Legal Editor
LexisNexis · Home, MN · 2 wk ago
Legal$54k–$90k/yrFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Analyze legal documents to identify key issues and determine precedential relationships between cases and statutes
- Apply approved history and treatment letters and phrases in accordance with Legal Editing Guidelines
- Review history and treatment lettering against source material to ensure accuracy of legal issues and outcomes
- Identify gaps, inconsistencies, or misinterpretations in output and correct as needed
- Ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency of all editorial work
- Maintain high quality standards while meeting production targets and deadlines
- Verify history chains and treatment relationships using designated tools and workflows
- Resolve complex editorial and legal analysis questions
- Identify guideline ambiguities or workflow improvements and raise them through appropriate channels
- Perform additional editorial or administrative tasks as assigned
Preferred Qualifications
- JD, LLB, or LLM degree
- Strong legal research, analytical, and writing skills
- Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply legal precedent and editorial guidelines
- Excellent reading comprehension and issue-spotting skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet critical deadlines
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience working in a remote or distributed team environment
Pay
U.S. National Base Pay Range: $53,900 - $89,800. Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates.
Benefits
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