Legal Editor

Experience: Not Available to Not Available years

Location: Home-Based, Canada

Skills: French language skills, English language skills, Law degree, Barreau du Québec membership, Organizational skills, Attention to detail, Project management, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office suite, AI integration, LLMs, AI-enabled tools

About Us
LexisNexis Legal & Qualified, 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
This position is intended for professionals who wish to apply their analytical skills and understanding of the law to the development and management of legal publications. The Legal Editor plays a key role in evaluating and developing legal textbooks, managing an assigned portfolio of publications, working closely with recognized authors, and contributing to the publication of leading reference works relied upon by the legal community. This is a strategic editorial role, distinct from the traditional practice of law and from legal writing. Reporting to the Manager, Quebec Secondary Content, the position will include the following key responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities
• Oversee and coordinate the publications within their portfolio, available both online and in print;
• Follow up with authors to ensure the timely delivery of manuscripts and updates according to established schedules;
• Recruit new authors and replace authors who have withdrawn;
• Actively participate in the development of new publications, including by identifying and recruiting authors, and assessing submitted projects;
• Assess the financial viability of new publication projects to determine whether they should be pursued;




• Participate in the editorial process and the publication of French-language manuscripts;
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with the legal community, including practitioners, academics, members of the judiciary, librarians, and other external partners;
• Collaborate with the Marketing and Sales teams to develop go-to-market strategies;
• Contribute to various translation projects;
• Act as a resource person for authors and various internal departments.

PROFIL RECHERCHÉ
• Excellente maîtrise de la langue française;
• Excellente maîtrise de la langue anglaise;
• Détenir un baccalauréat en droit;
• Membre du Barreau du Québec ou de la Chambre des notaires du Québec, un atout;
• Aptitudes organisationnelles et grand souci du détail;
• Capacité à gérer plusieurs projets et à respecter les délais de publication de nos produits imprimés et en ligne;
• Habiletés à développer des relations privilégiées avec nos collaborateurs et à travailler sur des projets impliquant plusieurs équipes;
• Excellentes compétences en communication (orale et écrite);
• Connaissance d’Adobe Acrobat et de la suite Microsoft Office;
• Maîtrise de l’intégration de l’intelligence artificielle dans les processus de travail, incluant l’utilisation quotidienne de modèles de langage (LLM) et d’outils d’IA pour soutenir l’analyse et le développement de contenu, ainsi que l’optimisation itérative des requêtes afin d’assurer des résultats de qualité constante.

Candidature
Les personnes intéressées sont invitées à soumettre leur curriculum vitæ accompagné d’une lettre de présentation exposant leur motivation pour le poste et leur intérêt à exercer un rôle d’éditeur juridique au sein de LexisNexis Canada.

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À propos de l’entreprise
LexisNexis Legal & Professional® fournit des informations et des analyses juridiques, réglementaires et commerciales qui aident les clients à accroître leur productivité, à améliorer leur prise de décision, à obtenir de meilleurs résultats et à faire progresser l’état du droit dans le monde. Pionnière du numérique, l’entreprise a été la première à mettre en ligne des informations juridiques et commerciales avec ses services Lexis® et Nexis®.

Canada National Base Pay Range: $59,100 - $98,400 (CAD). Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates.

Base Pay Range in Ontario: $59,100 - $98,400 (CAD).

This posting is for an existing vacancy.
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