Wachtell Lipton

Proofreader

Summary: Proofreader with a minimum of five years' legal experience. Shift: Monday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.

Essential Duties and 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 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.
• Proofreading audio and video transcriptions.
• Assisting when needed in handling and monitoring incoming e-mail requests.
• Following up with Proofreader Workflow Coordinator, as well as requestor, on additional proofreading questions or requests.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Suite 2010 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio).
• Flexibility in covering other Proofreading shifts, as needed.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Team player mentality.
• Ability to work in a collaborative on-site production environment, requiring close team coordination.
• Resourcefulness.
• Thorough knowledge of proofreading procedures, and symbols.
• Ability to work under time constraints.
• Proficiency in the use of the Black's Law Dictionary and citation books.
• Familiarity with current Bluebook formatting guidelines.
• Knowledge of blacklining and cumulative blacklining.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Minimum of five years of proofreading experience at a law firm.

Working Conditions:

Normal office environment with little exposure to excessive noise, dust, temperature, and the like.

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz provides competitive compensation and benefits to its employees ensuring that we attract and retain the most talented individuals. The expected base salary for this role ranges from $75,500 – $77,000. The base salary offer is based on a variety of factors which includes, but is not limited to, qualifications, education, and experience.