Case Law Editor

Reed Technology; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal publishing company in Cape Town seeks a Case Law Editor to oversee the editorial production of law reports. You will manage the publishing workflow and ensure high-quality content meets editorial standards. Ideal candidates have a law degree and an understanding of South African case law. This role offers a supportive work environment with excellent benefits including medical aid and retirement plans.

Benefits

Medical Aid

Retirement Plan

Study Leave

Modern family benefits

Qualifications

• Proven editorial skills with high attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Self-driven with capacity to meet daily content targets.

Responsibilities

• Manage production schedules for both print and digital formats.
• Ensure editorial quality through review and copyediting.
• Prepare and maintain content, overseeing creation of indexes.

Skills

Legal publishing experience

Attention to detail

MS Office proficiency

Knowledge of South African case law

Experience with AI tools

Education

LLB or equivalent

Job description

Are you looking for a legal editorial role?

Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where your work shapes legal research tools?

About Our Team

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than countries with 11, employees worldwide, is part of RELX, 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 creators for each individual legal use case.

We are a dynamic editorial team within the Legal Content Division, focused on transforming raw legal judgments into structured, searchable case law.

We work closely with AI tools and legal experts to ensure clarity, consistency, and quality across our platforms.

About the Role

As a Case Law Editor, you will be directly responsible for the editorial production of the All South African Law Reports (All SA) and Butterworths Constitutional Law Reports (BCLR) and produce quarterly online law reports for Competition and Pension Law.

Your core function includes drafting, formatting, and ensuring all content meets LexisNexis editorial standards.

You will manage the end-to-end publishing workflow for both print and digital formats, ensuring timely delivery of volumes and supplements in line with the agreed publishing schedule.

Responsibilities

• Manage Production Schedules: Planning and maintaining detailed content timelines for both print and digital formats, identifying potential bottlenecks, mitigating risks, and communicating deadlines to stakeholders.
• Ensure Editorial Quality: Reviewing, copyediting, and styling legal manuscripts to align with house style; conducting spot checks, coordinating quality assurance reviews, and monitoring case law updates for accuracy.
• Prepare and Maintain Content: Overseeing the creation of consolidated indexes, tables of cases, and statutory material; uploading and organizing content in relevant systems, and preparing annual or biannual supplements and cumulative volume.
• Collaborate with Stakeholders: Liaising with authors, freelancers, offshore production teams, and other internal collaborators to address editorial queries and keep publications on schedule.
• Drive Operational Efficiencies: Identifying areas for workflow improvement, recommending solutions, and implementing best practices to enhance editorial processes.

Requirements

• LLB or equivalent experience in legal publishing.
• Strong grasp of South African case law and legal terminology and proven editorial skills with high attention to detail and structure.
• Self-driven with capacity to meet daily content targets independently with ability to manage multiple tasks and meet publishing deadlines.
• Competence in MS Office, especially MS Word.
• A keen interest or experience in artificial intelligence (AI) using AI tools to enhance legal research and editorial workflows.

Please note: Applicants will be required to take a test.

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 for You: We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career.

These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Medical Aid
• Retirement Plan inclusive of Risk Benefits (Disability, Critical Illness, Life Cover & Funeral Cover)
• Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy
• Study Leave

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 are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process.

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