[Remote] Legal Editor, Practice Area Content
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. LexisNexis is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. They are seeking a highly collaborative and detail-oriented US Legal Editor to curate and enhance authoritative US legal analysis by partnering with expert authors and leveraging AI-enabled editorial tools.
Responsibilities
• Recruit, onboard, and support external authors; set clear expectations for scope, style, and delivery
• Maintain productive long‑term relationships, intervening early to resolve performance issues or revise author mix as needed; manage contributor contracts within approved budgets
• Track legislative, regulatory, and case‑law developments to keep content current, understand emerging trends, and identify white‑space opportunities for new content
• Manage portfolio delivery plans, collaborating with Content Operations to balance quality, speed, and cost
• Provide substantive and structural updates and/or edits, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and cross‑platform functionality
• Partner with Product Managers/Content Strategy/Segment to ensure alignment with market needs; monitor customer feedback and analytics
• Act as content expert for assigned practice areas, supplying requirements for customer‑facing features and workflow improvements
• Support Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success with subject‑matter expertise to enhance marketing collateral
• Leverage generative and agentic AI, automation, and data to support streamlining of content development and editorial processes
• Contribute to cross-functional initiatives such as new product pilots, tool evaluations, and standards development; highlight best practices to peers
Skills
• Education – J.D. required
• Experience – 1–5 years of legal practice or comparable legal publishing experience; familiarity with federal law is required, along with a desire to develop expertise in other practice areas
• Editorial Excellence – Demonstrated ability to scope requirements for new legal content; edit complex legal analysis for clarity, consistency, and voice
• Tech Fluency – Comfortable using LLMs for legal research; skilled at crafting prompts, evaluating outputs, and iterating for optimal results
• Commercial Mindset – Ability to interpret market signals, customer feedback, and data to inform content initiatives and drive sustainable growth
• Communication & Adaptability – Clear, positive communicator who thrives on collaborating with stakeholders and partners; delivers on commitments, pivots quickly as needed and views setbacks as learning opportunities
Benefits
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Shared parental leave
• Study assistance
Company Overview
• LexisNexis is a data analytics company that provides information solutions and law legal databases to Law and corporate businesses. It was founded in 1970, and is headquartered in Albany, New York, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.lexisnexis.com.
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Responsibilities
• Recruit, onboard, and support external authors; set clear expectations for scope, style, and delivery
• Maintain productive long‑term relationships, intervening early to resolve performance issues or revise author mix as needed; manage contributor contracts within approved budgets
• Track legislative, regulatory, and case‑law developments to keep content current, understand emerging trends, and identify white‑space opportunities for new content
• Manage portfolio delivery plans, collaborating with Content Operations to balance quality, speed, and cost
• Provide substantive and structural updates and/or edits, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and cross‑platform functionality
• Partner with Product Managers/Content Strategy/Segment to ensure alignment with market needs; monitor customer feedback and analytics
• Act as content expert for assigned practice areas, supplying requirements for customer‑facing features and workflow improvements
• Support Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success with subject‑matter expertise to enhance marketing collateral
• Leverage generative and agentic AI, automation, and data to support streamlining of content development and editorial processes
• Contribute to cross-functional initiatives such as new product pilots, tool evaluations, and standards development; highlight best practices to peers
Skills
• Education – J.D. required
• Experience – 1–5 years of legal practice or comparable legal publishing experience; familiarity with federal law is required, along with a desire to develop expertise in other practice areas
• Editorial Excellence – Demonstrated ability to scope requirements for new legal content; edit complex legal analysis for clarity, consistency, and voice
• Tech Fluency – Comfortable using LLMs for legal research; skilled at crafting prompts, evaluating outputs, and iterating for optimal results
• Commercial Mindset – Ability to interpret market signals, customer feedback, and data to inform content initiatives and drive sustainable growth
• Communication & Adaptability – Clear, positive communicator who thrives on collaborating with stakeholders and partners; delivers on commitments, pivots quickly as needed and views setbacks as learning opportunities
Benefits
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Shared parental leave
• Study assistance
Company Overview
• LexisNexis is a data analytics company that provides information solutions and law legal databases to Law and corporate businesses. It was founded in 1970, and is headquartered in Albany, New York, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.lexisnexis.com.
Apply Now
Apply Now