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Paralegal, PSL Hub London, England

LexisNexis

Full Time London, England 28157 - 34000 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

Department:

Legal Content

Main purpose of this role:

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a talented paralegal to join the LexisPSL Hub to help contribute towards the future development of LexisPSL, LexisLibrary and Lexis+UK, LexisNexis UK's online practical guidance and research product for lawyers and legal professionals.

This is a fixed term contact split role which will will have a particular emphasis on the following Practice Areas: Public Law, Brexit, Local Government, Immigration, Planning, Corporate Crime and Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence.

There are four main components of the LexisNexis offering which this role will contribute to:

Practical Guidance content—our Practical Guidance product provides legal practical guidance and market insight which a busy front-line practitioner can read and digest quickly and easily. It is presented in a range of different content types including Practice Notes, precedents, checklists, and flowcharts.
Current awareness service—via our current awareness service, we provide legal updates and analysis to our core online products, LexisLibrary, LexisPSL and Lexis+ UK. We cover legal and regulatory stories and provide insight into how they could impact lawyers and their clients. Information is published online and sent to customers via a range of different email alerts.
LexisAsk service—via LexisAsk, Practical Guidance customers can submit queries in relation to any of the 36 Practice Areas. In supporting this service, you will be expected to carry out legal research, draft answers to LexisAsk questions and contribute to the smooth running of the service.
Case analysis commissioning—we work with external authors to commission case commentary pieces focusing on key legal judgments and their implications for practitioners. These are short pieces presented in a Q&A format, published alongside our Practical Guidance content .

Duties and responsibilities:

Core content

Working closely with the LexisPSL teams and the external commissioning team to commission and draft practical guidance.

This work will include:

reviewing new and existing content for quality and legal accuracy
monitoring of developments and inputting information to maintain trackers of consultations, cases and dates
drafting practical guidance content (eg practice notes, precedents, trackers, checklists, news and Q&As)
collaborating with external authors regarding externally written content
arranging and taking notes at Consulting Editorial Board and other meetings and liaising with CEB members and authors when required
having input into the development of technical solutions with our product teams, to ensure that we are delivering guidance research, current awareness and LexisAsk in the most efficient way possible
assist with project to improve functionality of LexisNexis online materials
conduct testing of the online platform and assist in amending online legal content, as required
participate in internal feedback activities regarding functionality of the online platform
support work on feature development for the online legal platform

LexisAsk

Helping to respond to LexisAsk queries by:

conducting legal research and liaising with subject matter experts within the LexisPSL practice area teams, and/or
drafting replies to queries from customers within a specified response time
compiling a bank of ’Q&A’ style documents across our suite of LexisPSL content, adhering to the defined style guidelines. ’Q&As’ are designed to share answers to previously asked customer questions, as well as provide brief advice on topical queries.
working on initiatives and process in particular to help develop the smooth running of the service in order to increase efficiency in both the delivery of ‘live’ LexisAsk answers and ‘Q&A’ content.

Current awareness

Helping to deliver our current awareness offering by:

ensuring all news items are written to a high standard and edited and checked for accuracy, grammar, punctuation, clarity, flow, style, and news value
applying taxonomy to news items consistently and accurately
checking and proofing of content before publication, addressing and resolving publishing issues and making recommendations for process improvements
supporting the development and implementation of initiatives to grow and improve the current awareness offering of LexisNexis

Key competencies:

Academic qualifications and skills - Excellent academic qualifications and legal research and writing skills. Demonstrates an interest for, and some knowledge/experience of law and practice
Customer focus - Keen to understand customer needs and implement customer feedback
Compelling communication - Clearly and succinctly conveys knowledge and information. Writes in plain English in an accurate and focused way that is appropriate for online content and the audience.
Manages work and priorities - Effectively manages own time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently. Achieves through prioritising, managing and leveraging resources, scheduling and maintaining focus.
Contributes to team success - Actively contributes to the success of the LexisPSL Hub and the LexisPSL teams and the overall objectives for the practice areas.
Collaboration & influencing - Works effectively and co-operatively with others; establishes and maintains good working relationships. Builds trust, works diplomatically, demonstrates sensitivity to others whilst when necessary, persuading or presenting compelling arguments for change or improvement.
Continuous learning - Takes responsibility for developing own knowledge and skill, putting new knowledge and understanding to practical use on the job. Willing to take on uncomfortable or unfamiliar situations in order to learn.

Key Skills Required:

Law degree/GDL/LPC/BTC
Excellent academic qualifications and legal research and writing skills
Passionate about a career in the practice areas mentioned above
Good understanding of legal issues, procedures, and content types
Experience working in a legal environment, e.g. private practice/in-house or at the Bar (desirable)
Experience supporting legal practitioners with research (desirable)
Ability to prioritise work to ensure deadlines are met and stakeholder expectations are managed
Clear succinct writing style and ability to adapt to LexisNexis house style
Excellent organisational and time management skills
High attention to detail
Concern for high standards
Flexibility
Self-motivated and team player
Understanding of, and willingness to use, social media and new technology
Ability to be creative, innovative and to spot opportunities
Ability to deal with stakeholders at every level, including lawyers, contributors, sales teams etc.

We offer the following benefits:

In addition to a competitive salary and eligibility for the relevant employee bonus scheme, the following are examples of some benefits which would be available (some are subject to length of service):

35 hour week
25 days annual leave with an ability to buy an additional 5 days annual leave and office closure over the Christmas period.
Generous pension with employer contributions of up to 11% of salary
Enhanced paternity and maternity leave packages
Life cover
Employee Assistance Programme and access to WellnessHUB including free access to the Headspace app
Save As You Earn Share Scheme
Private Health Care via AXA PPP, with the option to add your family
Regular free health screening checks
Eyecare vouchers
Cycle to work scheme
Season ticket loan
Back-up child, adult, and elder care in conjunction with Bright Horizons Family Solutions
Incredible opportunities for training and development
Paid volunteer days plus matched giving to charities
Active Employee Resource Group community, with paid time off for participation

LexisNexis, a division of RELX Group, 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:

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