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    Are you a recent graduate who would like to get into publishing, project management or the legal industry? Or perhaps you are interested in pursuing a legal career but would like an alternative to a Paralegal role? Are you interested in gaining some wider industry experience before making your next career move?

    We have got an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Commissioning Editor at LexisNexis which might be the right step for you. Please see the full details below and apply as soon as possible if this sounds of interest.

    LexisNexis is a leading provider of research and practical guidance information to the legal profession. We commission practice notes and precedents that help legal professionals obtain quick, accurate answers to specific points of law, reduce their research time and keep up to date with the latest developments. We also commission case commentary pieces focusing on key legal judgments and their implications for practitioners, within a quicker turnaround time.

    We are currently offering an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Commissioning Editor to play a key role in the continued success of our commissioning programme for the online practical guidance service LexisPSL by commissioning leading professionals to write for us. The successful candidate will have a law degree or similar and be a self-motivated, enthusiastic and conscientious individual with a strong interest in the legal market.

    Key responsibilities:

    • Manage the end to end commissioning process from ‘request for content’ through to publication, working in the prescribed processes with the designated software and tools.
    • Conduct comprehensive research to find appropriate authors according to practice area and relevant topics.
    • Commission leading authors as identified during the research phase and recommended by the relevant LexisNexis teams.
    • Always work within the timelines, deadlines and budget specified.
    • Negotiate contractual terms across all commissioning work undertaken.
    • Work closely and develop excellent relationships with other LexisNexis teams and external authors.
    • Continually look for improvements to existing commissioning processes to increase efficiency.
    • Report on usage trends and progress using data analytics/reporting tools.

    Skills required:

    • Strong analytical and research skills.
    • Articulate and literate with the ability to express the benefits of writing for LexisNexis in a compelling and appealing way.
    • A highly organised approach to managing workload.
    • Strong commercial focus, with an understanding of translating the needs of lawyers into commercially viable content.
    • Ability to plan and deliver content on time and to achieve agreed financial budgets and targets.
    • A keen eye for detail, able to edit short commentary pieces for house style where necessary (legal editing not required).
    • Self-confident and credible, able to establish a rapport with leading members of the profession and win their trust and confidence.
    • Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative.
    • Team player with excellent communication skills.
    • Flexible approach and willingness to go the extra mile to achieve deadlines.
    • Ability to prioritise and manage multiple projects.
    • An ability and willingness to work collaboratively in order to achieve results.

    Desirable

    • Law degree.

    Benefits 

    • 28.5 days holiday
    • Pension scheme including Life Cover
    • 35 hour week
    • Discounted gym membership
    • Employee Assistance Program
    • Save As You Earn Scheme

    LexisNexis

    LexisNexis Group is the largest and fastest growing part of Reed Elsevier, the Anglo-Dutch FTSE-100 publisher and information provider. The UK division of LexisNexis is the country's leading professional information provider. We provide legal, tax, business, academic and public sector professionals with essential research and current affairs information, as well as highly-respected training services through a number of channels.

    LexisNexis is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications regardless of sex, marital status, ethnic origin, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age.