Proofreader

Role Overview & Responsibilities

Proofreader

£24,000 plus shift allowance 30% for night shift and 10% for evening shift

Leeds, LS1 – Full Time

We currently have two vacancies available on different shift patterns(below);

• Tuesday - Saturday, 11pm - 8am
• Sunday - Thursday, 4pm - 1am

Williams Lea is the leading global provider of skilled business-critical support services to financial, legal and professional services firms.

The Proofreader position is responsible for reviewing legal documents for grammar and verbiage corrections.

The ideal person will need to have excellent grammar and English skills, this would suit somebody who has experience as a Proofreader or somebody who has worked in a role that demonstrates these skills, but enthusiasm and an interest in this field is the overriding factor.

Key Responsibilities:

• Correct spelling grammar and verbiage errors in a complex legal document.
• Detect formatting and compositional errors in word, excel and PowerPoint documents.
• Check corrected proofs of legal documents against mark-up for comparison and quality assurance.
• Undertake a high-quality proofreading and document checking service for legal and marketing collaterals including format checks – house and non-house style including defined terms checks.

Please note: Due to the high volume of responses received for this role we will not be able to contact all applicants directly. If you have not heard from us in four weeks please consider your application unsuccessful.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From £24,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Referral programme
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Night shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Leeds: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: R221006877