About the Role
The core role is covering financial services legislation and regulation, with a focus on the UK. MLex seeks to get ahead of the procedural story through deep-dive analysis of current and emerging trends to anticipate where regulatory risks may lie. It’s a high-pressure beat in which there’s an expectation that you’ll break market-moving news while offering the forward-looking insight that helps inform decision-makers.
Responsibilities
- Conduct research and interviews, turn around urgent copy and write to deadline
- Identify stories that appeal to the readership. Use expertise to write big-impact investigations and commentary pieces
- Support senior journalists and editors by researching news stories or preparing information for coverage
- Understand and explain complex regulatory or policy topics, exercise strong news judgement and ensure attention to detail
Requirements
- Great reporting, media or publishing industry experience or knowledge
- Collaborative approach with the ability to work across international teams
- Commitment to producing high-quality, accurate reporting
- Newsroom experience, ideally from covering financial services regulation
Skills
- Great writing skills
- Strong news judgement
- Attention to detail
Location
- London
Work Type
- Flexible hours
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism or a related field, or equivalent experience
Benefits
- Numerous wellbeing initiatives
- Shared parental leave
- Study assistance
- Sabbaticals
About the Company
- MLex, a LexisNexis company, is an innovative, global news organization providing exclusive market insight, analysis and commentary on regulatory risk.
- MLex’s coverage spans the world’s foremost regulators in North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America, offering reporting of regulatory threats and opportunities.
- MLex helps LexisNexis better serve the rapidly changing customer needs in the area of legal and regulatory news, insight and analysis.
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- 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 or please contact 1-855-833-5120.
- 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.
