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Job #:  130092
Title:  LEGAL PROOFREADER
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Position:  LEGAL PROOFREADER
Description: 
Summary:
Fully Remote Proofreader with a minimum of five years legal experience.

Shift: Monday - Friday 6:00 p.m - 2:00 a.m.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Cold reads.
  • 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.
  • Financial printer proofs.
  • Defined terms index checks.
  • Cross-references checks.
  • Manual redlining and blacklining.
  • Familiarity with Adobe’s annotating tool for marking PDFs.
  • Creating PDFs using E-copy of proofreading mark-ups.
  • Proofread audio and video transcriptions.
  • Assisting when needed in handling and monitoring incoming e-mail requests.
  • 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).
  • Flexibility to cover other Proofreading shifts, as needed.


Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:
  • Excellent customer service skills.
  • Team player mentality. 
  • Ability to work alone and in teams in a remote and/or office setting environment
  • Resourcefulness.
  • Thorough knowledge of proofreading procedures.
  • Ability to work under time constraints.
  • Proficiency in the use of the Black’s Law Dictionary and Citation books.
  • Familiarity with current Bluebook formatting guidelines.
  • Knowledge of blacklining and cumulative blacklining.

Education and Experience:
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred.
  • Minimum of five years of proofreading experience at a law firm.

Working Conditions:
  • Normal office environment with little exposure to excessive noise, dust, temperature and the like.
Requirements: 
Job Type:  Permanent
Post Date:  12/26/2024