Paralegal - Finance at LexisNexis South Africa

About the Role

• In this role, you will be helping to provide legal practical guidance and market insight. You will be reviewing documents, undertaking legal research, drafting content and maintaining trackers. This is a 12-month fixed term role.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing new and existing content for quality and legal accuracy, and making recommendations for process improvements
• Monitoring of developments and inputting information to maintain trackers of consultations, cases and dates
• Drafting practical guidance content (eg FAQs, practice notes, precedents, trackers, checklists, etc)
• Conducting legal research and liaising with subject matter experts within the Practical Guidance practice area teams
• Supporting the development and implementation of initiatives to grow and improve the Lexis+ offering

Requirements

• Have a degree in Law, or equivalent experience
• Experience and/or interest in Finance law (including Banking & Finance, Insolvency, Insurance and Financial Services) preferable
• Comfortable working shift hours Monday–Friday, 10 AM–6 PM (June–Oct) and 11 AM–7 PM (Nov–March), SAST
• Demonstrate an eye for detail and a quality oriented focus
• Be able to demonstrate excellent research and writing skills
• Have a good understanding of legal issues, procedures and content types
• Be able to think creatively, handle multiple tasks simultaneously and work to strict deadlines
• Be able to communicate influentially and effectively to a range of audiences, including senior stakeholders
• Be a natural, innovative problem solver, able to collaborate with your team to resolve issues
• Have an understanding of, and willingness to use, social media and new technology