Paralegal

LexisNexis; Sandton; Hybrid; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal information provider is seeking a Paralegal to support Scottish practical guidance by managing content updates and monitoring legal developments. Candidates should possess a legal qualification or paralegal experience, preferably with exposure to Scottish law. Excellent attention to detail and communication skills are essential. Flexible working hours and numerous benefits are offered, including medical aid and study leave.

Benefits

Medical Aid

Retirement Plan

Study Leave

Qualifications

• Impeccable attention to detail and ability to manage large volumes of documents.
• Experience in legal editorial work, XML QA, and toolkit maintenance.
• Ability to monitor and synthesise legal news from multiple sources.

Responsibilities

• Oversee legal maintenance reviews for Scottish guidance documents.
• Review new content for accuracy and completeness.
• Monitor legal news sources and draft news items.

Skills

Legal qualification or paralegal experience

Attention to detail

Legal editorial work

Communication and collaboration skills

Education

Scottish law graduate preferred

Tools

Lexis+

Job description

About Our 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

As a Paralegal you will provide specialist support for LexisPSL’s Scottish practical guidance, focusing on the priority practice areas (PPAs): Property, Dispute Resolution, Corporate Crime, Restructuring & Insolvency (R&I), and Private Client—by managing legal content updates, news monitoring, commissioning and quality assurance.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing annual and ongoing legal maintenance reviews for Scottish guidance documents, ensuring they are current and compliant, and perform XML quality assurance on all content items.
• Reviewing new and updated content for accuracy and completeness, handle PSL (Professional Support Lawyer) requests, and coordinate with PSLs and external experts for validation and publication.
• Monitoring Scottish legal news sources daily, draft and publish news items, and maintain trackers for news analysis and journals.
• Circulating Scottish case digests, ensure proper treatment of cases, and verify that cited pre‑devolution legislation is available for research.
• Maintaining and enhancing the Scotland Collection, conducting quarterly audits to ensure all content is properly linked and indexed.
• Managing commissioning tasks by identifying and supporting authors, tracking progress, and ensuring timely delivery of high‑quality content.
• Assisting with administrative tasks, metrics reporting, and support the organization of internal meetings and panel sessions.
• Continuously seek improvements and efficiencies in content and processes, adapt content from other jurisdictions where possible, and support scalable drafting through AI and precedent development.

Requirements

• Have a Legal qualification or paralegal experience, ideally with exposure to Scots law (Scottish law graduate preferred but not essential).
• Have impeccable attention to detail and ability to manage large volumes of documents and trackers.
• Have experience in legal editorial work, XML QA, and toolkit maintenance.
• Be able to monitor and synthesise legal news and developments from multiple sources.
• Have excellent communication and collaboration skills for working with PSLs, authors, and external experts.
• Be familiar with Lexis+, and related legal research platforms is desirable.

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 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.

Benefits

• 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.