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RELX INC Legal Analyst | Practical Guidance in Durban, South Africa

Do you enjoy working with innovative researchtechnology?

Would you like to be part of a team creates solutionsfor our customers?

About our Team

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX (https://www.relx.com/) , a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. 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, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi-model approach that prioritizes using the best model from today’s top model creators for each individual legal use case.About the Role

We are looking for a Legal Analyst to join a dynamic Practical Guidance team producing high quality legal content. If you are passionate about keeping abreast of the latest developments in the law then this role is a perfect fit for you. The Legal Analyst will maintain the currency of Practice Areas within the Practical Guidance platform.

Responsibilities

  • Designing, owning, and executing content upkeep process

  • Conducting legal research and performing editorial tasks

  • Monitoring current awareness and staying abreast of changes in law

  • Drafting and revising legal content and overseeing projects

  • Improving operational effectiveness by standardizing and streamlining processes

  • Editing of manuscript for house style, grammar, and presentation

  • Task-specific research

  • Manage outside author and contractor relationships and submissions

  • Identification and electronic linking of product sets and online sources

  • Quality assurance testing

  • General editorial support

  • Creating documents for training

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) or equivalent

  • Admitted attorney with at least three years of PQE experience in commercial and/or business matters preferred

  • Display analytical, legal research, and writing abilities

  • Have skills of high caliber

  • Show interpersonal and communication skills

  • Prioritize and meet critical deadlines

  • Able to adapt to changing business demands

  • Possess technical aptitude

  • Be a curious learner with a demonstrated growth mindset

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 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.

LexisNexis, a division of RELX, is an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. 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 by completing our Applicant Request Support Form: https://forms.office.com/r/eVgFxjLmAK , or please contact 1-855-833-5120.

Please read our Candidate Privacy Policy (https://www.relx.com/careers/join-us/privacy) .

RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers, enabling them to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive.

Our purpose is to benefit society by developing products that help researchers advance scientific knowledge; doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients; lawyers promote the rule of law and achieve justice and fair results for their clients; businesses and governments prevent fraud; consumers access financial services and get fair prices on insurance; and customers learn about markets and complete transactions.

Our purpose guides our actions beyond the products that we develop. It defines us as a company. Every day across RELX our employees are inspired to undertake initiatives that make unique contributions to society and the communities in which we operate.

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