Job Description

Description

The Role

The document production specialist\'s principal role is to provide an accurate and timely document preparation 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 working pattern for this role will be Monday to Friday, 11am-7pm. We are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements and there will be an opportunity to work from home.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Create and amend documents accurately.
• Ability to strip document formatting and reformat in house style.
• Edit, redact, combine, date, and reduce PDF documents.
• Transcription of digital dictation (BigHand)
• Create tables, flowcharts, and presentations to a high standard.
• Advanced use of track changes and comparison software
• Troubleshoot problematic documents.
• Create and amend Excel documents, with strong knowledge of formulas.
• Produce electronic court forms using Lexis Smart Forms and Quantum
• Knowledge of downloading documents from data rooms
• Accurately interpret complex instructions producing 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.
• Answer and respond to all incoming requests in a prompt and effective manner.
• Sharing of knowledge across the team
• Keeping lawyers updated on the progress of their work.
• Ensure house style is adhered to and promoted on all documents.
• Undertake any other duties as reasonably requested by the team leader to meet the needs of the business.

Skills/Experience

• Computer literate with advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word and PDF documents
• Working knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, DocXtools and 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.

Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.

About The Mishcon de Reya Group

The Group is an independent international professional service business with law at its heart, employing over 1450 people with close to 670 lawyers. It includes the law firm Mishcon de Reya LLP and a collection of leading consultancy businesses that complement the firm\'s legal services. We have grown rapidly in recent years, showing more than 40% revenue growth in the past five years alone.

Based in London, Cambridge, Oxford, and Singapore, with an association with in Hong Kong, the firm services an international community of clients and provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often do not apply. The work we undertake is cross-border, multi-jurisdictional and complex, spanning six core practice areas: and .

As of 1 January 2023, Mishcon de Reya and merged. The merger delivers on both firms\' strategies to support the innovation economy and accelerate our growing share of the technology, media and life-sciences legal and consultancy services market in the UK and in key international innovation hubs globally.

In times of such far-reaching and profound change we want to be the law firm that enables our clients - and our own people - to shape the world\'s possibilities. We are here to help our clients benefit from new economies, new geographic centres of wealth, the new global movement of people and capital, and the impact of new technologies and new knowledge.

Our purpose remains rooted in our founding values. We take pride in the diverse range of people who make up the firm and are proactive in driving change and continuous improvement across the spectrum of equality, diversity and inclusion. , our in-house place of learning, development and new thinking for our people, clients and contacts and our innovative impact strategy, including a , also play a central strategic role in the direction of the firm. In 2020 we launched , a first-of-its-kind sustainability practice providing Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) advice and purpose-driven insight to clients.

The comprises standalone businesses , , , (in London, Singapore and Dubai) and . Complementary to Mishcon de Reya\'s core areas of work, each is led by best-in-class professionals recruited from a variety of non-legal industries and sectors.

We strive to create a fully diverse and inclusive 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 flexible working.

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