Document Production Specialist
About Our Client
Mishcon de Reya Group is a self-assisting professional services business with law at its heart, employing over 1400 people with over 650 lawyers with offices in London, Oxford, Cambridge, Singapore and Hong Kong. It includes the law firm Mishcon de Reya LLP and a collection of guiding consultancy businesses that complement the firm's legal services.Mishcon Global Capability Centre provides operational help to the Group.
Job Description
The Document Production Specialist role provides an accurate and timely document preparation and proofreading service. Working for various legal teams in a fast-paced environment, the role is ideally suited to a candidate who is both proactive and flexible.Advanced skills in Microsoft Word and PDF documents are required along with a good working knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, DocXtools and Lexis Smart Forms.
The Document Production Unit is a central team that uses a task and ticketing system to manage their workload and assign tasks to individual members of the team. It is imperative that the Document Production Specialist engages with the ticketing and task management system throughout the duration of the task in a professional and timely manner, including accepting the instruction as well as communicating estimated turnaround times and delays back to the requestor.
- Creating and amending documents accurately
- Stripping document formatting, reformatting in house style and creating new styles
- Editing, redacting, combining, dating, and reducing PDF documents
- Proofreading/grammar checking draft articles for internal and external publication
- Transcribing digital dictation (BigHand)
- Creating tables, flowcharts, and presentations to a high standard
- Advanced use of track changes and comparison software
- Troubleshooting problematic documents
- Creating and amending Excel documents, with strong knowledge of formulas
- Producing electronic court forms using Lexis Smart Forms and Quantum
- Downloading documents from data rooms
- Accurately interpreting complex instructions to produce documents within the required timescales, seeking clarification when necessary
- Proofreading and quality checking all work to ensure that completed documents are delivered accurately and to a high standard
- Answering and responding to all incoming requests in a prompt and effective manner
- Sharing knowledge across the team
- Keeping lawyers updated on the progress of their work
- Ensuring house style is adhered to and promoted on all documents
- Undertaking any other duties as reasonably requested by the team leader to meet the needs of the business
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field with Minimum 2 years of professional experience
- Advanced skills in MS Word, PDF documents, proofreading, Excel, PowerPoint, DocXtools, Lexis Smart Forms
- Accurate typing speed of at least 60 words per minute
- Maintain exemplary accuracy and exacting eye for detail
- Excellent communication and team skills
- Able to work to tight deadlines yet remain calm under pressure
- Able to work independently
- Flexible, dependable and with a 'can do' attitude
- Self-motivated team player
- Take ownership and responsibility for tasks
- Dependable and willing to go the extra mile where needed
- Must have the ability to multi-task
- Develop an in-depth knowledge of the firm's branding guidelines
- Pro-active and highly motivated
- Resilient and able to deal with a variety of issues as they arise
What's on Offer
Along with robust reward packages, benefits and a range of mentorship and coaching programs, we have developed a performance and development framework which is designed to assist your career aspirations through regular development conversations and feedback.
We strive to create a fully diverse and comprehensive workplace where all our people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We are proud of our agile working culture and are always happy to talk about hybrid working.