AI-Driven Legal Editor & Content Specialist

RELX International; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 420,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

LexisNexis is seeking a Legal Editor to ensure accuracy and currency of legal content across analytical publications, legislation products, and digital databases. The role blends legal research, editorial expertise, and AI-assisted content development to deliver high-quality material on schedule.

You will collaborate with technology, product, commercial, and operations teams to enhance editorial processes and expand offerings, supporting the full lifecycle from research to publication.

Qualifications

• JD, LLB, or equivalent law degree.
• Strong legal research, analytical, and legal writing skills.
• Excellent editorial, proofreading, and attention to detail.
• Sound understanding of statutory interpretation, legislation, legal research, and legal publishing.
• Experience working with Microsoft Office applications and online legal research tools.
• Strong organisational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, review, edit, and maintain legal commentary, analytical content, legislation, and related legal publications.
• Analyse legislative changes and implement statutory updates across print and digital products.
• Draft and maintain editorial content including editor's notes, effective date notes, legislative histories, annotations, cross‑references, and explanatory materials.
• Monitor legal developments, case law, legislation, court rules, and regulatory changes to ensure assigned products remain current.
• Perform legal research to verify legal authorities, citations, statutory history, and editorial accuracy.
• Conduct proofreading review and quality assurance across all publishing platforms.
• Prepare original legal content, research material, and analytical commentary where required.

Skills

Legal research

Analytical thinking

Legal writing

Editing & proofreading

Statutory interpretation

MS Office

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Collaboration

Education

JD

LLB

Equivalent law degree

Tools

Legal databases

XML

AI-assisted tools

Job description

LexisNexis is seeking a Legal Editor to ensure accuracy and currency of legal content across analytical publications, legislation products, and digital databases. The role blends legal research, editorial expertise, and AI-assisted content development to deliver high-quality material on schedule.

You will collaborate with technology, product, commercial, and operations teams to enhance editorial processes and expand offerings, supporting the full lifecycle from research to publication.