Legal Proofreader Jobs

Proofreader

New York, NY

Summary

Proofreader with a minimum of five years legal experience.

Shifts:

Monday - Friday 12:00 a.m. - 7:45 a.m (45 minute break)

Sunday to Wednesday – 10:00 pm to 7:45 am (1 hour break)

Responsibilities

• Financial printer proofs.
• Familiarity with Adobe’s annotating tool for marking PDFs
• Cold reads.
• Following up with Proofreader Workflow Coordinator’s as well as requestor on additional proofreading questions or requests.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Suite 2010 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio).
• Full reads.
• Ability to read handwritten, word-processed or printed documents against a mark-up or new master for accuracy of transcription, grammar, sense and typos.
• Manual redlining and blacklining.
• Defined terms index checks.
• Cross-references checks.
• Creating PDFs using E-copy of proofreading mark-ups.
• Assisting when needed in handling and monitoring incoming e-mail requests.

Qualifications

• Resourcefulness.
• Minimum of five years of proofreading experience at a law firm.
• Knowledge of blacklining and cumulative blacklining.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Thorough knowledge of proofreading procedures.
• Proficiency in the use of the Black’s Law Dictionary and Citation books.
• Familiarity with current Bluebook formatting guidelines.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to work alone and in teams in a remote and/or office setting environment
• Ability to work under time constraints.
• Team player mentality.

Compensation

Our client provides competitive compensation and benefits to its employees. The expected base salary for this role ranges from $75,500 – $77,000. The base salary offer is based on a variety of factors which includes, but are not limited to, qualifications, education, and experience.