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Professional Support Lawyer (Risk and Compliance)

Full time at Lexisnexis in South Africa
Posted on May 8, 2024

Job details

Innovating to support each customer's success.

Combining deep content and technology to deliver better outcomes for our customers.

Advancing the rule of law around the world.

LexisNexis is a leading global provider of legal, regulatory and business information and analytics that help professional customers make more informed decisions, increase productivity and serve their clients better.

We help lawyers win cases for their clients, manage their work more efficiently, and grow their practices. We assist corporations to better understand their markets and prevent bribery and corruption within their supply chains. We aid universities in their efforts to help students become successful legal professionals, and we support governments and courts by making laws accessible and strengthening legal infrastructures.

We help collect evidence against war criminals and provide tools to combat human trafficking. We endeavour to advance the rule of law across the world.

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 175 countries with 10,000 employees worldwide, is part of RELX Group, a global provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries.Responsibilities

Updating and drafting practical guidance on a range of regulatory and compliance issues;

Updating and drafting compliance templates, including checklists, policies, training materials and registers;

Keeping abreast of and analysing changes to applicable UK legislation and regulatory guidance;

Recognising changes that need to be made to templates and practical guidance documents;

Undertaking legal research on technical legal matters and drafting/updating templates in relation to aspects of law;

Developing essential knowledge resources which will improve the efficiency of the practitioners;

Stay abreast of legal and market developments, including monitoring of anticipated developments, relevant to our customer base.;

Collaborate with external authors regarding externally written guidance and templates.;

Work proactively and collaboratively with the other Practice Areas, especially those in the Corporate Crime, Financial Services and Information Law teams, and the wider business to enhance our practical guidance offering.

Support the development and implementation of initiatives to continuously improve the Risk & Compliance group's legal content.

Requirements

The candidate must be a self-starter, an analytical thinker and be able to take their own initiative. The role will require the candidate to draft and review template agreements, research points of law, stay abreast of legal developments, recognise when changes in law will impact on templates and draft appropriate amendments to templates.

The candidate will be expected to work closely with other members of the UK Risk & Compliance team

An admitted Attorney with a strong academic record

Minimum of 5 years post qualification experience in regulatory law/compliance

Exceptional drafting skills

An ability to communicate complex legal and procedural concepts and their practical application concisely, clearly, and in accordance with set house tone and style—in writing and using graphics such as flowcharts

Excellent legal research, organisation and planning skills

Ability to work effectively independently and as part of a team, adopting a flexible, can-do attitude

A proactive approach, taking responsibility for continually developing and expanding areas of expertise, skills and knowledge

Strong attention to detail and a quality-oriented focus

Ability to think creatively, multi-task and work to strict deadlines

Willingness to engage with different forms of technology

Expertise and/or practical experience in financial crime prevention and/or data protection.

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