About the Role
We are currently offering an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Commissioning Editor on a fixed term contract until the end of June (possibility of extension), to play a key role in the continued success of our commissioning programme for the case commentary content on Lexis+ by commissioning leading professionals to write for us. The successful candidate will be a self-motivated, enthusiastic and conscientious individual with a strong interest in the legal market.
Key responsibilities:
- Manage the end to end commissioning process from ‘request for content’ through to publication, working in the prescribed processes with the designated software and tools.
- Conduct comprehensive research to find appropriate authors according to practice area and relevant topics.
- Commission leading authors as identified during the research phase and recommended by the relevant LexisNexis teams.
- Always work within the timelines and deadlines specified.
- Work closely and develop excellent relationships with other LexisNexis teams and external authors.
- Continually look for improvements to existing commissioning processes to increase efficiency.
- Report on usage trends and progress using data analytics/reporting tools.
Skills required:
- Strong analytical and research skills.
- Articulate and literate with the ability to express the benefits of writing for LexisNexis in a compelling and appealing way.
- A highly organised approach to managing workload.
- Strong commercial focus, with an understanding of translating the needs of lawyers into commercially viable content.
- Ability to plan and deliver content on time and to achieve agreed targets.
- A keen eye for detail, able to edit short commentary pieces for house style where necessary (legal editing not required).
- Self-confident and credible, able to establish a rapport with leading members of the profession and win their trust and confidence.
- Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative.
- Team player with excellent communication skills.
- Flexible approach and willingness to go the extra mile to achieve deadlines.
- Ability to prioritise and manage multiple projects.
- An ability and willingness to work collaboratively in order to achieve results.
Desirable
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About the Role
As a Software Engineer you will perform moderate research, design, and software development assignments. Working within a specific software functional area or product line, you'll be able to learn new technologies. Despite the product delivery is to serve the French legal industry, knowledge of French is not required.
Responsibilities
- Be part of a SCRUM squad team to develop a cutting-edge legal analytics product, get involved in – and contribute to - SCRUM ceremonies.
- Ensure technical consistency and overall code quality and maintainability, co-create technical components with the Architect of the product, be reliable and stand behind your code.
- Write and review portions of detailed specifications for the development of system components of moderate complexity.
- Under the guidance of senior-level engineers, successfully implement development processes, coding best practices and code reviews, keep abreast of new technology developments.
- Successfully implement development processes, coding best practices, and code reviews, resolve technical issues as necessary.
- Follow global RELX technical strategy.
Requirements
- BS Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience
- Basic knowledge of software development methodologies (e.g., Agile), data manipulation languages, data modeling principles.
- Knowledge of data storage subsystems and test-driven development.
- Basic knowledge of applicable development languages, technical stack including but not limited to: Cloud: AWS, Angular, .Net, JavaScript, Databases such as MS SQL.
- Basic oral and written communication skills and teaching
- Ability to take initiatives and you know how to work both independently and in a team.
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About the Role
We are currently growing our Global Salesforce Teams in South Africa and looking to hire a skilled Salesforce CPQ Engineer that will have the opportunity to work on greenfield migration and implementation projects with the latest technologies.
As a Salesforce CPQ Engineer, you will be a key player in our team, responsible for implementing and customizing CPQ solutions within the Salesforce platform. You'll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, turning client requirements into robust, scalable solutions.
This position performs complex research, design, and software development assignments and provides direct input to project plans, schedules, and methodology in the development of cross-functional software products. This position performs software design, typically across multiple systems and may collaborate with users/customers and translates their requests into solutions
Responsibilities
- Interfacing with other personnel or team members to finalize requirements
- Develop and maintain CPQ solutions within Salesforce platform.
- Customize CPQ to meet client needs, ensuring functionality and efficiency.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements and implement solutions.
- Integrate CPQ with other Salesforce modules for a seamless user experience.
- Troubleshoot and resolve CPQ-related issues to ensure system reliability.
- Stay updated on CPQ technology advancements and suggest improvements
Requirements
- Proven experience working with Salesforce CPQ.
- Proficiency in Salesforce Sales, Marketing, and Service Clouds.
- Strong understanding of CPQ configuration, pricing, and quoting processes.
- Hands-on experience in CPQ customization and development.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and a strong attention to detail.
- Participation in and proven leadership in refactoring existing development to improve underlying foundation
- Ability to map business and functional requirements to Salesforce out of box features and functionality.
- Knowledge of software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall).
- Proficiency with data manipulation language including optimization techniques.
- Understanding of normalized/dimensional data modeling principles.
- Knowledge of multiple data storage subsystems
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About the Role
As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll be a key part of our Agile development squad. You will develop exciting, new data-driven solutions that will shape the future of our information business. You will mentor junior team members, share your knowledge, and deliver solutions using your technical expertise.
Responsibilities
- Providing operational support for big data processes to ensure swift resolution of incidents
- Assisting with implementations of big data software releases and bug-fixes to improve performance, stability and data integrity
- Collaborating with cross-functional technical teams to identify problems, prototype solutions and build creative solutions
- Shaping operational effectiveness through proactive problem management and automation of manual operational tasks
- Exploring tuning and performance opportunities to improve big data processing to help exceed SLA's
- Updating internal support documentation to ensure information and knowledge is available and shared
Requirements
- Demonstrate good Software Engineering experience gained in an Agile development environment
- Show interest and enthusiasm in the latest industry technology language development trends and changes
- Have experience or familiarity with development languages such as, Java/J2EE, JavaScript, JSP, C/C++, HTML, XML, SQL, Windows, UNIX, and .Net.
