Legal Editor I

Reed Elsevier Shared Services (Philippines) Inc Company; Iloilo; On-site; PHP 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Country-specific benefits

Job summary

Reed Elsevier Shared Services (Philippines) Inc Company in Iloilo seeks a Shepards Editor responsible for accurately interpreting history and treatment relationships between citing and cited legal references, and applying guidelines to reflect those relationships in edited documents.

The role requires identifying case information, performing SUBLA analysis, resolving duplicate opinions, and maintaining high-quality online products.

Qualifications

• Must possess a Juris Doctor degree.
• Strong commitment to performance and team success.
• Sound level of computer literacy - Knowledgeable of Microsoft Office programs especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Excel.
• Average reading, legal comprehension, analytical, quantitative, and deductive reasoning skills.
• Possesses excellent analysis and research skills.
• Demonstrate ability in the application of expert information to practical publishing environment.
• Superior reading, legal comprehension, and proofreading skills.
• Legal practice and/or legal industry experience.
• Must be committed to complete process training and certification.
• Ability to follow and apply a prescribed writing style.
• Team player with openness to feedback and learning.
• Ability to quickly learn and apply enterprise AI tools and technologies to support technical workflows and business objectives

Responsibilities

• Interpret history and treatment relationships by identifying the citing document and editing only documents in scope for analysis.
• Make history connections and apply treatment to cited cases.
• Identify and verify case information (names, dates, etc.) and perform SUBLA analysis.
• Resolve duplicate case situations and combined opinions.
• Communicate need to clarify Letter Editing Guidelines.
• Balance personal achievement with team goals and adapt to trainings and shifts.
• Maintain customer-centric mindset and report/resolution of errors in online products.

Skills

Legal research

Proofreading

MS Word/PowerPoint/Excel

Team player

AI tools adoption

Education

Juris Doctor degree

Job description

Job Summary

A Shepards Editor is responsible in accurately interpreting history and treatment relationships between citing and cited legal references and to apply letters and phrases that accurately reflect those relationships. The editor must be able to accurately interpret history and treatment relationships by 1) identifying the nature of the citing document and edit only those documents that are in scope for analysis; 2) make history connections; 3) apply treatment to the cited cases within the document being edited; 4) communicate the need to clarify Letter Editing Guidelines. The editor must also identify and verify case information when necessary (i.e. case names, decision/filing dates etc.) and follow established case correction if needed. The editor must perform SUBLA (subsequent legal analysis). The editor must resolve duplicate case situations and/or combined opinions. The editor shall possess an intermediate knowledge of US laws and courts system, and/or a strong desire and commitment to gain knowledge of US laws and courts system. He/she must be highly productive, a self-starter but also a consistent team-player with strong collaboration skills and willingness to balance personal achievement with team goals. The editor must be highly motivated, possess excellent communication skills via email, video call and chat. The editor must be flexible and should be willing to adapt/adjust to any changes whether as to future trainings, shift schedules and deliverables. The editor is expected to have a customer-centric mindset and ensure quality of online products by reporting errors and assisting in the resolution of such errors.

Accountabilities

• The editor must be able to accurately interpret history and treatment relationships by 1) identifying the nature of the citing document and edit only those documents that are in scope for analysis; 2) make history connections; 3) apply treatment to the cited cases within the document being edited; 4) communicate the need to clarify Letter Editing Guidelines.

The editor must also identify and verify case information when necessary (i.e. case names, decision/filing dates etc.) and follow established case correction if needed. The editor must perform SUBLA (subsequent legal analysis). The editor must resolve duplicate case situations and/or combined opinions. The editor shall possess an intermediate knowledge of US laws and courts system, and/or a strong desire and commitment to gain knowledge of US laws and courts system. He/she must be highly productive, a self-starter but also a consistent team-player with strong collaboration skills and willingness to balance personal achievement with team goals. The editor must be highly motivated, possess excellent communication skills via email, video call and chat. The editor must be flexible and should be willing to adapt/adjust to any changes whether as to future trainings, shift schedules and deliverables. The editor is expected to have a customer-centric mindset and ensure quality of online products by reporting errors and assisting in the resolution of such errors.

Qualifications

• Must possess a Juris Doctor degree
• Strong commitment to performance and team success
• Sound level of computer literacy - Knowledgeable of Microsoft Office programs especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Excel Average reading, legal comprehension, analytical, quantitative, and deductive reasoning skills
• Possesses excellent analysis and research skills
• Demonstrate ability in the application of expert information to practical publishing environment
• Superior reading, legal comprehension, and proofreading skills
• Legal practice and/or legal industry experience
• Must be committed to complete process training and certification
• Ability to follow and apply a prescribed writing style.
• Team player with openness to feedback and learning.
• Ability to quickly learn and apply enterprise AI tools and technologies to support technical workflows and business objectives

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. 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. RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers, enabling them to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive. Our purpose is to benefit society by developing products that help researchers advance scientific knowledge; doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients; lawyers promote the rule of law and achieve justice and fair results for their clients; businesses and governments prevent fraud; consumers access financial services and get fair prices on insurance; and customers learn about markets and complete transactions. Our purpose guides our actions beyond the products that we develop. It defines us as a company. Every day across RELX our employees are inspired to undertake initiatives that make unique contributions to society and the communities in which we operate.