Legal Proofreader: Precision Editor for Complex Corporate Documents

RR Donnelley; Wheeling (WV); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

RR Donnelley in Wheeling, WV is seeking a detail-oriented Proofreader to review legal documents for grammar and verbiage corrections. This first shift runs 11am–8pm, Monday through Friday, with responsibilities spanning error detection, formatting checks, and QA against marked-up proofs.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s in English/Journalism or equivalent experience, at least one year of proofreading in a corporate setting, and strong MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in English/Journalism preferred or equivalent work experience required.
• Minimum 1 year proofreading experience preferably in a legal, banking or large corporate environment
• Intermediate knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint desired.
• Knowledge of a legal timekeeping or job tracking system is preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team environment.
• Strong attention to detail with emphasis on accuracy and quality.
• Ability to prioritize work to balance multiple projects and deadlines.
• Must have good organizational skills
• Ability to handle sensitive and/or confidential documents and information
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate professionally both verbally and in writing
• Must be self-motivated with a positive attitude
• Proven customer service skills are required in order to create, maintain and enhance customer relationships

Responsibilities

• Identify and correct spelling, grammar, and verbiage errors in complex legal documents.
• Detect formatting and compositional errors in documents.
• Check corrected proofs of legal documents against mark-up for comparison and quality assurance.
• Assist the Document Services team with document production and preparation as needed.
• Handle sensitive and/or confidential documents and information.
• Communicate with manager and client on job or deadline issues.
• Adhere to Williams Lea policy in addition to client site policy.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Proofreading

Attention to detail

Verbal and written communication

Team collaboration

Independent work

Customer service

Education

Bachelor’s degree in English/Journalism

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

RR Donnelley in Wheeling, WV is seeking a detail-oriented Proofreader to review legal documents for grammar and verbiage corrections. This first shift runs 11am–8pm, Monday through Friday, with responsibilities spanning error detection, formatting checks, and QA against marked-up proofs.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s in English/Journalism or equivalent experience, at least one year of proofreading in a corporate setting, and strong MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint skills.