Legal Editor
LexisNexis
- Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Managing a portfolio of secondary titles, including textbooks, loose-leafs, newsletters, and/or law reports.
- Creating and maintain author relationships for existing publications, ensuring timely receipt of manuscript in proper format.
- Coordinating reviews on manuscripts to ensure they adhere to our author guidelines and provide feedback to authors.
- Sourcing appropriate articles for newsletters, and arranging permission to republish them.
- Identifying authors or freelance legal writers for new and existing publications; and developing new publications.
- Drafting and negotiate publishing contracts.
- Acting as the first point of contact for authors and colleagues for publications within your portfolio.
- Completing various administrative tasks, including data entry, processing invoices, scheduling customer interviews, etc.
- Experience in legal editing or holds an LLB.
- Have legal practice or legal publishing experience.
- Display organizational skills and keen attention to detail.
- Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously, and to meet rigid and frequent deadlines.
- Possess interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively as part of cross-departmental and cross-jurisdictional project teams.
- Maintain communication (oral and written) and negotiation skills.
- Able to work flexible hours to collaborate with authors and colleagues across multiple time zones.
- Core hours are 12pm – 6pm SAST, but flexibility to attend meetings beyond 6pm SAST on a regular basis is required.
- Possess Technical proficiency with Acrobat and Microsoft Office, and comfort learning new software and tools.
- Strong legal research and writing skills.
- Experience in working in a remote team environment.
- Publishing industry experience.
- Knowledge of and experience in one or more areas of practice.
- 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.
- Medical Aid
- Retirement Plan inclusive of Risk Benefits (Disability, Critical Illness, Life Cover & Funeral Cover)
- Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy
- Study Leave