Paralegal I - South Africa at Relx

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 contributing to the smooth running of the LexisAsk and current awareness service. Please note that this is a contract role up to the end of December with possibility of extension.

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 (e.g. FAQs, practice notes, precedents, trackers, checklists, trackers etc.)
• Collaborating with external authors regarding externally written content
• Arranging and taking notes at Editorial Board and other meetings and liaising with attendees where required
• Conducting legal research and liaising with subject matter experts within the Practical Guidance practice area teams
• Drafting replies to queries from customers within a specified response time
• Applying taxonomy to news items consistently and accurately
• Supporting the development and implementation of initiatives to grow and improve the current awareness offering

Requirements

• Have a degree in Law, or equivalent experience
• 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