Do you have a JD?
Are you interested in putting your legal expertise to work in support of the rule of law and the advancement of legal knowledge?
About our Team
LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX (http://www.relx.com), 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. The company employs over 2,000 technologists, data scientists, and experts to develop, test, and validate solutions in line with RELX Responsible AI Principles (https://stories.relx.com/responsible-ai-principles/index.html).
About the Role
As a Content Development Associate, you will apply your legal knowledge and analytical skills to the development and management of leading legal publications. Working closely with authors and internal stakeholders, you will help ensure the quality, accuracy, and timely delivery of content that supports legal professionals across Canada. This is an editorial role focused on content development and publication management.
Responsibilities
Manage a portfolio of designated publications, available both online and in print
Collaborate and follow-up with authors to ensure timely delivery of manuscripts according to our publishing schedule
Review manuscripts to make sure they adhere to our author guidelines and provide feedback to authors
Recruit new authors and proceed to author replacement for publications within your portfolio
Establish and maintain strong relationships with the legal community, including practitioners, academics, members of the judiciary, librarians, and other external partners
Act as a resource person for authors and our different departments for publications within your portfolio
Requirements
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
Work in a Way That Works for You
We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. 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 Pattern
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.
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.
Primary Location Base Pay Range: Home Based - Canada ON $59,100-$98,400(CAD). Canada National Base Pay Range: $59,100 - $98,400 (CAD).Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates. This posting is for an existing vacancy.We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits. Click here to access benefits specific to your location.
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Skills Required
- 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 collaborate on cross-departmental project teams
- Excellent oral and written communication and negotiation skills
- Hands-on experience using LLMs and AI-enabled tools daily, including iterating prompts to improve output quality and consistency
- Knowledge of Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Office suite
RELX Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about RELX and has not been reviewed or approved by RELX.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a meaningful part of total rewards through a 401(k) plan with matching contributions, alongside other financial protections such as life and disability coverage. Tuition reimbursement and share purchase access further broaden the financial value of the package beyond base salary.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Leave and time off breadth appears strong, with generous vacation allowances, mental health days, and options like sabbaticals and tiered PTO by tenure. Parental and caregiving leaves are described in detail, reinforcing time-away benefits as a standout component of the overall package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing and lifestyle benefits are supported by offerings such as mental health support (e.g., app access), EAP resources, gym-related perks, and wellness incentives. Flexible working hours and related work-life supports add to the perceived day-to-day value of benefits.
RELX Insights
What We Do
RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics for professional and business customers across industries. We help scientists make new discoveries, doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients and lawyers win cases. We prevent online fraud and money laundering, and help insurance companies evaluate and predict risk. Our events enable customers to learn about markets, source products and complete transactions. In short, we enable our customers to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive. We do this by leveraging a deep understanding of our customers to create innovative solutions which combine content and data with analytics and technology in global platforms. RELX serves customers in more than 180 countries and has offices in about 40 countries. It employs approximately 30,000 people of whom almost half are in North America. We operate in four major market segments: Scientific, Technical & Medical; Risk & Business Analytics; Legal; and Exhibitions.
