LexisPSL Financial Services Paralegal
Main purpose of the role;
- Undertaking legal research
- Preparing initial drafts of core content and current awareness updates
- Maintaining core content, particularly (i) timelines and trackers and (ii) toolkits
- Maintaining the LexisPSL Financial Services homepage and sub-topic pages
- Helping the LexisPSL Financial Services team to stay up to date, particularly by monitoring RSS feeds, industry websites and law firm briefings
- Managing the LexisPSL Financial Services team's social media presence (blog and Twitter)
- Preparing first drafts of responses to queries received from customers via the LexisAsk service
- Liaising with the LexisNexis go-to-market team, assisting with marketing materials
- Undertaking general administrative tasks for the team
- Update content accurately and in a timely manner to reflect updates in legislation, regulatory announcements and current news events. Particular areas of focus include the LexisPSL Financial Services (i) timelines and trackers and (ii) toolkits.
- Check and organise RSS feeds and daily news tracker feeds to ensure appropriate stories are included in the LexisPSL Financial Services current awareness feed.
- Liaise with commissioning to ensure external content is correctly commissioned and returned in accordance with defined timeframes.
- If appropriate write core content, current awareness updates and news analysis.
- Assist in strengthening relationships with members of the LexisPSL Financial Services Consulting Editorial Board and LexisPSL Financial Institutions In-house Advisory Board.
- Undertake general administrative tasks to support the effective running of the team.
- Degree in law from England and Wales essential, although LPC/BPTC qualification or equivalent desirable.
- Demonstrate an interest in financial services law and regulation, ideally through either work experience or as part of an academic course.
- Confidence in dealing with queries - both from within the team and other areas of the business
- Excellent command of written English and general common sense.
- Accurate proofing skills.
- Be able to see other people's points of view and take on board feedback.
- Positive attitude and "can-do" approach.
- Good time management skills.
- Excellent attention to detail
- The ability to learn quickly and to assimilate complex information.
- Ability to work well under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
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