PSL - Corporate
- Recruiter
- LexisNexis
- Location
- City of London, England
- Salary
- £70000 - £75000 per annum
- Posted
- 29 Jan 2015
- Closes
- 26 Feb 2015
- Ref
- LEX00BFB
- Vacancy Type
- Business Services
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Corporate
- PQE
- 7+ Years
- Experience Level
- Mid Level
Professional Support Lawyer - Corporate The Role:The successful candidate will have extensive PQE and will have worked as a corporate lawyer in a well-respected firm or chambers. They will have a good practical knowledge of corporate law in general and have been extensively involved in transactional matters at a high level. The ideal candidate will be familiar with public company takeovers and/or listed company and equity capital markets work. Prior PSL experience is not necessary, but a demonstrable interest and aptitude for knowledge acquisition and a genuine desire to communicate knowledge to others will be essential. The ability to cut through detailed original source materials to identify the salient points and to provide clear, practical and insightful advice is key. The successful candidate must be organised, focused, highly driven and able to work unsupervised. An outgoing personality and a good bank of contacts in the corporate legal market would be a bonus, as the candidate will have to work with a range of different stakeholders in this very varied role. Key Responsibilities:Develop new content that is of a high standard technically and editorially for the Lexis®PSL Corporate module based on customer need, including new precedents, practical guidance notes, checklists and other content types which best suit the material, becoming familiar with, and applying, best practice and house styles Maintain own knowledge base and expertise, remaining fully up to date with legal and market developments in order to update existing content, contribute to our current awareness legal update service and help devise new products and services
- Support the sales team by meeting with customers as appropriate to provide demos of the product and/or receive feedback and to keep up to date with customer need
- Network and collaborate with the corporate market to maintain profile and reputation, and to keep in touch with market developments
- Assist the LexisAsk team in responding to customer queries
- Devise and take part in webcasts and interviews with external practitioners
- Liaise with editorial team and commissioning teams as appropriate
- Review and finalise external author content
- Support the marketing function for delivery of new products and services to market
- Collaborate with the Lexis®PSL teams at large and the wider Lexis business, supporting best practice development, sharing expertise and identifying potential business/product opportunities