Senior Editor

Found in: Talent ZA C2 - 2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, South Africa LexisNexis Full time

Are you looking for an exciting editorial role?

Would you enjoy working on a flagship product?
 

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 a Senior Editor, you will support the UK team to deliver Halsbury’s Laws of England, a unique publication providing the only narrative statement of all the laws of England and Wales.
 

Responsibilities

  • Reviewing collated content and copyediting and styling it for publication in Annual Abridgment, ensuring all content is of required quality

  • Producing and checking annual consolidated indexes and tables of cases/statutory material

  • Supporting preparation of monthly/annual cumulative supplements

  • Checking weekly online updates

  • Ensuring all editing follows house style and all material included is accurate by conducting legal research/monitoring legal developments

  • 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 and Welsh 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 and navigate complex legal material

  • Show interpersonal skills, a positive attitude, and professional manner for routine contact with geographically diverse consultants, colleagues, customers and vendors

  • Have excellent time management skills to meet rigid and frequent deadlines

  • Be technically proficient in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel), have familiarity with content management systems and an interest 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.
 


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