Legal Content Development Associate

Do you have a JD?

Do you enjoy collaborating cross-functionally to deliver on common goals?

About Us

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, 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

LexisNexis Canada is seeking a Content Development Associate to ensure that content and quality of online/digital media meet industry/company standards.

Responsibilities:

• Manage a portfolio of designated publications, available both online and in print;

• Collaborate and follow-up with authors to ensure timely delivery of manuscripts according to our publishing schedule;

• Review manuscripts to make sure they adhere to our author guidelines and provide feedback to authors;

• Identify and develop new English-language legal content assets required for various product lines, including LexisNexis Canada’s print, eBooks, and our online research service, Lexis Advance Quicklaw™

• Recruit new authors and proceed to author replacement for publications within your portfolio;

• Assess financial viability of new content proposals to determine whether they should be pursued;

• Draft and negotiate publishing contracts;

• Identify, organize and develop content improvements;

• Build and maintain good public relations with the legal community, including practitioners, academics, members of the judiciary, librarians, market research contacts, and other external customers;

• Work with Marketing and Sales departments to build “go-to-market” strategies;

• Act as a resource person for authors and our different departments for publications within your portfolio.

Requirements:

• A Canadian law degree, or a law degree from another jurisdiction with a Certificate of Qualification from Canada’s National Committee on Accreditation;

• At least 1 year’s practice/articling or legal publishing experience;

• Excellent organizational skills and keen attention to detail;

• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines for print, online and newsletter releases;

• Strong relationship-building skills and ability to work collaboratively as part of cross-departmental project teams;

• Excellent communication (oral and written) and negotiation skills;

• Experience operating with AI as a standard part of workflows, including demonstrated hands-on experience using LLMs and AI-enabled tools daily to support content and analysis; iterating prompts to improve output quality and consistency;

• Knowledge of Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Office suite;

Work in a way that works for you We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working for you We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Health plan benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Retirement Benefits

• Various Leave Programs

• Educational Assistance

• Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance

• Paid Vacation

• Up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice

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.

We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits. Click here to access benefits specific to your location.

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