Accountabilities:
Provide current, accurate, and comprehensive legal indexes for various product lines.
Indexing tasks include but are not limited to:
Administrative Tasks
Reviews publication files, comparable indexes and the text to identify the state of the manuscript and prepare an approach to the text (determine to FL or in-house)
Confirms deadlines and timeframes for timely completion of projects; estimates project size to prioritize time between the creation, editing and review phases of the indexing process and in some instances, expediting indexing jobs whenever the need arises;
Prepares files for print and web-based products.
Manages multiple index projects on concurrent basis.
Follow best practices for file management
Follow best practices for QTT
Cite checking
Cindex data maintenance
Analytical Indexing
Complete Content Enhancement request
Update Cindex file to reflect release revisions
Establishes a logical and cohesive organizational scheme that will provide the conceptual framework for the index. Organizes entries on the basis of either a parallel or general (broader) to specific (narrower) structure. Establishes logical relationship between entries and subentries
Studies the subject area and topics to be covered to gain familiarity with legal concepts presented in the text and determines the appropriate scope of coverage.
-Consults with Editorial whenever necessary to apply the appropriate key legal concepts and terminology so that indexes are easy to use and customers are satisfied with the indexes.
Run utilities (Sumdex, Icheck and Spell Check) to determine whether the index meet the standards prescribed;
Able to engage and interact with stakeholders
Legal Research
Writes material from a variety of sources for the organization's online/digital platforms (including broadband and mobile) in accordance with the established editorial and style guidelines.
Performs routine assignments in the entry level to a professional job progression.
Qualifications:
Graduate of Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor
Must have a sound level of computer literacy
Must have legal research skills
Must have superior reading, legal comprehension and proofreading skills
Must have excellent communication, organization and problem-solving skills
Must demonstrate project management skills and an ability to work to tight deadlines
Must have good relationship-building skills
Must have a sound commercial awareness
Must have advance analytical skills
Must be able to work on flexible schedule
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