Digital Content Editor II - Cape Town

LexisNexis; Wes-Kaap; Hybrid; ZAR 360,000 - 540,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Aid

Retirement Plan incl. risk benefits

Family benefits

Job summary

LexisNexis Legal & Professional is seeking a capable editor to review legislation, case law, and court rules for primary law content and publications across media. The role includes supporting customer and marketing activities aligned to business objectives.

The ideal candidate has 1–2 years of editorial experience, strong English writing and research skills, and the ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders. Flexible and remote options support work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or equivalent legal degree; Attorney admission required.
• 1–2 years of editorial experience.
• Excellent command of English with strong analytical, legal research, and writing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; professional demeanor with diverse colleagues.
• Able to adapt to changing business demands and stay organized.
• Self-motivated with initiative and ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
• Willingness to learn new software and XML markup language; proficient in MS Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness by planning and collaborating with subject matter experts and vendors.
• Convert legal content for digital platforms and troubleshoot processing issues.
• Maintain quality standards through root cause analysis of errors across content, products, and systems.
• Adhere to best practices for scheduling, tracking, and managing workflows; identify improvements.
• Manage vendor relationships by reviewing deliverables and ensuring quality.
• Identify stakeholders and drive solutions with recommendations for improvement.
• Master editorial systems and LN platforms; stay updated with software changes for analysis and reporting.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders, including customers and government agencies; support bids while balancing timelines.

Skills

Editorial experience

Legal research

Written communication

Stakeholder communication

Multitasking

Self-motivation

Adaptability

MS Office

XML markup

Education

LLB or equivalent

Attorney admission

Tools

MS Office

XML Markup

Job description

Are you ready for the next step in your legal career?

Do you have great research and writing skills?

Join us in shaping a more just world.

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 model creators for each individual legal use case.

About The Role

This position exists to review and analyze legislation, case law, court rules and other materials necessary for the production of LexisNexis primary law content and publications in all media, and to perform customer and marketing-related activities in accordance with business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Accuracy, Completeness, and Timeliness by planning, prioritizing, and collaborating with subject matter experts and vendors to deliver high-quality online content.
• Convert Legal Content for Digital Platforms and troubleshoot processing issues, sharing solutions across teams and jurisdictions to enhance customer experience.
• Maintain Quality Standards through root cause analysis of errors, addressing process issues across content types, products, and systems.
• Adhere to Best Practices for scheduling, tracking, and managing workflows while identifying and implementing process improvements.
• Manage Vendor Relationships by reviewing deliverables, auditing work, and applying effective communication practices to ensure consistent quality.
• Identify Stakeholders and Drive Solutions, proactively addressing new, broad, or recurring issues and crafting recommendations for improvement.
• Master Editorial Systems and LN Platforms, staying current with software updates and leveraging tools for analysis, reporting, and process optimization.
• Communicate Effectively with Stakeholders, including customers and government agencies, participating in meetings and supporting bids while balancing production timelines and team well-being.

Requirements

• Have bachelor of Laws (LLB) or equivalent legal degree, and Attorney admission
• Have one to two years of editorial experience.
• Have excellent command of English language with strong analytical, legal research, and writing skills.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills, including written and oral communication, a positive attitude, and professional demeanor employed in routine contact with geographically diverse colleagues and customers.
• Able to adapt to changing business demands and have organizational skills.
• Be self-motivated and demonstrates initiative.
• Able to prioritize and multitask to meet critical deadlines.
• Able to learn quickly, retain, and become proficient in new software packages and technical skills including MS Office suite and XML mark-up language.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization, with various flexible and remote working options available to employees

Working for You

Benefits

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.

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