Legal Document Specialist

Considine Search; New York (NY); On-site; USD 89,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare insurance

Job summary

Considine Search is seeking a Document Specialist to support legal document production and management in New York. The role emphasizes accuracy, timely delivery, and high-quality formatting across various document types.

Ideal candidates will have 2+ years in word processing within a law firm, strong proofreading skills, and a proactive approach to learning new software. The position includes a comprehensive benefits package with healthcare and requires flexibility for overtime as needed.

Qualifications

• Two+ years of word processing experience, preferably in a law firm.
• Proofreading for quality; adherence to DSS Quality Checklist.
• Flexible (Ability to work overtime, including weekends, midnights, on an as-needed basis).
• Strong interest in technology and demonstrated ability to learn.
• Familiarity with document scanning.

Responsibilities

• Provides excellent customer service; keeps customers updated on work in progress and completes incoming projects by requested deadlines.
• Creates, revises and converts documents such as court filings, agreements, contracts, leases, letters, memoranda, pleadings, using Microsoft Office and tools like Workshare Compare.
• Conducts document quality reviews for accuracy and timely outputs.
• Maintains document tracking and completion estimates; updates status.
• Scans materials and performs document clean up and formatting.

Skills

Customer service

Word processing

Proofreading

Technology learning

Flexible schedule

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

DocXTools

Job description

Considine Search is seeking a Document Specialist to support legal document production and management in New York. The role emphasizes accuracy, timely delivery, and high-quality formatting across various document types.

Ideal candidates will have 2+ years in word processing within a law firm, strong proofreading skills, and a proactive approach to learning new software. The position includes a comprehensive benefits package with healthcare and requires flexibility for overtime as needed.