Senior Editor

Are you looking for an exciting editorial role?
Would you enjoy working with tax and legal content from diverse jurisdictions, including UK law?

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 creators for each individual legal use case.

About the Role

Within our UK Analytical Editorial Operations group, you will be part of a dedicated team responsible for delivering authoritative legal content. These publications are relied upon by practitioners and academics worldwide for their comprehensive coverage of evolving legal systems.
As a Senior Editor, you will be responsible for enhancing and delivering editorial content across multiple formats and jurisdictions. You will help shape efficient editorial processes and systems, driving customer value while ensuring that our key titles and products remain both accurate and up-to-date. You will also support the ongoing drive to scale our workflows through the use of AI and other efficiencies.

Responsibilities

• Manage Production Schedules: Plan and maintain detailed content timelines for both print and digital formats, identifying potential bottlenecks, mitigating risks, and communicating deadlines to stakeholders.
• Ensure Editorial Quality: Review, copyedit, and style legal manuscripts to align with house style; conduct spot checks, coordinate quality assurance reviews, and monitor legislative/case law updates for accuracy.
• Prepare and Maintain Content: Oversee the creation of consolidated indexes, tables of cases, and statutory material; upload and organize content in relevant systems, and prepare annual or biannual supplements and cumulative volumes.
• Collaborate with Stakeholders: Liaise with authors, freelancers, offshore production teams, and other internal collaborators to address editorial queries and keep publications on schedule.
• Track Progress and Report: Compile regular status reports for management, monitor overall project progress, and ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Drive Operational Efficiencies: Work cross-functionally and identify areas for workflow improvement, recommend solutions, and implement best practices to enhance editorial processes and production systems.

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience in editorial operations.
• Demonstrable experience in legal publishing or legal practice, along with a strong grasp of how law develops in the UK—covering both legislative processes and common law. Depending on the position, this would include a specific focus on English or Scottish legal frameworks.
• Familiarity with multi-jurisdictional or Commonwealth case law is advantageous, along with the ability to conduct in-depth legal research, handle editorial responsibilities, and accurately present complex legal material.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to meet rigid and frequent deadlines while managing multiple priorities.
• Able to demonstrate solid project management skills and resolve issues proactively across cross-functional teams to ensure deadlines are met.
• Detail-oriented mindset with a commitment to maintaining high-quality standards in all published material.
• Knowledge of digital publishing tools or XML workflows is a plus.
• Required to come into the office when requested.

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 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.

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