Associate Legal News Copy Editor

RELX Inc. Company; Dayton (OH); Remote; USD 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing programs

Parental leave

Study assistance

Job summary

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, part of RELX, is seeking an Associate Legal News Copy Editor to cover legal beats daily. You will edit copy for clarity, check terminology, verify facts, and ensure neutral tone across topics.

You will also monitor developments and may write news articles, delivering publication-quality work on tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Remote work within the United States is supported.

Qualifications

• Hard news copyediting experience and strong news judgment.
• Bachelor's degree in journalism/communications or relevant work experience.
• Ability to multitask and reprioritize during the day.
• Ability to understand and explain complex legal topics.

Responsibilities

• Edit legal news copy for clarity, accuracy, readability and style
• Check legal terminology and procedural accuracy
• Verify factual details
• Review headlines, leads and copy
• Apply house style consistently
• Review legal citations and case information
• Protect against substantive editing errors
• Identify gaps and ambiguities
• Maintain neutrality and appropriate legal-news tone
• Perform final publication-quality review
• Work within deadline-driven news operations and meet all deadlines
• Support editorial standards and consistency across the service
• May gather news and write news articles explaining court opinions and litigation documents with manager guidance

Skills

Copy editing

News writing

Legal terminology

Deadline driven

Independence

Education

Bachelor's degree in journalism/communications or relevant work experience

Job description

Are you looking for an exciting editorial role? Do you have great editing and reporting skills? About our Team LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX (http://www.relx.com), a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. Our company has been a long-time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market to improve productivity and transform the overall business and practice of law, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi-model approach that prioritizes using the best model from today’s top model creators for each individual legal use case. The company employs over 2,000 technologists, data scientists, and experts to develop, test, and validate solutions in line with RELX Responsible AI Principles (https://stories.relx.com/responsible-ai-principles/index.html).

About the Role

This role can be performed anywhere within the United States. The Associate Legal News Copy Editor edits copy for all legal beats on a daily basis. The articles will report on court cases, administrative proceedings, and legislative and regulatory actions. The copy editor may also monitor developments and report on legal news for an assigned topic. As a copy editor, you will edit copy related to important legal developments across multiple topics for daily news production. You will help your team improve the publication content and meet their performance goals. You will also be responsible for writing news articles.

Responsibilities

• Edit legal news copy for clarity, accuracy, readability and style
• Check legal terminology and procedural accuracy
• Verify factual details
• Review headlines, leads and copy
• Apply house style consistently
• Review legal citations and case information
• Protect against substantive editing errors
• Identify gaps and ambiguities
• Maintain neutrality and appropriate legal-news tone
• Perform final publication-quality review
• Work within deadline-driven news operations and meet all deadlines
• Support editorial standards and consistency across the service
• May gather news and write news articles that provide explanation of court opinions and other litigation-related documents following guidance provided by manager

Requirements

• Possess hard news copyediting experience and excellent news judgment
• Have a Bachelor's degree in journalism/communications or relevant work experience
• Have the ability to multitask and reprioritize throughout the day
• Have the ability to understand and explain complex legal topics
• Be a skilled and speedy copy editor and news writer
• Be able to work Eastern time zone hours
• Have the ability to work independently
• Work in a way that works for you

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.

Base Pay Range

• U.S. National Base Pay Range: $44,500 - $74,100.
• Base Pay Range for CO is $44,500 - $74,100.
• Base Pay Range for IL is $46,700 - $77,700.
• Base Pay Range for Chicago, IL is $49,000 - $81,500.
• Base Pay Range for MD is $46,700 - $77,700.
• Base Pay Range for NY is $49,000 - $81,500.
• Base Pay Range for New York City is $53,300 - $88,800.
• Base Pay Range for Rochester, NY is $44,500 - $74,100.
• Base Pay Range for OH is $42,200 - $70,400.
• Base Pay Range for NJ is $52,437- $83,763.

Application deadline is 11/30/2026.

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave and study assistance, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

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.