In this role, you will help ensure legal content remains current, accurate, and ready for publication across print and online products. You will monitor legal developments, update and add legislation, and support the delivery of high-quality publishing outputs while working closely with internal teams and responding to customer queries. This is a detail-focused opportunity for someone who enjoys legal research, editorial work, and delivering to deadlines in a collaborative environment.
Responsibilities
Monitor legal developments and update existing legislation to ensure content remains current.
Add new legislation across publications and prepare supporting annotations as required.
Prepare prelims and approve final proofs for service issues, bound volumes, and annuals, while supporting the print production team.
Meet production standards by setting priorities and working to critical deadlines and production schedules across print and online formats.
Respond to queries from external and internal customers in a timely and professional manner.
Conduct and participate in quality reviews and audits to support publishing accuracy.
Identify and implement operational efficiencies that support best practices and publishing milestones.
Participate in professional development and training, and support other reasonable duties as required.
Requirements
Demonstrate strong legal research, analytical, and writing skills, with the ability to write clearly within house style guidelines.
Have an excellent command of the English language.
Bring a general understanding of XML or HTML.
Show initiative, self-motivation, and strong problem-solving skills.
Communicate effectively with colleagues and customers through strong written and verbal interpersonal skills.
Work collaboratively across teams, including geographically diverse and onshore/offshore teams.
Stay organised and adapt effectively to changing business demands.
Learn new software and technical skills quickly,
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 we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.
Working Pattern
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
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Benefits
Health insuranceFlexible scheduleParental leave
Additional Information
Are you passionate about keeping legal content accurate, current, and accessible for customers across print and online formats?
Do you enjoy combining legal research, editorial precision, and collaboration to deliver high-quality publishing outcomes?
About our Team
LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX ( http://www.relx.com ), 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. The company employs over 2,000 technologists, data scientists, and experts to develop, test, and validate solutions in line with RELX Responsible AI Principles ( https://stories.relx.com/responsible-ai-principles/index.html ).
Relx · Johannesburg, South Africa