Proofreader

Considine Search; New York (NY); Remote; USD 75,500 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Overtime and bonuses

Flexible work location

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Proofreader with at least five years of legal proofreading experience. This role is fully remote with the potential for in-office work. Responsibilities include conducting cold and full reads, checking accuracy in legal documents, and using various tools like Adobe's annotating tool. The expected salary ranges between $75,500 and $77,000, plus overtime and bonuses, making it an attractive opportunity for qualified candidates.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of proofreading experience at a law firm.
• Ability to work under time constraints.
• Familiarity with current Bluebook formatting guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Perform cold and full reads of legal documents.
• Check accuracy of transcription, grammar, sense, and typos.
• Conduct defined terms index checks and cross-reference checks.

Skills

Legal proofreading experience

Excellent customer service skills

Team player mentality

Proficiency in Microsoft Suite

Knowledge of proofreading procedures

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Adobe's annotating tool

Black's Law Dictionary

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Visio

Job description

New York, NY

Summary

Proofreader with a minimum of five years legal proofreading experience.

Monday-Friday 4:00 PM-11:45 PM-Fully remote, with the option to work in the office.

Responsibilities

• Cold reads.
• Full reads.
• Ability to read handwritten, word-processed or printed documents against a mark-up or new master for accuracy of transcription, grammar, sense and typos.
• Financial printer proofs.
• Defined terms index checks.
• Cross-references checks.
• Manual redlining and blacklining.
• Familiarity with Adobe’s annotating tool for marking PDFs
• Creating PDFs using E-copy of proofreading mark-ups.
• Assisting when needed in handling and monitoring incoming e‑mail requests.
• Following up with Proofreader Workflow Coordinator’s as well as requestor on additional proofreading questions or requests.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Suite 2010 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum offive years of proofreading experience at a law firm.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Team player mentality.
• Ability to work alone and in teams in a remote and/or office setting environment
• Thorough knowledge of proofreading procedures.
• Ability to work under time constraints.
• Proficiency in the use of the Black’s Law Dictionary and Citation books.
• Familiaritywith current Bluebook formatting guidelines.
• Knowledge of blacklining and cumulative blacklining.

Compensation

Our client provides competitive compensation and benefits to its employees. The expected base salary for this role ranges from $75,500.00-$77,000.00, plus overtime and bonus. The base salary offer is based on a variety of factors which includes, but is not limited to, qualifications, education and experience.

Salary: $75,500.00-$77,000.00, plus overtime and bonus
Date Active: 8/19/2025
Exempt/Not Exempt: Non-Exempt