[Remote] Legal Editor, Practice Area Content
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. LexisNexis is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. They are seeking a highly collaborative and detail-oriented US Legal Editor to curate and enhance authoritative US legal analysis by partnering with expert authors and leveraging AI-enabled editorial tools. Responsibilities • Recruit, onboard, and support external authors; set clear expectations for scope, style, and delivery • Maintain productive long‑term relationships, intervening early to resolve performance issues or revise author mix as needed; manage contributor contracts within approved budgets • Track legislative, regulatory, and case‑law developments to keep content current, understand emerging trends, and identify white‑space opportunities for new content • Manage portfolio delivery plans, collaborating with Content Operations to balance quality, speed, and cost • Provide substantive and structural updates and/or edits, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and cross‑platform functionality • Partner with Product Managers/Content Strategy/Segment to ensure alignment with market needs; monitor customer feedback and analytics • Act as content expert for assigned practice areas, supplying requirements for customer‑facing features and workflow improvements • Support Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success with subject‑matter expertise to enhance marketing collateral • Leverage generative and agentic AI, automation, and data to support streamlining of content development and editorial processes • Contribute to cross-functional initiatives such as new product pilots, tool evaluations, and standards development; highlight best practices to peers Skills • Education – J.D. required • Experience – 1–5 years of legal practice or comparable legal publishing experience; familiarity with federal law is required, along with a desire to develop expertise in other practice areas • Editorial Excellence – Demonstrated ability to scope requirements for new legal content; edit complex legal analysis for clarity, consistency, and voice • Tech Fluency – Comfortable using LLMs for legal research; skilled at crafting prompts, evaluating outputs, and iterating for optimal results • Commercial Mindset – Ability to interpret market signals, customer feedback, and data to inform content initiatives and drive sustainable growth • Communication & Adaptability – Clear, positive communicator who thrives on collaborating with stakeholders and partners; delivers on commitments, pivots quickly as needed and views setbacks as learning opportunities Benefits • Wellbeing initiatives • Shared parental leave • Study assistance Company Overview • LexisNexis is a data analytics company that provides information solutions and law legal databases to Law and corporate businesses. It was founded in 1970, and is headquartered in Albany, New York, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is Apply tot his job