Legal Editor

Role Summary

Legal Editor

Do you want to put your legal expertise at the service of the primacy of law and the development of legal knowledge? LexisNexis Canada is looking for candidates to fill a legal editor position as soon as possible.

This position is intended for professionals who wish to apply their analytical skills and understanding of the law to the development and management of legal publications. The Legal Editor plays a key role in developing legal textbooks, managing an assigned portfolio of publications, working closely with recognized authors, and contributing to the publication of leading reference works relied upon by the legal community. This is an editorial role, distinct from the traditional practice of law and from legal writing.

• Reporting to the Editorial Manager, Canada Analytical Content, the position will include the following key responsibilities:
• Oversee and coordinate the publications within their portfolio, available both online and in print;
• Follow up with authors to ensure the timely delivery of manuscripts and updates according to established schedules;
• Recruit new authors and replace authors who have withdrawn;
• Participate in the editorial process and the publication of French-language manuscripts;

Establish and maintain strong relationships with the legal community, including practitioners, academics, members of the judiciary, librarians, and other external partners;

Contribute to various translation projects;

Act as a resource person for authors and various internal departments.

• Requirements for the position
• Excellent French language skills (oral and written);
• Excellent English language skills (oral and written);
• Law degree required;
• Membership in the Barreau du Québec or Chambre des notaires du Québec is an asset;
• Excellent organizational skills and keen attention to detail;
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines for print and online;
• Strong relationship-building skills and ability to work collaboratively as part of cross-departmental project teams;
• Excellent communication (oral and written);
• Knowledge of Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Office suit;

Experience operating with AI as a standard part of workflows, including demonstrated hands-on experience using LLMs and AI-enabled tools daily to support content and analysis; iterating prompts to improve output quality and consistency.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization, with various flexible and remote working options available to employees.

Working for you

We believe in a healthy work/life balance. We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career.

About the Business

LexisNexis Legal & Professional® provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis® and Nexis® services.

Canada National Base Pay Range: $59,100 - $98,400 (CAD).Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates. Base Pay Range in Ontario: $59,100 - $98,400 (CAD).This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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About the Company

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, serving clients in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-driven analysis and decisioning tools for professionals and businesses. Our company has long been a leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies in the legal market to improve productivity and transform the entire business and practice of law, by deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible multi-model approach that prioritizes using the best model from today's leading model builders for each individual legal use case.

About the position

This position is aimed at professionals wishing to put their analytical skills and understanding of law to the development and management of legal publications. The legal editor plays a key role in the development of monograph projects, monitoring the works entrusted to him, supporting recognized authors and publishing reference works intended for the entire legal community. This is an editorial role, distinct from the traditional practice of law and book writing.

• Under the supervision of the Editorial Manager, Analytical Content – Canada, the chosen person will perform the following tasks:
• Ensure the monitoring and coordination of the works entrusted to him, available online and in printed format;
• Follow up with authors to obtain delivery of manuscripts and updates according to established deadlines;
• Recruit new authors and ensure the replacement of authors who withdraw;
• Participate in the editorial process and publication of French-language manuscripts;

Establish and maintain good relationships with the legal community, including practitioners, academics, members of the judiciary, librarians and other external partners;

Contribute to various translation projects;

Act as a resource person for authors and members of our various teams.

• Profile sought
• Excellent command of the French language;
• Excellent command of the English language;
• Hold a bachelor’s degree in law;
• Member of the Quebec Bar or the Chambre des notaires du Québec, an asset;
• Organizational skills and great attention to detail;
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines for publishing our printed and online products;
• Ability to develop privileged relationships with our colleagues and to work on projects involving several teams;
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written);
• Knowledge of Adobe Acrobat and the Microsoft Office suite;

Proficiency in the integration of artificial intelligence into work processes, including the daily use of language models (LLM) and AI tools to support content analysis and development, as well as iterative optimization of queries to ensure consistent quality results.

Work in a way that suits you

We promote a healthy work-life balance within the organization, through various flexible and remote working options available to our employees.

Thought for you

We believe in the importance of a healthy work-life balance. We know that your well-being and fulfillment are essential to a long and successful career.

LexisNexis Legal & Professional® provides legal, regulatory and business information and analysis that helps clients increase productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes and advance the state of law around the world. A digital pioneer, the company was the first to put legal and commercial information online with its Lexis® and Nexis® services.

Legal Editor

Are you interested in putting your legal expertise to work in support of the rule of law and the advancement of legal knowledge? LexisNexis Canada is currently seeking candidates to fill a full-time Legal Editor position.

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. Our company has been a long-time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market to improve productivity and transform the overall business and practice of law, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi-model approach that prioritizes using the best model from today’s top model creators for each individual legal use case.