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IgniteByte Digital; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Aid

Retirement Plan

Study Leave

Modern family benefits (adoption & sur

Surrogacy program

Job summary

LexisNexis Legal & Professional in Johannesburg seeks a Legal Workflow Automation Executive to partner with top legal teams, designing AI-powered workflows that streamline processes and improve decision making. You will identify automation opportunities, demonstrate practical AI solutions, and guide adoption from pilots to organization-wide impact while aligning with regulatory and content standards.

The role requires a recognised legal qualification, 3+ years' experience in a law environment,

Qualifications

• LLB degree or equivalent legal qualification.
• Minimum 3 years' legal practice at top firm, corporate legal team, or public sector.
• Strong understanding of legal workflows and processes.
• Proven ability to engage with senior legal stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to convey complex AI concepts to non-experts.
• Genuine interest in legal technology and AI.

Responsibilities

• Unpack real-world legal workflows with lawyers and operations leaders.
• Identify automation opportunities and design AI-driven workflows.
• Deliver tailored product demos, training, and workshops.
• Support client journeys from pilots to department-wide adoption.
• Provide ROI, risk, and impact assessments of AI in legal practice.
• Contribute insights to product roadmap and go-to-market strategy.
• Capture best practices and enable scalable playbooks.

Education

LLB or equivalent

Job description

Legal Workflow Automation Executive

Johannesburg HB South Africa

Full time

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About the Team

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 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.

About the Role

As a Legal Workflow Automation Executive, you collaborate closely with top legal teams to leverage Generative AI in automating legal processes—designing intelligent workflows that streamline operations, enhance efficiency, and empower firms to make more informed decisions. Your role centres on identifying automation opportunities, demonstrating practical AI‑driven solutions, and guiding adoption to ensure measurable improvements from initial implementation through to scalable impact.

Responsibilities

• Partner with lawyers and legal operations leaders to unpack real‑world legal workflows, pain points, and inefficiencies.
• Translate legal work into high‑value workflow use cases supported by AI and trusted legal content.
• Design and deliver tailored product demonstrations, training sessions, and workshops aligned to specific practice areas and team needs.
• Support the full client journey in partnership with Customer Success – from pilots and onboarding to firm‑wide or department‑wide adoption.
• Act as a strategic sounding board for clients evaluating the ROI, risk, and operational impact of AI in legal practice.
• Represent the customer internally by feeding insights into product development, roadmap prioritisation, and go‑to‑market strategy.
• Capture best practices and contribute to repeatable playbooks that help scale this function locally and globally.

Requirements

• A recognised legal qualification (LLB or equivalent).
• A minimum of 3 years' experience practising law within a top‑tier law firm, corporate legal team, or public‑sector legal environment.
• A strong understanding of legal workflows, legal processes, and the practical realities of delivering legal services.
• Proven confidence engaging with senior legal stakeholders, with the ability to establish trust and credibility quickly.
• Clear, persuasive communication skills, with the ability to engage legal, operational, and executive audiences effectively.
• A genuine interest in legal technology and the application of AI to enhance the quality and efficiency of legal work.

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, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working for You

• 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 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.