100 Senior Editor jobs in South Africa

Are you looking for an exciting editorial role?
Would you enjoy working with legal content from diverse jurisdictions , including Scottish 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 team responsible for delivering authoritative legal content, including the Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia (the cornerstone of the Scots lawyer’s library) and the Digest: Annotated British, Commonwealth, and European Cases . 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 .

Responsibilities

• Manage Production Schedules: Planning and maintaining detailed content timelines for both print and digital formats, identifying potential bottlenecks, mitigating risks, and communicating deadlines to stakeholders.

• Ensure Editorial Quality: Reviewing, copyediting, and styling legal manuscripts to align with house style; conducting spot checks, coordinating quality assurance reviews, and monitoring legislative/case law updates for accuracy.

• Prepare and Maintain Content: Overseeing the creation of consolidated indexes, tables of cases, and statutory material; uploading and organizing content in relevant systems, and preparing annual or biannual supplements and cumulative volumes.

• Collaborate with Stakeholders: Liaising with authors, freelancers, offshore production teams, and other internal collaborators to address editorial queries and keep publications on schedule.

• Track Progress and Report: Compiling regular status reports for management, monitoring overall project progress, and ensuring alignment with business objectives.

• Drive Operational Efficiencies: Identifying areas for workflow improvement, recommending solutions, and implementing best practices to enhance editorial processes and production systems.

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience in editorial operations, legal publishing or legal practice, along with a 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 legal research, and handle editorial responsibilities

• Have strong organisational skills, with the ability to meet key deadlines while managing multiple priorities.

• Able to demonstrate solid project management skills and resolve issues proactively across cross-functional teams to ensure progress against objectives.

• 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 once in a while 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.

#DNI

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 or please contact 1- .

Criminals may pose as recruiters asking for money or personal information. We never request money or banking details from job applicants. Learn more about spotting and avoiding scams here .

Please read our Candidate Privacy Policy .

We are 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.

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Are you looking for an exciting editorial role?
Would you enjoy working with legal content from diverse jurisdictions , including Scottish 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 team responsible for delivering authoritative legal content, including the Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia (the cornerstone of the Scots lawyer’s library) and the Digest: Annotated British, Commonwealth, and European Cases . 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 .

Responsibilities

• Manage Production Schedules: Planning and maintaining detailed content timelines for both print and digital formats, identifying potential bottlenecks, mitigating risks, and communicating deadlines to stakeholders.

• Ensure Editorial Quality: Reviewing, copyediting, and styling legal manuscripts to align with house style; conducting spot checks, coordinating quality assurance reviews, and monitoring legislative/case law updates for accuracy.

• Prepare and Maintain Content: Overseeing the creation of consolidated indexes, tables of cases, and statutory material; uploading and organizing content in relevant systems, and preparing annual or biannual supplements and cumulative volumes.

• Collaborate with Stakeholders: Liaising with authors, freelancers, offshore production teams, and other internal collaborators to address editorial queries and keep publications on schedule.

• Track Progress and Report: Compiling regular status reports for management, monitoring overall project progress, and ensuring alignment with business objectives.

• Drive Operational Efficiencies: Identifying areas for workflow improvement, recommending solutions, and implementing best practices to enhance editorial processes and production systems.

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience in editorial operations, legal publishing or legal practice, along with a 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 legal research, and handle editorial responsibilities

• Have strong organisational skills, with the ability to meet key deadlines while managing multiple priorities.

• Able to demonstrate solid project management skills and resolve issues proactively across cross-functional teams to ensure progress against objectives.

• 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 once in a while 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.

#DNI

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 or please contact 1- .

Criminals may pose as recruiters asking for money or personal information. We never request money or banking details from job applicants. Learn more about spotting and avoiding scams here .

Please read our Candidate Privacy Policy .

We are 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.

USA Job Seekers:

EEO Know Your Rights .

Are you looking for an exciting editorial role?
Would you enjoy working with legal content from diverse jurisdictions, including Scottish 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 team responsible for delivering authoritative legal content, including the Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia (the cornerstone of the Scots lawyer’s library) and the Digest: Annotated British, Commonwealth, and European Cases. These publications are relied upon by practitioners and academics worldwide for their comprehensive coverage of evolving legal systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage Production Schedules: Planning and maintaining detailed content timelines for both print and digital formats, identifying potential bottlenecks, mitigating risks, and communicating deadlines to stakeholders.
• Ensure Editorial Quality: Reviewing, copyediting, and styling legal manuscripts to align with house style; conducting spot checks, coordinating quality assurance reviews, and monitoring legislative/case law updates for accuracy.
• Prepare and Maintain Content: Overseeing the creation of consolidated indexes, tables of cases, and statutory material; uploading and organizing content in relevant systems, and preparing annual or biannual supplements and cumulative volumes.
• Collaborate with Stakeholders: Liaising with authors, freelancers, offshore production teams, and other internal collaborators to address editorial queries and keep publications on schedule.
• Track Progress and Report: Compiling regular status reports for management, monitoring overall project progress, and ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Drive Operational Efficiencies: Identifying areas for workflow improvement, recommending solutions, and implementing best practices to enhance editorial processes and production systems.

