply chains. We partner with leading global associations and customers to help collect evidence against war criminals and provide tools to combat human trafficking. We endeavour to advance the rule of law across the world. Our teams are combining unparalleled legal and business information with analytics and technology to advance what’s possible for the way our customers work and to advance what’s possible in the world by strengthening the rule of law.