Senior Editor

5 months ago

Durban, South Africa RELX Full time

Are you looking for an exciting editorial role?

Would you enjoy working with 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**:

- Planning, organizing 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
- Performing any other duties as reasonably requested

**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.

LexisNexis, a division of RELX Group, is an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form:
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