LOCATION: New York, NY – Midtown Manhattan
DAYS/ HOURS: 4 Day (Thursday – Saturday, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm and Sunday 11:00 am – 8:00 pm)
THE ORGANIZATION: Elite International Law Firm
COMPENSATION: Base salary to $70K base, plus paid OT, Benefits; Paid Time Off; 401K; Life and AD&D Insurance; Travel Reimbursement, generous bonus, Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage; and more!
SUMMARY: The Proofreader will be responsible for reviewing and proofreading both legal and non-legal documents generated by the Document Processing Department, as well as from outside the Firm, for spelling, punctuation, diction and syntax.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Proofread documents for Firm style, spelling, diction, syntax, punctuation, and grammatical errors
- Use standard proofreading marks to show what changes must be made on a document
- Compare original documents with revised documents to ensure that requested revisions were performed
- Communicate with attorneys regarding specific requests and deadlines
- Close reading of documents for the Firm’s style, spelling, usage, consistency, punctuation, typographical and grammatical errors
- Perform manual redlining
- Check revised documents against markups to ensure that requested revisions were input accurately
- Enter job status information in an online database
- Scan proofreader markups to PDF
- Keep supervisor informed of the status of work requests
- Answer grammatical questions
REQUIRED SKILLS:
- 2+ years of experience as a legal proofreader or directly related equivalent experience devoted to proofreading
- High comfort level with text-based documents and legal terminology
- Advanced knowledge of spelling and grammar
- Knowledge of proofreading best practices
- Proficient knowledge of MS Word and basic knowledge of MS Excel
- Ability to clarify job instructions
- Ability to work well under pressure both individually and as a member of a team
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