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, seeking a Legal Content Development Associate to enhance their online and print content quality. The role involves managing publications, collaborating with authors, and developing new legal content assets to meet industry 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 manuscript 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
Skills
- 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
Benefits
- 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
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.