- Familiarity of industry best practices
- Ability to work well with internal & external technology resources
- Have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate complex problems in a simple, concise manner
- Show the ability to resolve moderately complex and interesting bug fixes
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About the Role
Lexis+ is seeking a Senior Legal Taxonomist with cross-functional collaboration skills and legal taxonomy expertise, for a 12-month contract. The role includes creating and managing taxonomies to enhance user experience and increase revenue.
Responsibilities
- Working with content managers to effectively expand and maintain South Africa's legal taxonomy.
- Supporting Lexis+ functions, we design, develop, and manage taxonomies, metadata, and source specs.
- Organizing legal content based on topics. The system follows classification rules, making it easier to program and navigate through the content.
Requirements
- Able to understand across various practice areas
- Able to collaborate, negotiate and influence
- Able to devise complex searches to retrieve relevant content as well as the ability to distinguish content that is on-point.
- Able to have good technical ability and an aptitude for learning several proprietary taxonomy management and classification systems
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About the Role
As a Quality Test Engineer III, your purpose is to ensure our products and systems meet the highest quality standards. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to create and execute test plans, analyze data, and identify defects.
Responsibilities
- Conducting automated and performance testing for assigned projects
- Interacting with Product Management, Project Management, Engineering, and Operations teams to plan testing for delivery of products and enhancements
- Working with QA/Testing staff, project managers, technical leads, and subject matter experts to plan and execute automated and performance tests.
- Researching available tools and participate in initiatives to implement those that will cost-effectively enhance testing capabilities and product quality.
- Researching and identify root causes of performance issues in partnership with architects, developers, and network and system engineers.
- Conducting project reviews, ensuring review criteria are defined, and implement procedures for ensuring quality control of project deliverables.
Requirements
- Have extensive QA Test Engineering experience
- Have a BS in Engineering/ Computer Science or a similar level of experience.
- Have knowledge of QA methodologies.
- Have knowledge of process improvement.
- Have knowledge of the software development process.
- Have proficiency in quality assurance testing.
- Have the ability to develop and execute automated and performance testing.
- Have the ability to identify and apply continuous improvement methods.
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About the Role
As a Quality Test Engineer II, you will be responsible for enhancing QA methodology and ensuring compliance by working with management to improve quality and process standards that result in on-time and efficient delivery of systems.
Responsibilities
- Participate in process improvement and compliance to successfully and consistently deliver high-quality software products and services on time, on budget, and to specification, enabling flexibility to react quickly to changes in priorities or circumstances to meet the needs of the business.
- Participate in project reviews.
- Cooperate in the enhancement of the methodologies employed for test planning and execution, defect tracking, and metric and status reporting.
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and implementation of best practices.
- Maintain framework for record retention in order to support internal and external IT audits.
- Assist with process improvement and compliance to successfully and consistently deliver high-quality software products and services on a timely basis.
- Work across teams to enhance quality functional testing by identifying and helping to implement initiatives that will improve capability and efficiency.
Requirements
- 1yr + of experience
- Moderate knowledge of QA methodologies
- Have a BS in Engineering/ Computer Science or a similar level of experience.
- Knowledge of the software development process.
- Attention to detail
- Verbal skills — ability to communicate with both technical and nontechnical customers
- Written skills/documentation.
- Have the ability to develop and execute automated and performance testing.
- Have the ability to identify and apply continuous improvement methods.
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About the Role
This position exists to review and analyze legislation, case law, court rules and other materials necessary for the production of LexisNexis primary law content and publications in all media, and to perform customer and marketing-related activities in accordance with business objectives.
Responsibilities:
- Analyze impact of new legislation/rules on existing statutory/rule content and effectively communicate all primary law changes and additions, including contingencies, postponed treatments, unusual provisions and multiple amendments.
- Track and monitor legislation and demonstrate an advanced understanding of the legislative process in assigned jurisdiction(s).
- Review and ensure proper editorial workup of new legislation; resolve outstanding issues and review section notes written by editors.
- Acquire a firm understanding of editorial processes, jurisdictional style guidelines and utilize best practices.
- Address internal and external customer concerns and questions regarding primary law content and effectively communicate legal and editorial knowledge to internal and external customers.
- Conduct and/or participate in content/product quality review and audit.
- Assist with customer feedback follow-up as needed and/or requested.
- Meet or exceed production standards by setting priorities and adhering to critical deadlines and production schedules. Regularly communicate product details/timelines, etc., to editorial coordinator, management and other departments as directed.
- Regularly participate in professional development and training.
Requirements:
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or equivalent legal degree, and Attorney admission.
- One to two years of editorial experience preferred but not required.
- Excellent command of English language with strong analytical, legal research, and writing skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including written and oral communication, a positive attitude, and professional demeanor employed in routine contact with geographically diverse colleagues and customers.
- Strong organizational skills with ability to adapt to changing business demands.
- Self-motivated and demonstrates initiative.
- Ability to prioritize and multitask to meet critical deadlines.
- Ability to quickly learn, retain, and become proficient in new software packages and technical skills including MS Office suit
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