Content Lawyer (Intellectual Property and Technology Law)

Content Lawyer (Intellectual Property and Technology) : Practical Guidance

Are you looking for a new direction for your legal career?

Can you provide legal advice and support to a global business?

About our Team

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,300 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers.

About the Role

LexisNexis Canada has an immediate opening for a recently practicing lawyer with experience in Intellectual Property and Technology law.

Responsibilities

Maintaining relationships with key LexisNexis stakeholders within Canada, the US and the UK.

Writing, reviewing and editing practice notes, checklists, flowcharts, precedents and other practice-related materials.

Monitoring trends and legal developments in this practice area.

Creating and delivering content reflecting leading legal and business practices by recruiting legal practitioners.

Making recommendations concerning overall content strategy and expansion.

Executing content and product development strategies within a cross-functional team to deliver high-quality content.

Supporting sales and marketing efforts via product demonstrations, trainings and other initiatives.

Requirements

Be a practicing lawyer in Canada with a J.D. / LL.B and membership in a Canadian bar.

Possess extensive practice experience in Property & Technology with a focus on the mind.

Be knowledgeable in property pertaining to ideas and technology trends and workflow.

Have a well-connected professional network of lawyers specializing in property of the mind and technology.

Be a proficient, pragmatic writer who writes efficiently and succinctly within deadlines.

Have legal writing expertise, drafting and editing client materials, law journals, and CLE presentations.

Be proficient with MS Office products.

Be highly organized, self-motivated and detail-oriented.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work / life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

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 :

Health plan benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Retirement Benefits

Various Leave Programs

Educational Assistance

Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance

Paid Vacation

Up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice

About the Business

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.