Freshfields

Proofreader

Raleigh

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 27 days ago

Brand StrategyExcelCommunicationPublic SpeakingMicrosoft Office

About the role

As a proofreader, you will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy of department work product, including revisions, original input, conversions, and tables of authorities.
Working collaboratively with workflow coordinators across various locations, as well as with lawyers and business services professionals. - Ensuring the firm's risk procedures are adhered to at all times.
EEO Statement Freshfields US LLP is proud to be an equal employment employer.

Completing sense, grammar and consistency read-throughs of standard legal documents and marketing materials including full read-throughs and skim reads.
Ensuring that drafting and formatting are consistent, and work together logically and accurately to display document content as comprehensibly as possible.
Applying sophisticated understanding of outlining (including both numbered and non-numbered headings, and continuation paragraphs), to ensure logical allocation of content across outline levels, and throughout document, and suggesting alternatives for improvement.
Proofreading documents for adherence to Freshfields house style and applicable templates.
Rechecking corrected documents against mark-up for accurate integration of changes and quality assurance.
Creating, formatting, and updating a wide range of complex documents, reports, spreadsheets, and presentations, adhering to firm house style, applicable templates and branding standards, and utilizing the appropriate tools to ensure efficiency and accuracy.
Converting documents across various applications into house style, using firm templates, add-ins, styles and schemes and verifying accuracy of language and formatting.
Handling sensitive and/or confidential documents and information in accordance with Freshfields policies.

Accurately reviewing complex legal documents and producing the related digital files, within the required timescales, seeking clarification when necessary.
Proofreading tables of authorities for accuracy and format.
Troubleshooting textual, graphic, and printing issues across various applications packages.
Adhering to firm best practices as related to all submissions.
Supporting cross function working with other functions such as Client Delivery Group, Marketing and Business Development.
Supporting team strategy and delivery targets.
Supporting workflow processes including logging work submissions and negotiating deadlines as required.
Ensuring the firm's risk procedures are adhered to at all times.

Completing cross-reference checks and defined terms checks in complex legal agreements such as Merger Agreements, Credit Agreements, Stock Purchase Agreements, etc.

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