Senior Editor - Halsbury's at LexisNexis

About the Role

As a Senior Editor, you will support the UK team to deliver Halsbury’s Laws of England, a unique publication providing the only narrative statement of all the laws of England and Wales.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing collated content and copyediting and styling it for publication in Annual Abridgment, ensuring all content is of required quality
• Producing and checking annual consolidated indexes and tables of cases/statutory material
• Supporting preparation of monthly/annual cumulative supplements
• Checking weekly online updates
• Ensuring all editing follows house style and all material included is accurate by conducting legal research/monitoring legal developments
• Collaborating closely with offshore production team/vendors/freelancers and dealing with day-to-day operational problems
• Performing any other duties as reasonably requested

Requirements

• Experience in legal publishing and/or legal practice
• Experience demonstrating a clear understanding of the way English and Welsh law develops (both the legislative process and common law) and of conducting independent legal research
• Have editorial skills and excellent written English as well as the ability to understand and navigate complex legal material
• Show interpersonal skills, a positive attitude, and professional manner for routine contact with geographically diverse consultants, colleagues, customers and vendors
• Have excellent time management skills to meet rigid and frequent deadlines
• Be technically proficient in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel), have familiarity with content management systems and an interest in learning new systems/technologie