Legal Content

At LexisNexis, we are transforming how professionals access and use regulatory and compliance content. We are seeking a strategic Legal Content & Policy Officer to join our dynamic Pacific team. With experience in government, public policy, compliance, legal, or consulting, you will drive real impact as the subject matter expert for a portfolio of Australian regulatory compliance content, shaping its development, positioning, and delivery to a diverse customer base across health, aged care, and other community sectors. You will own the lifecycle of regulatory compliance content, develop thought leadership and work with stakeholders across health, aged care, and community sectors. With a flexible hybrid work arrangement, you balance innovation and practicality to keep our customers compliant and informed. This is an exceptional opportunity for a legally trained professional with a passion for content, regulation, and innovation to drive thought leadership, influence industry best practice, and help businesses stay compliant with confidence. Reporting to the Content Manager, this permanent full‑time role is based in either Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane with combined home / office‑based arrangements to provide flexible work‑life balance. Responsibilities Portfolio Ownership: Manage the content lifecycle for assigned regulatory modules—strategy, development, commissioning, restructuring, and decommissioning. Thought Leadership: Stay ahead of legislative reform, case law, compliance trends, and sector developments. Customer‑Centric Development: Gather insights directly from customers (pre and post‑sales) to shape content that is practical, relevant, and tailored for different industries. Stakeholder Engagement: Cultivate and manage relationships with external contributors such as specialist lawyers, consultants, regulators, and professional bodies. Sales & Marketing Enablement: Partner with internal teams to define product value propositions, support go‑to‑market plans, deliver training, and contribute to client presentations. Revenue & Strategy: Support budgeting and revenue growth initiatives through new content proposals and adjacent market expansion. Project Delivery: Drive authoring projects from initiation to delivery, ensuring quality and compliance standards are consistently met. Requirements University law degree with ideally 3+ years post‑qualification experience (PQE). Background in government, public policy, compliance, legal or consulting preferred. Demonstrated legal drafting and editing skills. Strong understanding of how compliance content is used across government agencies, regulators, legal and non‑legal industries. Experience in content / product development, or legal technology is desirable. Strategic thinking with strong commercial acumen. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and project delivery skills. Comfort working cross‑functionally with marketing, finance, and sales teams. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. 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, paid parental leaves, volunteering leaves, we help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long‑term goals. Benefits Optical Assistance Life assurance and income protection Option to buy additional annual leave days Employee Assistance Program Referral Bonus Flexible working arrangements Benefits for you and your family Access to learning and development resources Retail discounts and cashback offers Global discounts and free wellbeing & learning classes Electric Vehicle novated leasing 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. If you're passionate about regulatory content and thrive in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment, we want to hear from you To learn more about opportunities with LexisNexis or RELX Global, join us here: careers / join‑us Please note Our office will be closed for the Christmas shutdown from 20 December to 4 January. Applications are still welcome during this time, and we’ll resume reviewing them once we’re back in January. Seniority level: Associate Employment type: Full‑time Job function: Legal Industries: Government Relations Services, Public Policy Offices, and Legal Services Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at LexisNexis Legal by 2x Get notified about new Policy Officer jobs in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia #J-18808-Ljbffr