We're looking for a Document Production Specialist to join our team on a part-time basis, working 5pm-11pm from Monday to Wednesday.

In terms of location we can be flexible, although you would need to be able to access one of our offices as and when necessary (Bristol, Southampton, Plymouth, Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh and London).

The team

Our Executive Services team ensure that our fee earners provide a seamless and efficient client service and is made up of 3 'hubs'.  We have a Personal Assistant hub, which provides organisational and client care support, an Executive Support Assistant hub, which provides support with administrative tasks and a Document Production hub, which provide a transcription service. We have a number of Executive Team Leaders across the business, one of whom is responsible for the day to day running of the Document Production hub. This is who you will report to.

The role

You will play a crucial part in supporting our fee earners across the business by dealing with large volumes of work, including audio and copy typing, and the production of complex, lengthy documents and correspondence using great attention to detail. Day to day tasks will include formatting and accurately presenting work in house style, proof reading and checking documents and working with track changes and document comparisons using our comparison tool. You will also assist with updates to precedent document libraries and help deal with and resolve queries as and when they arise.

What are we looking for?

To be successful in this role, you'll need as a minimum;

• Previous experience of document production in a legal environment
• Some knowledge of legal terminology
• Experience of providing technical support for document related queries
• Excellent knowledge of the MS Office suite
• Experience of working with track changes and comparison tools
• Typing speed of 65 wpm or above

We continually work hard to create an open culture that sets us apart from other firms. Our culture gives us much more of a human feel, emphasising that we're more than just suits!

As signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, it's important to us that our people are able to maintain healthy and happy lives, both in and out of work. We have a number of resources and initiatives designed to support health and wellbeing and we're very happy to talk flexible working.

Through our DEI initiatives we create an environment in which difference is valued. We have an Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Group, led by our Board Sponsor, which works with our colleague networks (we currently have firm supported networks for race, ethnicity, and cultural heritage, LGBTQ+, disabilities, families, and women's career development and we're in constant dialogue with our people about how we expand our networks to better support everybody). Find out more about ED&I at WBD here. We encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities and sexual orientations.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long term condition and need us to make any adjustments to give you the best possible recruitment process, please let us know by contacting the recruiter on the right hand side of this page. Please also let us know if you need this job advert or the application form in a different format.

We will offer an interview to candidates with a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum criteria for this role. You can opt into this scheme within the application form. Your response to this question is only used for this purpose, is only visible to the recruitment team and is not used for data monitoring. 

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