Document Specialist

Brabners; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A reputable law firm in Manchester is seeking a Document Specialist to join their Shared Service team. This part-time role involves creating, formatting, and amending legal documents while ensuring high accuracy and adherence to brand guidelines. Candidates should have experience in a similar role within a law firm and possess strong transcription, attention to detail, and organizational skills. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including ample holiday and a flexible working environment.

Benefits

25 days’ holiday, increasing to 32

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Income protection insurance

Qualifications

• Comfortable transcribing documents into standard templates.
• Essential experience working in a similar role and within a law firm.

Responsibilities

• Produce and amend high volumes of technical legal documents.
• Create and reformat legal documents using digital dictation.
• Prepare PowerPoint presentations for tenders and pitches.
• Provide support to Transcription Assistants when required.

Skills

Transcription skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Time management

Experience in a law firm

Job description

The purpose-led independent law firm and certified B Corp.

We have an exciting but rare opportunity to join our team as a Document Specialist!

You will be a key member of the Shared Service team responsible for providing a fast, accurate and reliable document production and transcription service to the business.

We currently have two part‑time positions available (21 hours per week, 10am–6pm):

• Option 1: Monday, Thursday, and Friday
• Option 2: Any three days per week, including Friday

When applying, please indicate your preferred working pattern.

Please note: We are not accepting CVs from agencies for this role.

What we need from you

• Comfortable in transcribing documents into standard templates through the use of dictation and manuscript in line with the firm's procedures and brand guidelines.
• Attention to detail
• Strong organisational skills
• Be able to prioritise tasks and manage your time effectively.
• Experience working in a similar role - essential
• Experience working within a law firm - essential

What you’ll be doing

• Responsible for producing and amending high volumes of technical legal documents.
• Create new documents and reformat of high volume legal and corporate finance documents through the use of digital dictation and manuscript amendment.
• Reformatting / editing existing documents.
• Producing legal bundles on behalf of clients using BundleDocs.
• Preparation of Powerpoint presentations for tenders, pitches, bids and presentations.
• Provide support to the Transcription Assistants when required.
Proof reading and reviewing final documents.
• Comparing documents and providing support with track changes.
• Create, format / reformat, design and edit the Firm's branded client and firm documents.

Benefits

Our successful candidate will have an incredible opportunity to develop a rewarding and successful career with an award-winning law firm in a flexible and agile working environment.

We provide a competitive salary and benefits package, including 25 days’ holiday (increasing to 32 days through our loyalty recognition programme) plus the option to purchase an extra ten days each year.

We also offer a pension scheme, private medical insurance, life assurance and income protection insurance, as well as plenty of opportunities to get involved in our colleague committees to make a real impact in the local community.

About Brabners

Brabners is purpose‑led independent law firm. A certified B Corp with award‑winning environmental credentials, we seek to demonstrate that business can bring about positive change by being innovative, diverse and sustainable.

With over 200 years of history, we’re proudly anchored in the North but serve businesses and individuals across England and Wales.

We have won awards for being innovative at the Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards and diverse as Manchester Law Society’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champions. We are also recognised as one of the 25 best large companies to work for in the UK and have won The Legal 500 Future Lawyers awards for job satisfaction, quality of work, social life and work / life balance.

We have a number of colleague‑led affinity groups including for LGBTQ+, REACH, physical and mental health and social mobility, as well a sustainability, environmental and green group.

It’s all part of how we make the difference.