Content Editor - Texts - Legal Publishing
Location: Hybrid (Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane) | Full-time
Shape the next generation of legal publishing at LexisNexis
LexisNexis Legal & Professional—part of the global RELX Group— is a world-leading provider of legal, regulatory and business information and analytics.
Our trusted solutions and publications help lawyers, academics and business professionals make better decisions, faster.
About the Role
As a Content Editor – Texts, you'll manage a portfolio of LexisNexis titles—commissioning, developing and maintaining content that meets the evolving needs of the legal profession.
You'll work closely with authors, legal experts, and internal teams to ensure every publication is accurate, current and commercially aligned.
From commissioning new works to managing revisions and author relationships, you'll play a key role in driving both content excellence and revenue growth.
This is a hybrid role, offering flexibility while being part of a collaborative and highly regarded publishing team.
This is a permanent full-time role based in either Sydney or Melbourne with combined home/office-based arrangements to have flexible work-life balance.
Responsibilities
Commission and develop new legal texts or editions informed by customer insights and market research.
Maintain an assigned portfolio of publications, ensuring content is accurate, current and aligned with legislative updates.
Manage author relationships—including onboarding, training, and contractual discussions.
Oversee project timelines, budgets and delivery milestones from proposal through to publication.
Collaborate with marketing, editorial operations and offshore production teams to ensure seamless publishing processes.
Research market trends and competitor activity to identify new title opportunities.
Prepare business cases, forecasts and proposals for new or revised works.
Support continuous improvement by streamlining editorial workflows and processes.
Requirements
Tertiary qualifications (Law, Publishing, Communications, or similar).
1–2 years' experience in a commissioning, editorial, or content-management role—ideally within legal or academic publishing.
Strong legal comprehension and research skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication and stakeholder-management skills.
Proven project-management capability with ability to balance multiple deadlines.
Commercial acumen and familiarity with forecasting and P&L principles.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Benefits
Collaborate with experts and industry leaders across the legal and publishing sectors.
Optical Assistance
Life assurance and income protection
Option to buy additional Annual Leave days
Employee Assistance Program
Flexible working arrangements
Benefits for you and your family
Access to learning and development resources
Retail discounts and cashback offers
Global discounts and free wellbeing & learning classes
Electric Vehicle Novated Leasing
About LexisNexis Legal & Professional
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.
Apply Now
If you're ready to combine your editorial expertise with a passion for legal content and innovation, we'd love to hear from you.
Join LexisNexis and help us empower the legal community with trusted, insightful content.
Thank you for your interest.
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