- Managing a portfolio of secondary titles, including textbooks, loose-leafs, newsletters, and/or law reports.
- Creating and maintain author relationships for existing publications, ensuring timely receipt of manuscript in proper format.
- Coordinating reviews on manuscripts to ensure they adhere to our author guidelines and provide feedback to authors.
- Sourcing appropriate articles for newsletters, and arranging permission to republish them.
- Identifying authors or freelance legal writers for new and existing publications; and developing new publications.
- Drafting and negotiate publishing contracts.
- Acting as the first point of contact for authors and colleagues for publications within your portfolio.
- Completing various administrative tasks, including data entry, processing invoices, scheduling customer interviews, etc.
- Experience in legal editing or holds an LLB.
- Have legal practice or legal publishing experience.
- Display organizational skills and keen attention to detail.
- Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously, and to meet rigid and frequent deadlines.
- Possess interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively as part of cross-departmental and cross-jurisdictional project teams.
- Maintain communication (oral and written) and negotiation skills.
- Able to work flexible hours to collaborate with authors and colleagues across multiple time zones.
- Core hours are 12pm – 6pm SAST, but flexibility to attend meetings beyond 6pm SAST on a regular basis is required.
- Possess Technical proficiency with Acrobat and Microsoft Office, and comfort learning new software and tools.
- Strong legal research and writing skills.
- Experience in working in a remote team environment.
- Publishing industry experience.
- Knowledge of and experience in one or more areas of practice.
- 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.
- Medical Aid
- Retirement Plan inclusive of Risk Benefits (Disability, Critical Illness, Life Cover & Funeral Cover)
- Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy
- Study Leave
Legal Editor - Johannesburg, South Africa - LexisNexis
Description
Are you looking for an exciting editorial role?
Would you enjoy building relationships with our authors?
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 legal editor, you will manage a portfolio of publications for the Canadian Secondary Content team. You will work with external authors and freelance legal writers to ensure that they deliver the content in a timely manner and will edit that content to ensure adherence with our editorial guidelines.
Responsibilities
Requirements
Will be considered an asset:
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:
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.