Digital Content Generalist I

Relx Plc; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Aid

Retirement Plan

Family benefits

Study Leave

Job summary

LexisNexis Legal & Professional in Johannesburg seeks an editorial lawyer to provide practical guidance, draft content, and maintain trackers. The role is permanent and focuses on quality and legal accuracy across content types.

You will review materials, perform legal research, and collaborate with subject matter experts to support Lexis+ offerings. Shift hours apply, and wellbeing initiatives are part of the package.

Qualifications

• A law degree or equivalent experience.
• Able to work Monday–Friday, with shift hours as specified.
• Strong attention to detail and quality orientation.
• Excellent research and writing ability.
• Knowledge of legal topics, procedures and content types.
• Creative thinker who can handle multiple tasks to deadlines.
• Effective communication with senior stakeholders.
• Familiarity with social media and new technology.

Responsibilities

• Review new and existing content for quality and legal accuracy, and recommend process improvements.
• Monitor developments and maintain trackers of consultations, cases and dates.
• Draft practical guidance content (FAQs, practice notes, precedents, trackers, checklists, etc).
• Conduct legal research and liaise with subject matter experts in the Practical Guidance practice area teams.
• Support the development and implementation of initiatives to grow and improve the Lexis+ offering.

Skills

Legal writing

Research skills

Editing and quality control

Stakeholder communication

Education

Law degree or equivalent

Job description

Do you enjoy creating engaging legal content for publication? Are you looking for an exciting editorial role? 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

In this role, you will be helping to provide legal practical guidance and market insight. You will be reviewing documents, undertaking legal research, drafting content and maintaining trackers. This is a permanent role.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing new and existing content for quality and legal accuracy, and making recommendations for process improvements
• Monitoring of developments and inputting information to maintain trackers of consultations, cases and dates
• Drafting practical guidance content (eg FAQs, practice notes, precedents, trackers, checklists, etc)
• Conducting legal research and liaising with subject matter experts within the Practical Guidance practice area teams
• Supporting the development and implementation of initiatives to grow and improve the Lexis+ offering

Requirements

• Have a degree in Law, or equivalent experience
• Comfortable working shift hours Monday-Friday, 10 AM-6 PM (June-Oct) and 11 AM-7 PM (Nov-March), SAST.
• Demonstrate an eye for detail and a quality-oriented focus
• Be able to demonstrate excellent research and writing skills
• Have a good understanding of legal issues, procedures and content types
• Be able to think creatively, handle multiple tasks simultaneously and work to strict deadlines
• Be able to communicate influentially and effectively to a range of audiences, including senior stakeholders
• Be a natural, innovative problem solver, able to collaborate with your team to resolve issues
• Have an understanding of, and willingness to use, social media and new technology

Work in a way that works for you

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

Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

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 know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits. Click here to access benefits specific to your location.

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