Legal Analyst

LexisNexis; Durban; On-site; ZAR 1,453,000 - 2,099,000; Full time

Job summary

LexisNexis Legal & Professional seeks a qualified attorney to lead the U.S. Criminal Law content maintenance and development. You will apply legal expertise and research skills to keep content current, practical, and valuable while collaborating with global teams.

You will oversee editorial tasks, incorporate AI-assisted updates, and ensure content meets high standards and business goals for customers. The role blends legal analysis with editorial leadership.

Qualifications

• Admitted Attorney with legal practice experience.
• Excellent command of the English language.
• Strong legal research, writing, and analytical skills.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills with globally distributed teams.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to meet multiple deadlines.
• Self-motivated with initiative.
• Flexibility to adapt to evolving business needs.
• Interest in GenAI tools and proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and Copilot.

Responsibilities

• Design, own, and execute content upkeep for U.S. Criminal Law Practice area.
• Monitor legal developments and assess impact on content.
• Perform legal research and editorial tasks updating content.
• Draft, revise, and edit Practical Guidance content for accuracy.
• Maintain customer-facing resources and trackers for currency.
• Lead content remediation projects to improve experience.
• Incorporate AI into editorial workflows and validate updates.
• Collaborate with LNNAUK, GPO, and GTO teams on strategy.

Skills

Legal research

Legal writing

English proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Organizational skills

Initiative

Adaptability

Technology interest

MS Word

Excel

Copilot

AI in editorial workflows

Education

Admitted Attorney

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Copilot

Job description

Are you passionate about shaping accurate, timely legal content that supports better decision-making?

Would you like to work at the intersection of law, technology, and innovation in a globally connected team?

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

In this role, you will lead the maintenance and development of high-quality legal content within the U.S. Criminal Law practice area. You will use your legal expertise, research skills, and interest in emerging technologies to ensure content remains current, practical, and valuable for customers. This role combines editorial ownership, legal analysis, and collaboration across global teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, own, and execute the content upkeep process for the U.S. Criminal Law practice area, including developing and maintaining workflows to ensure content is reviewed, updated, and published in accordance with business priorities and success metrics
• Monitor current awareness sources, legal developments, legislation, regulations, agency guidance, court decisions, and other relevant changes in law affecting your practice area and assess the impact of those developments on existing Practical Guidance content
• Perform legal research and editorial tasks associated with updating existing Practical Guidance content, including analyzing legal developments, identifying affected resources, determining the appropriate scope of updates, and ensuring content remains accurate, practical, and useful for customers
• Draft, revise, and edit Practical Guidance content, ensuring that updates are clear, concise, legally accurate, and consistent with Practical Guidance editorial standards
• Maintain and update key customer-facing resources, including legal development trackers and other high-use tools, to ensure timely coverage of significant developments
• Oversee and execute Practical Guidance content remediation projects focused on improving the customer experience, including content quality, usability, navigation, organization, currency, and consistency across the area of law
• Incorporate AI and emerging technologies into editorial workflows, including evaluating AI-generated or suggested content updates, validating legal accuracy, and ensuring quality standards are met
• Partner with internal stakeholders, including LNNAUK, GPO, and GTO teams, to support content strategy, workflow improvements, product enhancements, and customer-focused initiatives

Requirements

• Legal qualification or equivalent legal expertise with experience in legal practice (Admitted Attorney)
• Excellent command of the English language
• Strong legal research, writing, and analytical skills
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across geographically diverse teams
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple deadlines
• Self-motivated with a proactive approach and ability to take initiative
• Flexibility to adapt to evolving business needs and priorities
• Interest in technology, including Generative AI tools, and proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and Copilot

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 Pattern

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.

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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