Legal Workflow Automation Executive

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Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZAF
In-Office
Mid level
Information Technology • Legal Tech • Professional Services • Analytics • Business Intelligence
The Role
Partner with legal teams to identify and design AI-driven workflow automations, deliver tailored demos and training, support pilots and firm-wide adoption, advise on ROI and risk, feed client insights into product and GTM, and build repeatable playbooks to scale legal automation.
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About the Team

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, 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 creators for each individual legal use case.

About the Role

As a Legal Workflow Automation Executive , you collaborate closely with top legal teams to leverage Generative AI in automating legal processes—designing intelligent workflows that streamline operations, enhance efficiency, and empower firms to make more informed decisions. Your role centres on identifying automation opportunities, demonstrating practical AI-driven solutions, and guiding adoption to ensure measurable improvements from initial implementation through to scalable impact.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with lawyers and legal operations leaders to unpack real‑world legal workflows, pain points, and inefficiencies.

  • Translate legal work into high‑value workflow use cases supported by AI and trusted legal content.

  • Design and deliver tailored product demonstrations, training sessions, and workshops aligned to specific practice areas and team needs.

  • Support the full client journey in partnership with Customer Success — from pilots and onboarding to firm‑wide or department‑wide adoption.

  • Act as a strategic sounding board for clients evaluating the ROI, risk, and operational impact of AI in legal practice.

  • Represent the customer internally by feeding insights into product development, roadmap prioritisation, and go‑to‑market strategy.

  • Capture best practices and contribute to repeatable playbooks that help scale this function locally and globally.

 

Requirements

  • A recognised legal qualification (LLB or equivalent).

  • A minimum of 3 years’ experience practising law within a top‑tier law firm, corporate legal team, or public‑sector legal environment.

  • A strong understanding of legal workflows, legal processes, and the practical realities of delivering legal services.

  • Proven confidence engaging with senior legal stakeholders, with the ability to establish trust and credibility quickly.

  • Clear, persuasive communication skills, with the ability to engage legal, operational, and executive audiences effectively.

  • A genuine interest in legal technology and the application of AI to enhance the quality and efficiency of legal work.

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, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working for You

We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
- Medical Aid
- Retirement Plan inclusive of Risk Benefits (Disability, Critical Illness, Life Cover & Funeral Cover)
- Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy
- Study Leave

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.

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Skills Required

  • Recognised legal qualification (LLB or equivalent).
  • Minimum of 3 years' experience practising law in a top-tier law firm, corporate legal team, or public-sector legal environment.
  • Strong understanding of legal workflows, legal processes, and practical realities of delivering legal services.
  • Proven confidence engaging with senior legal stakeholders and establishing trust quickly.
  • Clear, persuasive communication skills to engage legal, operational, and executive audiences.
  • Genuine interest in legal technology and the application of AI to enhance legal work.

LexisNexis Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about LexisNexis and has not been reviewed or approved by LexisNexis.

  • Healthcare Strength Healthcare options are often described as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, and vision coverage alongside life and disability protection. Wellbeing programming such as wellness initiatives and fitness support is also positioned as part of the overall package.
  • Retirement Support Retirement benefits are repeatedly framed as a meaningful component of total rewards through 401(k) matching and access to stock purchase opportunities. Performance bonuses and charitable matching are also included as financial-support features within the broader rewards mix.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time-off offerings are portrayed as broad, including PTO, paid holidays, sick leave, and paid volunteer time. Flexible work arrangements, including remote options and flexible hours, further strengthen the overall rewards experience.

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The Company
HQ: Alpharetta, GA
10,001 Employees
Year Founded: 1970

What We Do

LexisNexis Legal & Professional is a leading global provider of legal, regulatory and business information and analytics that help customers increase productivity, improve decision-making and outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. We help lawyers win cases, manage their work more efficiently, serve their clients better and grow their practices. We assist corporations in better understanding their markets, monitoring their brands and competition, and in mitigating business risk. We collaborate with universities to educate students, and we support nation-building with governments and courts by making laws accessible and strengthening legal infrastructures. We partner with leading global associations and customers to collect evidence against war criminals and provide tools to combat human trafficking. LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 130 countries with 10,000 employees worldwide, is part of RELX Group, a global provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries.

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