Energy and Climate Correspondent

Location: Brussels (Hybrid working policy: 3 days in office, 2 days remote)

About our team

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.

MLex offers an attractive employment package, with competitive salaries to attract and keep talented journalists. This is an ideal opportunity to become part of a large and growing team at the heart of a thriving, growing and trusted news-media company.

About the Role: 

We are looking for a reporter to cover energy and climate regulation and litigation. This role involves providing in-depth analyses of legislation and litigation to anticipate regulatory challenges. Breaking market-moving news and offer forward-looking analysis to inform decision-makers.

MLex is a real-time newswire and the successful candidate will be expected to turn around urgent copy quickly. It is critical that the successful candidate can successful spot a story that will appeal to MLex's broad-but-demanding readership. We also publish in-depth reporting and commentary, and the Energy and Climate Correspondent will be expected to identify risks posed by legislation ahead of our competitors and use this expertise to write in-depth, big impact investigations and commentary pieces.

Key Responsibilities:

Quickly turn around urgent news stories for our real-time newswire.

Identify and write in-depth reports and commentary on energy and climate risks.

Collaborate with our Trade team in Brussels and colleagues in other bureaus.

Requirements:

Journalism experience.

Ability to break exclusive news and provide insightful analysis.

Proficiency in writing both news-wire and commentary formats.

Knowledge or interest in EU regulatory environment, climate, and energy regulation.

Fluent in English; proficiency in additional European languages (French, Spanish, German, or Dutch) is a plus.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization, with various flexible and remote working options available to employees

Working with Us

LexisNexis Legal & Professional is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are strongly committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace and to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

Working for you

We believe in and promote a healthy work/life balance. At LexisNexis, 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:

Comprehensive health plan benefits

Disability insurance

Dependent care and commuter spending accounts

Life and accident insurance

Retirement benefits (salary investment plan/employer stock purchase plan)

Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy

About our Team

LexisNexis is a data and analytics company with 10,500 colleagues serving customers in more than 150 countries. We’re one of the largest information and analytics companies on the planet. We design solutions that help our customers increase productivity, improve decision-making and outcomes, and be more successful.

LexisNexis, a division of RELX, 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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