Professional Support Lawyer - In-house and Public Sector

Would you like to provide first-class guidance and support to our Legal customers?

Are you ready for the next step in your legal career?

12 months contract

About our Team

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,300 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers.

About the Role

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced lawyer to join the LexisNexis practical guidance team to support our in-house and public sector customers by contributing to our Lexis+ modules, in particular to our In-House Advisor and Local Government practice areas.

The successful candidate will focus on maintaining, drafting and developing practical guidance content including practice notes, precedents, news and industry guidance for our market leading online product.

Responsibilities

• Working across a broad content set, devising, drafting, reviewing, maintaining and updating practice notes, precedents, checklists, flowcharts and other materials

• Staying abreast of legal and market developments, including monitoring of anticipated developments

• Collaborating with external authors regarding externally written content

• Engaging proactively with customers and contacts, including the Editorial Board

• Assisting internal customers/ stakeholders with content and/or segment-specific questions

• Working closely with the Lexis Guidance Hub to produce a market-leading current awareness offering

  Requirements

• UK qualified Lawyer/ PSL

• Experience of working in an in-house legal team within a corporate and/or public sector body

• Expertise in the areas of public procurement, commercial contracts

• Ability to communicate complex legal concepts and their practical application concisely, clearly and in Lexis Guidance tone and house style

• Excellent research, writing, organisation and planning skills

  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 wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days- Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits- Wellbeing programs- Life assurance- Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme- Save As You Earn share option scheme- Travel Season ticket loan- Electric Vehicle Scheme- Optional Dental Insurance- Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave- Employee Assistance Programme- Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children- RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you- Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer- Access to extensive learning and development resources- Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work

  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.

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RELX is a global provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries.

We help scientists make new discoveries, lawyers win cases, doctors save lives and insurance companies offer customers lower prices. We save taxpayers and consumers money by preventing fraud and help executives forge commercial relationships with their clients.

In short, we enable our customers to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive.