Proofreader

Proofreader Salary: £26,500 per annum plus 30% shift allowance (£34,450 total) plus company benefits.

Location:

Leeds, LS10 1AB
.

Contract:

Full Time, Permanent.

Shifts:

40 hours per week, working Saturday to Tuesday, 6pm - 5am with 1 hour unpaid break.

Work model:
Fully onsite.

• 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.

• Proofreading experience preferably in a legal, banking or large corporate environment.
• Intermediate knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of a legal timekeeping or job tracking system 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 organisational 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 required to create, maintain and enhance customer relationships.

• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays (pro‑rated for part‑time roles).
• Salary sacrifice schemes.
• Retail vouchers – including our Tech Scheme which can be used on a range of gadgets such as Smart TVs, laptops and computers or household appliances.
• Life Assurance.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Dental Insurance.
• Health Assessments.
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme.
• Discounted gym memberships.
• Referral Scheme.

The Company values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the organisation and will not discriminate because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation (each of these being a protected characteristic in discrimination law). It will not discriminate because of any other irrelevant factor and will build a culture that values openness, fairness and transparency.