South Africa Job Openings
RELX
Case Law Manager
Durban
FULL TIME
August 30, 2024
Would you like to be part of a team that creates smart solutions for our customers?
Do you enjoy seeing law come alive?
About our Team
Lexis Nexis 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.
About the Role
If you are passionate about the rule of law, technology, and keeping abreast of the latest developments in case law then this role is a perfect fit for you.
We are looking for a Case Law Manager to join a dynamic Case Law team producing high quality legal content. You will execute on core business deliverables and go-to-market initiatives while continually optimizing our processes and prioritizing our people.
In this role, you will help lead the change management required to transition the team into a production environment using Generative AI (GAI) to produce summaries and run GAI output review. You will also play an integral role in driving employee engagement and enabling high team performance.
This role is based in South Africa and reports into the Head of Editorial Operations for CEMEA.
Responsibilities
- Managing a diverse team responsible for case law enhancements across Lexis Nexis South Africa's flagship case law products.
- Overseeing the production of caselaw products and content for multiple regions, including summaries, headnotes, and annotations.
- Developing a team to conduct caselaw enhancements across multiple regions.
- Setting and tracking productivity goals and implementing best practices for writing case law summaries.
- Providing consistent and supportive coaching sessions, midyear reviews, and annual evaluations for all direct reports.
- Ensuring content produced by the team adheres to prescribed quality, timeliness, and completeness targets.
- Improving speed-to-market for case law summaries and derivatives.
- Managing key internal and external customer queries and complaints.
Requirements
- Have a comprehensive understanding and knowledge of the case law landscape in Africa.
- Be process-driven with the ability to evaluate existing processes and drive continuous improvements.
- Possess exceptional interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
- Demonstrate collaborative management style with the ability to lead cross-functional, team-based initiatives.
- Exhibit excellent organization/project planning, time management, change management, and delegation skills.
- Possess a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or equivalent academics.
- Be an admitted attorney/advocate with at least three years of PQE experience.
- Experience supporting a team through organizational transformation.
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, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.
- Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive
Working for you
We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
- Medical Aid
- Retirement Plan inclusive of Risk Benefits (Disability, Critical Illness, Life Cover & Funeral Cover)
- Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy
- Study Leave
About the Business
Lexis Nexis 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.
Lexis Nexis, a division of RELX, is an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form:
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