Are you a lawyer experienced in Consumer law looking for a different way to apply your knowledge and flex your writing skills? This is a unique opportunity to apply your legal expertise at scale, combining deep Consumer law knowledge, advanced legal writing, and understanding of emerging AI‑enabled tools to support the way lawyers work today and into the future.
About The Role
The primary purpose of this role is to develop and maintain high‑quality, up‑to‑date practical legal content on Consumer law, with an increasing focus on optimising and enhancing content for our cutting-edge AI‑powered legal workflow and research solutions.
You will play a key role in shaping how lawyers interact with Practical Guidance, Australia’s most established and trusted ‘how-to’ of legal practice, by:
Creating, reviewing and maintaining plain‑English, workflow‑driven Consumer law content
Using the best drafting and research tools to improve speed, consistency and usability of legal content
Working closely with technology, product and editorial teams to embed legal expertise into AI‑enabled legal solutions
Ensuring content reflects real‑world legal practice, market developments and emerging trends
Provide support to help build brand awareness and influence market share across clients and stakeholders.
This role offers the chance to stay closely connected to legal practice, without the pressures of billable hours or client deadlines, while actively contributing to the future of legal work.
This is a permanent role currently structured at 0.9 FTE, equivalent to 4.5 days per week. We recognise that candidates may have different working preferences and are open to discussing the working arrangement with suitably experienced applicants. We operate a hybrid model, with some regular in-office attendance preferred - ideally 1-2 days per week - alongside flexibility to work from home depending on your location. Applications from interstate candidates are also welcome.
Many of our legal writers come from top‑tier, mid‑tier or in‑house practice and see this as a long‑term alternative legal career while offering sustainability, flexibility and impact.
With experience as a practising lawyer in Australia, you will have a strong understanding of the practical processes in a lawyer’s workflow as relates to Consumer law matters.
Requirements:
5+ years PQE (minimum)
Experience in an Australian mid to top tier law firm or in-house counsel role
A practice background in consumer law matters
Excellent communication and plain-English writing skills
Aptitude for building and fostering relationships with a range of diverse clients and local and international stakeholders
Excellent analytical, problem solving and organisational skills.
Interest in, or exposure to, AI‑assisted legal research and AI tools (desirable)
Work in a way that works for you
We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation, with various flexible and remote working options available to employees.
Working for you
We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
Discounted Health plan rate and Optical Assistance
Life assurance and income protection
Option to buy additional Annual Leave days
Employee Assistance Program
Flexible working arrangements
Benefits for you and your family
Access to learning and development resources
Retail discounts and cashback offers
Global discounts and free wellbeing & learning classes
Electric Vehicle Novated Leasing
About the Business
LexisNexis Legal provides legal information, practical guidance and technology solutions that support lawyers across private practice, in‑house and government.
Our Practical Guidance product delivers clear, workflow‑focused legal content — including guidance notes, precedents, checklists and tools — designed to help lawyers complete matters efficiently and with confidence. Authored by experienced practitioners and in‑house legal writers, Practical Guidance combines trusted legal expertise with technology and AI‑enabled solutions to support modern legal practice.
To learn more about LexisNexis/Consumer Law Module or RELX Global, refer below links:
https://www.lexisnexis.com.au/en
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https://www.lexisnexis.com/en-au/products/practical-guidance/modules/consumer
Thank you for your interest.
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Skills Required
- 5+ years PQE
- Admitted/practising lawyer in Australia
- Experience in an Australian mid- to top-tier law firm or in-house counsel role
- Practice background in consumer law matters
- Excellent communication and plain-English writing skills
- Ability to build and foster relationships with diverse clients and stakeholders
- Excellent analytical, problem solving and organisational skills
- Interest in or exposure to AI-assisted legal research and AI tools
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.
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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.
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