At a Glance
- Tasks: Create and enhance practical legal content for lawyers and legal professionals.
- Company: Join LexisNexis, a leader in legal tech and AI solutions.
- Benefits: Flexible working hours, wellbeing initiatives, and professional development support.
- Other info: Collaborative team environment with opportunities for career growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the legal field while developing your skills.
- Qualifications: Strong legal research and writing skills; interest in law is a plus.
The predicted salary is between 27000 - 33000 £ per year.
Are you passionate about creating practical legal content that helps professionals navigate complex areas of law? Would you like to contribute to the development of innovative legal research and guidance solutions used by lawyers and legal professionals across the UK?
About our Team
LexisNexis Legal & Professional serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide. 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.
About the Role
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a talented Paralegal to join the Hub and contribute to the future development of Lexis+ UK, LexisNexis UK’s online practical guidance and research product. This 12-month fixed-term role focuses on the practice areas of Banking & Finance, Restructuring & Insolvency, Financial Services, and Insurance. You will help create, review, and enhance practical legal guidance while supporting product and platform improvements that deliver value to legal professionals.
In this role, you will be contributing to:
- Practical Guidance content, which provides legal practical guidance and market insight that a busy front-line practitioner can read and digest quickly and easily.
Responsibilities
- Working closely with the practical guidance teams and the external commissioning team to commission and draft practical guidance.
- Review new and existing content for quality and legal accuracy.
- Draft practical guidance content including practice notes, checklists, and precedents.
- Collaborate with external authors regarding externally written content.
- Arrange and take notes at Consulting Editorial Board and other meetings and liaise with board members and authors as required.
- Have input into the development of technical solutions with product teams to improve guidance and research delivery.
- Assist with projects to improve the functionality of LexisNexis online materials, including testing and content updates.
- Participate in internal feedback activities and support feature development for the online legal platform.
Requirements
- Excellent academic qualifications and strong legal research and writing skills.
- Demonstrates an interest in, and some knowledge or experience of, law and legal practice.
- Customer-focused with a desire to understand and respond to customer needs and feedback.
- Able to communicate knowledge and information clearly and succinctly in plain English.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage priorities and meet deadlines.
- Proven ability to contribute positively to team objectives and outcomes.
- Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills with the ability to influence effectively.
- Committed to continuous learning and professional development.
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.
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.
We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country-specific benefits.
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.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.
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