Editorial Manager

About the Role

In this opportunity as Editorial Manager, you will:

• Lead the editorial team and uphold processes, work product quality, and editorial standards across the function
• Oversee legal research, analysis, interpretation, and translation to support regional content needs
• Manage the team s legal content sourcing, creation, updating, and maintenance aligned to key regional value propositions
• Review, classify, interpret, and quality-check legal materials (including legislation and case law) produced by staff
• Identify and escalate critical legal issues within editorial content, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance with standards
• Monitor workflows, maintain team coverage, and ensure on-time delivery against publishing schedules and quality benchmarks
• Produce production, administrative, and cost reporting; manage budgets where applicable and escalate risks/issues promptly
• Supervise, coach, and develop the editorial team (performance management, training needs, hiring input), while building strong stakeholder relationships and driving process improvements to boost productivity and quality

About You

You re a fit for the role of Editorial Manager if you have the following required qualifications:

• Proven experience in editorial management, preferably within legal publishing or information services
• Strong understanding of legal research, content development, and editorial processes
• Demonstrated team leadership and people management capabilities
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience working in the MENA region with understanding of regional legal systems
• Strong organizational and project management abilities
• Arabic speaker with proficiency in English
• Law degree or similar highly desirable