22719 - Publications Officer - Law Commission


Company:	Ministry of Justice
Salary:	£40,014 to £42,859 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, SW1H 9AJ
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 3 days remote
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	28 Sept 2026
Closing date:	12 Oct 2026

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Summary

Publications Officer

HEO

Corporate Services Team

Intro: The Law Commission is recruiting permanently for a HEO Publications Officer in the Communications team. This is a role for someone who takes pride in getting things right — who understands the importance of a well-designed, produced, and accessible document.

About the Law Commission

The Law Commission offers an unrivalled opportunity to work on some of the most complex legal and policy questions facing our society. It offers stretching, high quality work, the chance to make a positive difference to our society, access to fulfilling learning and development, and a positive work-life balance.

The Commission has, for 60 years, had a unique role – independent, but at the heart of Government. Its aims are:

• To ensure that the law is as fair, modern, simple and cost-effective as possible.

• To conduct research and consultations in order to make recommendations for reform.

• To codify the law, eliminate anomalies, repeal obsolete and unnecessary enactments and reduce the number of separate statutes.

The Law Commission is an independent non-departmental body sponsored by the Ministry of Justice. It has a judicial Chair, four Commissioners, and around 80 members of staff. Its work is organised into four areas: Property, Family and Trust Law; Commercial and Common Law; Public Law and the Law in Wales; and Criminal Law.

Further information about the Law Commission and its work can found at www.lawcom.gov.uk/.

Further information can be found at https://lawcom.gov.uk/working-at-law-commission/.

About the Communications Team:

The Communications Team sits within the wider Corporate Services Team. It is a small, friendly, expert team working across all communications channels; website, intranet, social media, press and media. We work closely with teams across the Law Commission to advise and implement communications plans. In the team, ideas are heard, and the work is genuinely interesting.

The Role

As Publications Officer, you will be the central point of expertise for publication production across the Law Commission's project teams. You will guide colleagues through the full production lifecycle, often to tight timescales from finished text to final printed or digital product working closely with external designers, translators and printers to deliver high-quality, accessible publications on time and within budget. This is a role that requires creativity and the ability to work with autonomy.

The Law Commission produces a wide range of publications reports, consultation papers, summaries — each with its own timeline, and requirements for different formats. You'll be the person who holds all of that together, guiding colleagues through the process with confidence and keeping everything on track even when timelines are tight.

Our publications need to meet brand guidelines and accessibility standards. You'll work closely with external designers, translators and printers to ensure every publication is something we're genuinely proud of, and you'll help embed that same ambition across the organisation.

Some of our most significant publications are laid before Parliament, which brings specific procedural requirements and little margin for error. You'll own the relationship with the Ministry of Justice Parliamentary team and their printers, making sure every report that goes before Parliament is exactly as it should be.

Our internal guidance and production processes are functional — but you'll have the opportunity to review them critically and propose improvements. If you can see a smarter way to do something, we want to hear it.

This is primarily a publications role, but we're a joined-up communications team and there will be real opportunities to get involved in the wider work — whether that's digital, media, press relations and, especially, our growing programme of communications in Wales.

This is a varied, collaborative role that requires strong organisational skills, sound judgement and a working knowledge of design and print production processes.

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