Legal Editor

1 week ago

Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines RELX Group Full time ₱30,000 - ₱60,000 per year

Accountabilities:

Provide current, accurate, and comprehensive legal indexes for various product lines.

Indexing tasks include but are not limited to:

Administrative Tasks

  • Reviews publication files, comparable indexes and the text to identify the state of the manuscript and prepare an approach to the text (determine to FL or in-house)
  • Confirms deadlines and timeframes for timely completion of projects; estimates project size to prioritize time between the creation, editing and review phases of the indexing process and in some instances, expediting indexing jobs whenever the need arises;
  • Prepares files for print and web-based products.
  • Manages multiple index projects on concurrent basis.
  • Follow best practices for file management
  • Follow best practices for QTT
  • Cite checking
  • Cindex data maintenance

Analytical Indexing

  • Complete Content Enhancement request
  • Update Cindex file to reflect release revisions
  • Establishes a logical and cohesive organizational scheme that will provide the conceptual framework for the index. Organizes entries on the basis of either a parallel or general (broader) to specific (narrower) structure. Establishes logical relationship between entries and subentries
  • Studies the subject area and topics to be covered to gain familiarity with legal concepts presented in the text and determines the appropriate scope of coverage.
    • Consults with Editorial whenever necessary to apply the appropriate key legal concepts and terminology so that indexes are easy to use and customers are satisfied with the indexes.
  • Run utilities (Sumdex, Icheck and Spell Check) to determine whether the index meet the standards prescribed;
  • Able to engage and interact with stakeholders

Legal Research

  • Writes material from a variety of sources for the organization's online/digital platforms (including broadband and mobile) in accordance with the established editorial and style guidelines.
  • Performs routine assignments in the entry level to a professional job progression.

Qualifications:

  • Graduate of Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor
  • Must have a sound level of computer literacy
  • Must have legal research skills
  • Must have superior reading, legal comprehension and proofreading skills
  • Must have excellent communication, organization and problem-solving skills
  • Must demonstrate project management skills and an ability to work to tight deadlines
  • Must have good relationship-building skills
  • Must have a sound commercial awareness
  • Must have advance analytical skills
  • Must be able to work on flexible schedule

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