Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

Intellectual Property Correspondent/ Reporter

Do you love reporting on up-to-date events?

Do you have great writing skills?

About our Team

Founded in 2005, MLex, a LexisNexis company, is an innovative news-media organization providing exclusive market insight, analysis and commentary on regulatory risk. MLex’s coverage spans the world’s foremost regulators in the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America, offering up-to-the-minute coverage 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.

About the Role

As a Reporter, you will be researching, writing, producing, and presenting news items. You will be covering Intellectual Property in the UK. We work on deep-dive analyses of intellectual property regulation and litigation to anticipate where regulatory problems may lie. You will break market-moving news while offering the forward-looking analysis.

Responsibilities

• Conducting research and interviews, turning around urgent copy

• Identifying stories that appeal to the readership. Use expertise to write in-depth, big impact investigations and commentary pieces

• Supporting Senior Journalists and Editors by researching news stories or preparing information for coverage

• Solving routine problems using existing procedures and standard practices

Requirements

• Have great reporting, media or publishing industry experience or knowledge

• Knowledge of UK regulatory environment and courts, Interest, or experience in intellectual property regulation

• Be able to demonstrate great research and writing skills

• Have a Bachelor’s in Journalism or related field, or equivalent experience

• Skills in other European languages a distinct advantage

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 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

What is MLex:

MLex, a division of Lexis Nexis, is a global news organisation that specialises in regulatory risk. Our expert journalists track material changes to laws that affect business, commerce and trade.

We are a truly global business that serves customers in North America, Continental Europe, the UK, Asia and Latin America. MLex operates out of various offices around the world including London, Brussels, Washington D.C., Hong Kong, San Francisco and Sao Paulo.

The successful candidate will be expected to work in our central London office at least two days a week under our post-Covid hybrid working policy; the other three days may be worked from home (accurate as of April 2024, subject to revision).

LexisNexis, a division of RELX Group, 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.

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