Proofreader

Proof-Reader

Salary: £25,750 plus shift allowance 10% for shift allowance (£28,325 total) per annum, plus company benefits

• Location: Leeds LS10
• Contract: Full Time
• Shifts: 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday, 4pm - 1am with 1 hour for lunch
• Work model: Fully onsite

Williams Lea seeks a Proof-reader to join our team!

Williams Lea is the leading global provider of skilled, technology-enabled, business-critical support services, with long-term trusted relationships with blue-chip clients across investment banks, law firms and professional services firms. Williams Lea employees, nearly 7000 people worldwide, who provide efficient business services at client sites in often complex and highly regulated environments, from centralised Williams Lea onshore facilities, and through best cost company offshore locations.

Purpose Of Role

The Proofreader position is responsible for reviewing legal documents for grammar and verbiage corrections.

The ideal person will need to have excellent grammar and English skills, this would suit somebody who has experience as a Proofreader or somebody who has worked in a role that demonstrates these skills, but enthusiasm and an interest in this field is the overriding factor.

Key Responsibilities:

• Correct spelling grammar and verbiage errors in a complex legal document.
• Detect formatting and compositional errors in word, excel and powerpoint documents.
• Check corrected proofs of legal documents against mark-up for comparison and quality assurance.
• Undertake a high-quality proofreading and document checking service for legal and marketing collaterals including format checks – house and non-house style including defined terms checks.

Rewards And Benefits

We believe in supporting our employees in both their professional and personal lives. As part of our commitment to your well-being, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to:

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

You will also have the opportunity to work for a global employer who is dedicated to offering each and every employee an enjoyable, challenging and rewarding career with future career development prospects!

Equality And Diversity

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.

If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like to make a reasonable adjustment to enable you to make an interview please contact us at careersatWL@williamslea.com(we do not accept applications to this email address).

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