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LexisNexis

1mo ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Junior Level
  • London
  • Quick Apply

AI generated summary

  • You must have a law degree, strong research and writing skills, legal experience in Irish Law, excellent time management, attention to detail, and a team-oriented, innovative mindset.
  • You will draft and review legal content, maintain trackers, ensure news accuracy, collaborate with authors, and improve current awareness initiatives.

Requirements

  • - Law degree/PPC/GDL/LPC/BTC
  • - Excellent academic qualifications and legal research and writing skills
  • - Passionate about a career in the practice areas mentioned above
  • - Good understanding of legal issues, procedures, and content types
  • - Experience working in a legal environment, e.g. private practice/in-house or at the Bar working within Irish Law (desirable)
  • - Experience supporting legal practitioners with research in Irish Law (desirable)
  • - Ability to prioritise work to ensure deadlines are met and stakeholder expectations are managed
  • - Clear succinct writing style and ability to adapt to LexisNexis house style
  • - Excellent organisational and time management skills
  • - Attention to detail
  • - Concern for high standards
  • - Flexibility
  • - Self-motivated and team player
  • - Understanding of, and willingness to use, social media and new technology
  • - Ability to be creative, innovative and to spot opportunities
  • - Ability to deal with stakeholders at every level, including lawyers, contributors, sales teams etc.

Responsibilities

  • Core content
  • Working closely with the Practical Guidance teams and the Content Acquisition team to commission and draft practical guidance.
  • This work will include:
  • reviewing new and existing content for quality and legal accuracy
  • monitoring of developments and inputting information to maintain trackers of consultations, cases and dates
  • drafting practical guidance content (eg practice notes, precedents, trackers, checklists, news and Q&As)
  • collaborating with external authors regarding externally written content
  • arranging and taking notes at Panel of Expert and other meetings and liaising with panel members and authors when required
  • having input into the development of technical solutions with our product teams, to ensure that we are delivering guidance research and current awareness in the most efficient way possible
  • Current awareness
  • Helping to deliver our current awareness offering by:
  • ensuring all news items are written to a high standard and edited and checked for accuracy, grammar, punctuation, clarity, flow, style, and news value
  • applying taxonomy to news items consistently and accurately
  • checking and proofing of content before publication, addressing and resolving publishing issues and making recommendations for process improvements
  • supporting the development and implementation of initiatives to grow and improve the current awareness offering of LexisNexis

FAQs

What is the main purpose of the Paralegal role at LexisNexis?

The main purpose of the role is to contribute to the development of Irish practical guidance across various practice areas, including Dispute Resolution, Property, Banking & Finance, Financial Services Regulation, Commercial, Corporate law, Employment, and Construction for Lexis+ UK.

What are the two main components I would be working on in this role?

You would be working on core content in Practical Guidance and the current awareness service for Lexis+ UK, providing legal updates and analysis.

What are some specific duties and responsibilities of this role?

Duties include reviewing content for quality and legal accuracy, drafting practical guidance content, monitoring legal developments, editing and proofreading news items, and ensuring high standards in current awareness offerings.

What legal qualifications do I need to apply for this role?

A law degree, PPC, GDL, LPC, or BTC is required.

Is experience in a legal environment necessary for this position?

Yes, experience working in a legal environment, such as private practice, in-house, or at the Bar relating to Irish Law, is desirable.

What key skills are required for a successful candidate?

Key skills include excellent legal research and writing abilities, attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and the ability to manage time effectively.

How important is customer focus in this position?

Customer focus is very important; you will need to understand customer needs and implement feedback in your work.

What qualities are needed for collaboration and teamwork in this role?

The ability to work effectively and cooperatively with others, build trust, and establish good working relationships while persuading or presenting compelling arguments for improvements is essential.

Is there an emphasis on continuous learning for this job?

Yes, taking responsibility for developing your own knowledge and skills and being open to learning new things is a key competency for this role.

What is LexisNexis's policy on equal opportunities?

LexisNexis is an equal opportunity employer and actively ensures that qualified applicants are treated without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, or other protected characteristics.

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Mission & Purpose

LexisNexis Legal & Professional is a leading global provider of legal, regulatory and business information and analytics that help customers increase productivity, improve decision-making and outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. We help lawyers win cases, manage their work more efficiently, serve their clients better and grow their practices. We assist corporations in better understanding their markets, monitoring their brands and competition, and in mitigating business risk. We collaborate with universities to educate students, and we support nation-building with governments and courts by making laws accessible and strengthening legal infrastructures. We partner with leading global associations and customers to collect evidence against war criminals and provide tools to combat human trafficking. LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 130 countries with 10,000 employees worldwide, is part of RELX Group, a global provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries.