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Within our UK Analytical Editorial Operations group, you will be part of a dedicated team responsible for delivering authoritative legal content. These publications are relied upon by practitioners and academics worldwide for their comprehensive coverage of evolving legal systems. As a Senior Editor, you will be responsible for enhancing and delivering editorial content across multiple formats and jurisdictions. You will help shape efficient editorial processes and systems, driving customer value while ensuring that our key titles and products remain both accurate and up-to-date. You will also support the ongoing drive to scale our workflows through the use of AI and other efficiencies.
Responsibilities
Manage Production Schedules: Planning and maintaining detailed content timelines for both print and digital formats, identifying potential bottlenecks, mitigating risks, and communicating deadlines to stakeholders.
Ensure Editorial Quality: Reviewing, copyediting, and styling legal manuscripts to align with house style; conducting spot checks, coordinating quality assurance reviews, and monitoring legislative/case law updates for accuracy.
Prepare and Maintain Content: Overseeing the creation of consolidated indexes, tables of cases, and statutory material; uploading and organizing content in relevant systems, and preparing annual or biannual supplements and cumulative volumes.
Collaborate with Stakeholders: Liaising with authors, freelancers, offshore production teams, and other internal collaborators to address editorial queries and keeping publications on schedule.
Track Progress and Report: Compiling regular status reports for management, monitoring overall project progress, and ensuring alignment with business objectives.
Drive Operational Efficiencies: Identifying areas for workflow improvement, recommending solutions, and implementing best practices to enhance editorial processes and production systems.
Requirements
Demonstrable experience in editorial operations.
Demonstrable experience in legal publishing or legal practice, along with a strong grasp of how law develops in the UK—covering both legislative processes and common law. Depending on the position, this would include a specific focus on English or Scottish legal frameworks.
Be familiar with multi-jurisdictional or Commonwealth case law is advantageous, along with the ability to conduct in-depth legal research, handle editorial responsibilities, and accurately present complex legal material.
Have strong organizational skills, with the ability to meet rigid and frequent deadlines while managing multiple priorities.
Able to demonstrate solid project management skills and resolve issues proactively across cross-functional teams to ensure deadlines are met.
Detail-oriented mindset with a commitment to maintaining high-quality standards in all published material.
Have knowledge of digital publishing tools or XML workflows is a plus
Required to come into the office once in a while when requested.
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