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Commercial Lawyers - Legal Writing Opportunity

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Commercial Lawyers - Legal Writing Opportunity

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Are you a Commercial lawyer looking for a change and keen to flex your writing skills?

Do you have recent experience in an Australian mid to top tier law firm?

About The Business

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 prioritises using the best model from today's top model creators for each individual legal use case.

About The Role

Due to a recent internal promotion, we are looking for a Commercial Lawyer to join our Practical Guidance team at LexisNexis. With strong practice experience as a Commercial lawyer, you will have a solid understanding of the practical processes relevant to commercial/business law in Australia, including commercial contracts, business structures, franchising, purchase and sale of business, trusts, government procurement and sanctions.

Reporting to the Content Manager, this is a permanent role, preferably on a 4-days per week basis.

The role is to be based in Australia, preferably within commuting distance of one of our State-based offices (Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane) but with the opportunity to work flexibly and/or remotely.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain high quality up-to-date practical legal content.
• Prepare and maintain practically-focused content as well as practical resources for our popular Practical Guidance product that is Australia's most established and trusted 'how-to' of legal practice.
• Provide support to Relationship Managers to help build brand awareness and influence market share across clients and stakeholders.
• Participate in or contribute to in-market activities (eg masterclasses, webinars, customer feedback sessions).
  
  

Requirements

• 3+ years PQE
• Australian qualified lawyer
• Recent experience in an Australian mid to top tier law firm or in-house counsel role
• A recent practice background as a Commercial lawyer including commercial contracts, business structures, franchising, purchase and sale of business, trusts, government procurement and sanctions.
• Excellent communication and plain-English writing skills
• Aptitude for building and fostering relationships with a range of diverse clients and local and international stakeholders
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and organisational skills.
  
  

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, including paid parental leave and volunteering leave, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working for you

Benefits

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Life insurance and income protection
• Option to buy additional annual leave days
• Employee Assistance Program
• Referral Bonus
• Flexible working arrangements
• Benefits for you and your family
• Access to learning and development resources
• Annual flu vaccinations
  
  

Apply today, or to learn more about opportunities with LexisNexis or RELX Global, join us here:

www.relx.com/careers/join-us

www.lexisnexis.com.au/en

This role is perfect for lawyers looking to transition from practice into a content-focused legal career while staying at the forefront of commercial law developments.

Apply now and shape the future of legal knowledge with LexisNexis

Thank you for your interest.Seniority level

• Seniority levelMid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment typePart-time

Job function

• Job functionLegal
• IndustriesIT Services and IT Consulting

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