Legal Analyst

Are you ready for the next step in your legal career?

Do you have great research and writing skills?

Join us in shaping a more just world.

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 model creators for each individual legal use case.

About the Role

This position exists to review and analyze legislation, case law, court rules and other materials necessary for the production of LexisNexis primary law content and publications in all media, and to perform customer and marketing-related activities in accordance with business objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing impact of new legislation/rules on existing statutory/rule content and effectively communicating all primary law changes and additions, including contingencies, postponed treatments, unusual provisions and multiple amendments.
• Tracking and monitoring legislation and demonstrating an advanced understanding of the legislative process in assigned jurisdiction(s).
• Reviewing and ensuring proper editorial workup of new legislation; resolving outstanding issues and reviewing section notes written by editors.
• Acquiring a firm understanding of editorial processes, jurisdictional style guidelines and utilizing best practices.
• Addressing internal and external customer concerns and questions regarding primary law content and effectively communicating legal and editorial knowledge to internal and external customers.
• Conducting and/or participating in content/product quality review and audit.
• Meeting or exceeding production standards by setting priorities and adhering to critical deadlines and production schedules. Regularly communicating product details/timelines.
• Regularly participate in professional development and training.

Requirements:

• Have bachelor of Laws (LLB) or equivalent legal degree, and Attorney admission
• Have one to two years of editorial experience.
• Have excellent command of English language with strong analytical, legal research, and writing skills.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills, including written and oral communication, a positive attitude, and professional demeanor employed in routine contact with geographically diverse colleagues and customers.
• Able to adapt to changing business demands and have organizational skills.
• Be self-motivated and demonstrates initiative.
• Able to prioritize and multitask to meet critical deadlines.
• Able to learn quickly, retain, and become proficient in new software packages and technical skills including MS Office suite and XML mark-up language.

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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