RELX

Technical Editor

Johannesburg Full time

Would You Like to Shape the Future of Legal Content?

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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
We are looking for a detail-oriented Technical Editor to help maintain and update legal content for our Lexis+ platform. You will ensure our legal datasets are accurate, current, and meet publishing standards. This role involves working with legal materials, collaborating across teams, and supporting continuous improvement in editorial processes.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor legal developments and update legislation to ensure accuracy and relevance
  • Add and consolidate new legal content on our platform
  • Prioritize tasks to meet deadlines and production goals
  • Participate in quality reviews and audits
  • Collaborate with suppliers and provide feedback on content quality
  • Work with internal and external teams on testing, reporting issues, and delivering projects
  • Respond to queries professionally and promptly
  • Support process improvements and best practices
  • Engage in ongoing training and development
  • Perform other related duties as needed

Requirements:

  • A degree in law or publishing, equivalent experience in legal publishing or research
  • Strong written English skills, with attention to detail and ability to follow editorial guidelines
  • Problem-solving mindset and ability to work independently
  • Effective communication and collaboration skills across diverse teams
  • Adaptability and strong organizational skills
  • Willingness to learn new tools and technologies
  • XML mark-up language and data fixing/cleaning experience.
  • Prior experience in digital legal publishing is preferred

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. 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 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

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.

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