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience in editorial operations, legal publishing, or legal practice, along with a 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 legal research and handle editorial responsibilities.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to meet key deadlines while managing multiple priorities.
• Able to demonstrate solid project management skills and resolve issues proactively across cross-functional teams to ensure progress against objectives.
• 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.

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 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.

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, 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: , or please contact 1- .

Please read our Candidate Privacy Policy .

Are you looking for an exciting editorial role?
Would you enjoy working with legal content from diverse jurisdictions , including Scottish 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 team responsible for delivering authoritative legal content, including the Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia (the cornerstone of the Scots lawyer’s library) and the Digest: Annotated British, Commonwealth, and European Cases . 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 .

Responsibilities

• Manage Production Schedules: Planning and maintaining detailed content timelines for both print and digital formats, identifying potential bottlenecks, mitigating risks, and communicating deadlines to stakeholders.

• Ensure Editorial Quality: Reviewing, copyediting, and styling legal manuscripts to align with house style; conducting spot checks, coordinating quality assurance reviews, and monitoring legislative/case law updates for accuracy.

• Prepare and Maintain Content: Overseeing the creation of consolidated indexes, tables of cases, and statutory material; uploading and organizing content in relevant systems, and preparing annual or biannual supplements and cumulative volumes.

• Collaborate with Stakeholders: Liaising with authors, freelancers, offshore production teams, and other internal collaborators to address editorial queries and keep publications on schedule.

• Track Progress and Report: Compiling regular status reports for management, monitoring overall project progress, and ensuring alignment with business objectives.

• Drive Operational Efficiencies: Identifying areas for workflow improvement, recommending solutions, and implementing best practices to enhance editorial processes and production systems.

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience in editorial operations, legal publishing or legal practice, along with a 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 legal research, and handle editorial responsibilities

• Have strong organisational skills, with the ability to meet key deadlines while managing multiple priorities.

• Able to demonstrate solid project management skills and resolve issues proactively across cross-functional teams to ensure progress against objectives.

• 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 once in a while 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.

#DNI

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 or please contact 1- .

Criminals may pose as recruiters asking for money or personal information. We never request money or banking details from job applicants. Learn more about spotting and avoiding scams here .

Please read our Candidate Privacy Policy .

We are 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.

USA Job Seekers:

EEO Know Your Rights .

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

Are you looking for an exciting editorial role?

Would you enjoy writing for a flagship product?

Join us in shaping a more just world.

As a Technical Editor, you will work within the UK team to deliver Halsbury’s Laws of England, a unique encyclopaedic publication providing the only narrative statement of all the laws of England and Wales. The role involves researching, writing and editing legal content accurately to create a clear narrative statement reflecting the relevant proposition of English law.

Responsibilities

• Writing and editing statements of the law for publication, following house style and ensuring all material included is accurate
• Conducting detailed legal research and closely monitoring legal developments
• Planning, organising and editing material for publication as discrete volumes/titles, liaising with senior team members and others with regards to content and any other issues
• Liaising with external consultants and offshore production team to ensure deadlines are met
• Contributing to commercial development/enhancement of the product as appropriate, generating ideas to improve functionality (online or offline) of content
• Helping to identify and drive cost savings and revenue enhancing/protecting opportunities across team and department
• Any other duties as reasonably requested

Requirements

• Have LLB or equivalent law degree essential
• Have qualification in/experience of working with English law - demonstrating a clear understanding of the way English and Welsh law develops (both the legislative process and common law)
• Have excellent written English and strong editorial skills as well as the ability to understand, navigate and present complex legal material articulately and accurately
• Have legal publishing experience and/or legal practice experience along with experience of conducting independent legal research
• Show strong interpersonal skills, a positive attitude, and professional manner for routine contact with geographically diverse authors/consultants, colleagues, customers and vendors
• Have good time management skills to meet rigid and frequent deadlines
• Be technical proficient including mastery of MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel), familiarity with XML/HTML 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 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.

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 or please contact 1- .

Criminals may pose as recruiters asking for money or personal information. We never request money or banking details from job applicants. Learn more about spotting and avoiding scams here .

We are 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.

LexisNexis is a corporation that sells data analytics products and various databases that are accessed through online portals, including portals for computer-assisted legal research, newspaper search, and consumer information.

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Are you looking for an exciting editorial role?

Would you enjoy writing for a flagship product?

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

As a Technical Editor, you will work within the UK team to deliver Halsbury’s Laws of England, a unique encyclopaedic publication providing the only narrative statement of all the laws of England and Wales. The role involves researching, writing and editing legal content accurately to create a clear narrative statement reflecting the relevant proposition of English law.

Responsibilities

• Writing and editing statements of the law for publication, following house style and ensuring all material included is accurate
• Conducting detailed legal research and closely monitoring legal developments
• Planning, organising and editing material for publication as discrete volumes/titles, liaising with senior team members and others with regards to content and any other issues
• Liaising with external consultants and offshore production team to ensure deadlines are met
• Contributing to commercial development/enhancement of the product as appropriate, generating ideas to improve functionality (online or offline) of content
• Helping to identify and drive cost savings and revenue enhancing/protecting opportunities across team and department
• Any other duties as reasonably requested

Requirements

• Have LLB or equivalent law degree essential
• Have qualification in/experience of working with English law - demonstrating a clear understanding of the way English and Welsh law develops (both the legislative process and common law)
• Have excellent written English and strong editorial skills as well as the ability to understand, navigate and present complex legal material articulately and accurately
• Have legal publishing experience and/or legal practice experience along with experience of conducting independent legal research
• Show strong interpersonal skills, a positive attitude, and professional manner for routine contact with geographically diverse authors/consultants, colleagues, customers and vendors
• Have good time management skills to meet rigid and frequent deadlines
• Be technical proficient including mastery of MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel), familiarity with XML/HTML content management systems, and an interest in learning new systems/technologies
• Required to come into the office once in a while 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.

#DNI

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 or please contact 1- .

Criminals may pose as recruiters asking for money or personal information. We never request money or banking details from job applicants. Learn more about spotting and avoiding scams here .

Please read our Candidate Privacy Policy .

We are 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.

USA Job Seekers:

EEO Know Your Rights .

Are you looking for an exciting editorial role?

Would you enjoy writing for a flagship product?

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

As a Technical Editor, you will work within the UK team to deliver Halsbury’s Laws of England, a unique encyclopaedic publication providing the only narrative statement of all the laws of England and Wales. The role involves researching, writing and editing legal content accurately to create a clear narrative statement reflecting the relevant proposition of English law.

Responsibilities

• Writing and editing statements of the law for publication, following house style and ensuring all material included is accurate
• Conducting detailed legal research and closely monitoring legal developments
• Planning, organising and editing material for publication as discrete volumes/titles, liaising with senior team members and others with regards to content and any other issues
• Liaising with external consultants and offshore production team to ensure deadlines are met
• Contributing to commercial development/enhancement of the product as appropriate, generating ideas to improve functionality (online or offline) of content
• Helping to identify and drive cost savings and revenue enhancing/protecting opportunities across team and department
• Any other duties as reasonably requested

Requirements

• Have LLB or equivalent law degree essential
• Have qualification in/experience of working with English law - demonstrating a clear understanding of the way English and Welsh law develops (both the legislative process and common law)
• Have excellent written English and strong editorial skills as well as the ability to understand, navigate and present complex legal material articulately and accurately
• Have legal publishing experience and/or legal practice experience along with experience of conducting independent legal research
• Show strong interpersonal skills, a positive attitude, and professional manner for routine contact with geographically diverse authors/consultants, colleagues, customers and vendors
• Have good time management skills to meet rigid and frequent deadlines
• Be technical proficient including mastery of MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel), familiarity with XML/HTML content management systems, and an interest in learning new systems/technologies
• Required to come into the office once in a while 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.

#DNI

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 or please contact 1- .

Criminals may pose as recruiters asking for money or personal information. We never request money or banking details from job applicants. Learn more about spotting and avoiding scams here .

Please read our Candidate Privacy Policy .

We are 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.

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Media24 English Media is looking for a highly skilled copy editor to work on YOU’s various platforms.

Duties and responsibilities

• Edit copy for YOU’s various platforms, including print, digital and brand extensions, to ensure the language is engaging, error-free and appropriate for the target market
• Check for accuracy of facts and correct spelling and grammar
• Write captions, headlines and blurbs where required
• Proofread for the print publication and brand extensions, when required, to ensure high-quality pages are print-ready
• Translate copy, when required by the editorial director or production head of the team
• Ensure that copy follows the publication’s specific style regarding grammar, language and spelling preferences
• Manage sections as required by the editor
• Remain informed of and implement the latest language rules as contained in the language style guide

Skills & requirements

• An excellent command of English
• Proven editing skills or an appropriate qualification
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines
• Ability to write headlines and teasers for digital and other platforms
• An innate understanding of the target market
• Excellent general knowledge
• Ability to work in a CMS
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Highly flexible and adaptable
• Excellent problem-solving and judgement abilities
• Ability to proofread and, where required, sign off pages for print production
• Able to work independently and make decisions in the best interest of the brand
• Proficient in the necessary software packages and applications
• Creative, curious and innovative

Given the employment equity policy of Media24, preference will be given to suitable candidates from the designated groups.

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Posted 19 days ago

• Position: Sales Development Representative (Hybrid | U.S. Hours)
• Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
• Department: Business Operations
• Type: Full-time