Legal Editor I

RELX; Isabela; On-site; PHP 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Country specific benefits

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Relx Plc's CaseBase REPH Team is seeking a detail‑driven editor to create annotations, digests, and abstracts for cases and journal articles, and to select material for publication across the CaseBase platforms, Legal Express (LE) and Australian Current Law Reporter (ACL). You will ensure accuracy and consistency with editorial standards and timelines.

The ideal candidate holds a Juris Doctor, demonstrates strong legal research, analytical and proofreading skills, and can adapt to publishing

Qualifications

• JD required and strong reading, legal comprehension and proofreading skills.
• Excellent analysis and research skills with ability to apply expert information to publishing.
• Must be committed to complete process training and certification.

Responsibilities

• Create annotations for cases and journal articles across subject areas and jurisdictions.
• Create digests for cases and journal articles for LE and ACL.
• Create abstracts for LE cases for CaseBase platforms and LE.
• Proofread content to ensure accuracy and house style adherence.
• Select cases for inclusion in LE and maintain quality.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Legal research

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Education

Juris Doctor degree

Tools

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

MS Excel

Job description

Job Description:

CaseBase REPH Team is responsible for delivering accurate and timely legal content for the CaseBase portfolio by creating annotations, digests, and abstracts for cases and journal articles, selecting cases for publication, and proofreading content to ensure quality and compliance with editorial standards across Legal Express (LE), Australian Current Law Reporter (ACL), and related CaseBase platforms.

Accountabilities:

The CaseBase REPH Team is responsible for ensuring the timely delivery of accurate content to publications within the CaseBase portfolio.

• Creating annotations for cases and journal articles covering a variety of subject areas and jurisdictions, to be published in the CaseBase platforms, Legal Express (LE) and Australian Current Law Reporter (ACL);
• Creating digests for cases and journal articles covering a variety of subject areas and jurisdictions, to be published in the CaseBase platforms, LE and ACL;
• Creating abstracts for LE cases covering a variety of subject areas and jurisdictions, to be published in the CaseBase platforms and LE;
• Proofreading content to ensure its accuracy and compliance with house styles; and Selection of cases for inclusion in LE.

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

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