About the Business

LexisNexis 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 prioritises using the best model from today’s top model creators for each individual legal use case.

About the Role

The Senior Legal Writer - Mergers & Acquisitions role is a full-time permanent role to be based in Australia, preferably within commuting distance of one of our State-based offices (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or Perth) but with the opportunity to work flexibly and/or remotely.
 

With strong practice experience as a mergers & acquisitions lawyer, you will have a solid understanding of the practical processes, transactions and regime relevant to mergers & acquisitions law in Australia.
 

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain high quality up-to-date practical legal content.

Prepare and maintain practically-focused content as well as practical resources for our popular Practical Guidance product that is Australia’s most established and trusted ‘how-to’ of legal practice.

Provide support to Relationship Managers to help build brand awareness and influence market share across clients and stakeholders.

Participate in or contribute to in-market activities (eg masterclasses, webinars, customer feedback sessions).

Requirements

5+ years PQE

Australian qualified lawyer

Recent experience in an Australian mid to top tier law firm

A recent practice background as a mergers & acquisitions lawyer

Excellent communication and plain-English writing skills

Aptitude for building and fostering relationships with a range of diverse clients and local and international stakeholders

Excellent analytical, problem solving and organisational skills.

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, including paid parental leave and volunteering leave, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working for you

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

Life insurance and income protection

Option to buy additional annual leave days

Employee Assistance Program

Referral Bonus

Flexible working arrangements

Benefits for you and your family

Access to learning and development resources

Annual flu vaccinations

Apply today, or to learn more about opportunities with LexisNexis or RELX Global, join us here:

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Apply now, to truly make a difference.

We are looking to fill this role as soon as possible – apply now to be considered.

Thank you for your interest.

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