Senior Editor

RELX; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A global information provider is seeking a Senior Editor to conduct legal research and support editorial tasks for publication. You will analyze case law, ensure quality content, and collaborate with diverse teams. Ideal candidates will have experience in legal publishing, strong editing skills, and proficiency in MS Office. The position promotes a healthy work/life balance with flexible hours and excellent employee benefits including medical aid and a retirement plan.

Benefits

Medical Aid

Retirement Plan with Risk Benefits

Modern family benefits

Study Leave

Qualifications

• Experience in legal publishing and/or legal practice.
• Understanding of English law development and independent legal research.
• Ability to present complex legal material articulately.

Responsibilities

• Conduct substantive legal research across jurisdictions.
• Plan, organize, and edit material for publication.
• Review content and ensure it meets quality standards.
• Prepare annual indexes and cases material for print.

Skills

Legal research

Editing skills

Written English proficiency

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Technical proficiency in MS Office

Tools

MS Office

SharePoint

Job description

Are you looking for an exciting legal research-focused editorial role in legal publishing? Would you enjoy analysing case law from different jurisdictions?

About our Team LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,300 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers.

About the Role

As Senior Editor, you will be part of the UK team delivering the Digest: Annotated British, Commonwealth and European Cases.

Responsibilities

• Conducting substantive legal research and analysis of case law across UK, Commonwealth and European jurisdictions to inform and verify published content
• Planning, organising and editing material for publication as discrete volumes. Liaising with senior team members and others with regards to content and any other issues
• Reviewing collated content and copyediting and styling it prior to publication, ensuring all content is of required quality
• Producing and checking annual consolidated indexes and tables of cases material and supporting preparation of annual cumulative supplement
• Preparing content for print publication
• Ensuring all editing follows house style and all material included is accurate by conducting legal research/monitoring legal developments
• Flagging risks to publishing schedule, mitigating risks where possible
• Collaborating closely with offshore production team/vendors/freelancers and dealing with day-to-day operational problems

Requirements

• Experience in legal publishing and/or legal practice
• Experience demonstrating a clear understanding of the way English law develops (both the legislative process and common law) and of conducting independent legal research
• Have editorial skills and excellent written English as well as the ability to understand, navigate and present complex legal material articulately and accurately
• Show interpersonal skills, a positive attitude, and professional manner for routine contact with geographically diverse colleagues, customers and vendors
• Have excellent time management skills to meet rigid and frequent deadlines
• Be technically proficient in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel), SharePoint and interested in learning new systems/technologies

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

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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