Legal Editor I

RELX is hiring a Legal Editor I in Manila, Philippines. Level rates it ; you can apply on RELX.

Level's read on this job

Level rates this role Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
Tools and skills the posting cites include MS Word, MS PowerPoint and MS Excel.
Level classifies it as a junior role.
Level lists 798 other open roles at RELX.
The role was posted in the last few days.

AI in this role

Legal Editor needed to create legal annotations and digests, with a requirement to learn enterprise AI tools to support workflows.

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Job Summary

CaseBase REPH Team is responsible for delivering accurate and timely legal content for the CaseBase portfolio by creating annotations, digests, and abstracts for cases and journal articles, selecting cases for publication, and proofreading content to ensure quality and compliance with editorial standards across Legal Express (LE), Australian Current Law Reporter (ACL), and related CaseBase platforms.

Accountabilities:

The CaseBase REPH Team is responsible for ensuring the timely delivery of accurate content to publications within the CaseBase portfolio.

Creating annotations for cases and journal articles covering a variety of subject areas and jurisdictions, to be published in the CaseBase platforms, Legal Express (LE) and Australian Current Law Reporter (ACL);
Creating digests for cases and journal articles covering a variety of subject areas and jurisdictions, to be published in the CaseBase platforms, LE and ACL;
Creating abstracts for LE cases covering a variety of subject areas and jurisdictions, to be published in the CaseBase platforms and LE;
Proofreading content to ensure its accuracy and compliance with house styles; and Selection of cases for inclusion in LE.

Qualifications:

Must possess a Juris Doctor degree
Strong commitment to performance and team success
Sound level of computer literacy - Knowledgeable of Microsoft Office programs especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Excel·
Average reading, legal comprehension, analytical, quantitative, and deductive reasoning skills
Possesses excellent analysis and research skills·
Demonstrate ability in the application of expert information to practical publishing environment·
Superior reading, legal comprehension, and proofreading skills
Legal practice and/or legal industry experience
Must be committed to complete process training and certification
Ability to follow and apply a prescribed writing style.
Team player with openness to feedback and learning.
Ability to quickly learn and apply enterprise AI tools and technologies to support technical workflows and business objectives

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How we rate this

Legal Editor I at RELX rates 20 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Legal Editor I is an open job at RELX.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in Manila.
The job was posted on October 29, 2026.
Seniority: junior.
Applications are handled by RELX. Apply on RELX

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

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