Research Assistant

Research Assistant for Data Protection, Artificial Intelligence & Intellectual Property

6 months contract to cover career break leave

Do you enjoy conducting research?

Do you have excellent writing and communication skills?

About our Team

MLex, a LexisNexis company, is an independent news organization for breaking news and forward-looking analysis on regulatory risk across the globe. Investigative journalists provide exclusive reporting on probes, policy and enforcement trends, litigation and legislative developments across key areas of regulatory risk: Antitrust, Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy & Security, Intellectual Property, Trade, and Sector Regulation. Trusted by top law firms, corporate counsel and the public sector, our coverage empowers our readers to respond first to changes in the regulatory landscape. Visit  www.mlexmarketinsight.com  to find out more.

About the Role

Our Brussels bureau is looking for a temporary Research Assistant. The role is currently limited to a six-months contract. You should have an affinity to complex legal matters and EU affairs, especially in the field of data protection, intellectual property and artificial intelligence. This affinity could be gained through education or work experience. You should be ready to dive into difficult regulatory matters and decode legalistic language. Language skills are a clear asset as we work across many jurisdictions across Europe. A solid English working level is a must as you are expected to file clean news alerts in English.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring, gathering content mainly for the MLex data protection, intellectual property and artificial intelligence beats and sharing relevant items with reporters in real-time.
• Processing news by summarizing content from various languages into English and uploading official material onto the MLex news site.
• Conducting research online and by phone to assist journalists with their reporting.
• Supporting reporters on drafting stories.
• Researching data-protection fines and updating the GDPR tracker on a weekly basis.
• Helping to create news archives and update existing ones.
• Digesting EU and UPC court documents on a regular basis.

Requirements

• Experience in the legal field, policy, public affairs or journalism
• Able to write clearly in English
• Ability to concentrate during long hours
• Additional language skills such as German, French or Dutch are an asset.  
• Must be willing to work four days a week from our office which is located in central Brussels.

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.  

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