Senior Legal Taxonomist (UK) Fixed-Term Contract Location: UK-based, with remote or hybrid working options. About our team 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 prioritizes using the best model from today’s top model creators for each individual legal use case. About the role An exciting fixed-term contract role has arisen for a Senior Legal Taxonomist (UK) to join our global Taxonomies and Lexicons team. The fixed term contract will run for 1 year with the possibility of extension or conversion to a permanent position. This role will focus on ensuring that the UK legal taxonomy is developed and maintained effectively for UK Lexis+ in collaboration with internal Professional Support lawyers and other subject matter experts across over 50 practical guidance and research practice areas to meet all customer and product needs. Responsibilities: + Develop and maintain topic hierarchies for legal and tax practice areas. + Conduct legal research to define the scope and breadth of legal topics. + Create and maintain classification rules for our Lexis+ corpus. + Collaborate with internal experts to identify opportunities for taxonomy expansion. + Enhance the quality of Current Awareness and legal news alerts. + Apply AI capabilities to develop innovative methods of identifying and classifying legal topics. + Collaborate with global taxonomy teams to develop and apply best practices. Requirements: + Broad knowledge of legal content and concepts across multiple practice areas. + Qualification as a solicitor, barrister, or equivalent tax qualification, or a professional qualification in Librarianship with substantial law library experience. + Experience in tax law or taxation issues is advantageous. + Strong collaborative, negotiating, and influencing skills. + Ability to organize legal information in a clear and intuitive way. + Technical ability and aptitude for learning proprietary taxonomy management systems. + Attention to detail and sensitivity to language nuances. + Good communication skills and experience with Agile methodologies. 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, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals. Working Pattern 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: + Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days + Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits + Wellbeing programs + Life assurance + Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme + Save As You Earn share option scheme + Travel Season ticket loan + Electric Vehicle Scheme + Optional Dental Insurance + Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave + Employee Assistance Programme + Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children + RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you + Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer + Access to extensive learning and development resources + Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work 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. LexisNexis, a division of RELX, is an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form: https://forms.office.com/r/eVgFxjLmAK , or please contact 1-855-833-5120. Please read our Candidate Privacy Policy (https://www.relx.com/careers/join-us/privacy) . RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers, enabling them to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive. Our purpose is to benefit society by developing products that help researchers advance scientific knowledge; doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients; lawyers promote the rule of law and achieve justice and fair results for their clients; businesses and governments prevent fraud; consumers access financial services and get fair prices on insurance; and customers learn about markets and complete transactions. Our purpose guides our actions beyond the products that we develop. It defines us as a company. Every day across RELX our employees are inspired to undertake initiatives that make unique contributions to society and the communities in which we operate.