Ireland - Paralegal I at Relx

About the Role

• A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a talented paralegal to join the LexisNexis Paralegal Hub, in a contract role (until the end of December with possibility of extension), to help contribute towards the development of Irish practical guidance across a range of practice areas, namely Dispute Resolution, Employment, Property, Construction, Banking & Financial Services, Commercial and Corporate law for  Lexis+® Ireland, LexisNexis online practical guidance and research product for Irish lawyers and legal professionals. There are two main components of the LexisNexis offering which this role will contribute to:
• Core content in  Lexis+® Ireland—Lexis+® Ireland provides legal practical guidance and market insight which a busy front-line practitioner can read and digest quickly and easily. It is presented in a range of different content types including Practice Notes, precedents, checklists and flowcharts.
• Current awareness service—via our current awareness service, we provide legal updates and analysis for Lexis+® Ireland. We cover legal and regulatory stories and provide insight into how they could impact lawyers and their clients. Information is published online and sent to customers via a range of different email alerts.

Responsibilities:

• Core content
• Working closely with the Lexis+® Ireland teams and the Commissioning team to commission and draft practical guidance.

This work will include:

• reviewing new and existing content for quality and legal accuracy
• monitoring of developments and inputting information to maintain trackers of consultations, cases and dates
• drafting practical guidance content (eg practice notes, precedents, trackers, checklists, news and Q&As)
• collaborating with external authors regarding externally written content
• having input into the development of technical solutions with our product teams, to ensure that we are delivering guidance research, and current awareness in the most efficient way possible
• conduct testing of the online platform and assist in amending online legal content, as required
• participate in internal feedback activities regarding functionality of the online platform
• support work on feature development for the online legal platform
• Current awareness
• Helping to deliver our current awareness offering by:
• ensuring all news items are written to a high standard and edited and checked for accuracy, grammar, punctuation, clarity, flow, style, and news value
• applying taxonomy to news items consistently and accurately
• checking and proofing of content before publication, addressing and resolving publishing issues and making recommendations for process improvements
• supporting the development and implementation of initiatives to grow and improve the current awareness offering of Lexis+® Ireland

Key competencies:

Academic qualifications and skills

• Excellent academic qualifications and legal research and writing skills. Demonstrates an interest for, and some knowledge/experience of law and practice

Customer focus

• Keen to understand customer needs and implement customer feedback

Compelling communication

• Clearly and succinctly conveys knowledge and information. Writes in plain English in an accurate and focused way that is appropriate for online content and the audience.

Manages work and prioritises

• Effectively manages own time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently. Achieves through prioritising, managing and leveraging resources, scheduling and maintaining focus.

Contributes to team success

• Actively contributes to the success of the LexisPSL Hub and the LexisPSL teams and the overall objectives for the practice areas.
• Collaboration & influencing
• Works effectively and co-operatively with others; establishes and maintains good working relationships. Builds trust, works diplomatically, demonstrates sensitivity to others whilst when necessary persuading or presenting compelling arguments for change or improvement.
• Continuous learning
• Takes responsibility for developing own knowledge and skill, putting new knowledge and understanding to practical use on the job.

Key Skills Required:

•  Law degree/GDL/LPC/BTC
• Excellent academic qualifications and legal research and writing skills
• Passionate about a career in the practice areas mentioned above
• Good understanding of legal issues, procedures, and content types
• Experience working in a legal environment, e.g. private practice/in-house or at the Bar (desirable)
• Ability to prioritise work to ensure deadlines are met and stakeholder expectations are managed
• Clear succinct writing style and ability to adapt to LexisNexis house style
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Understanding of, and willingness to use, social media and new technology