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Job Title Document Specialist (Evenings)
Ref No. 4494
Job Location Any UK regional office
Work Type Full Time
Description

Our successful Secretarial Document Services Department are looking for an experienced Document Specialist to join the team. We need you to be an organised, professional individual who has a "can do" attitude, who embraces new software and is eager to learn and develop your skills.

Our Firm

Squire Patton Boggs is one of the world's strongest integrated law firms, committed to providing insight at the point where law, business and government meet. We deliver commercially focused business solutions by combining our legal, lobbying and political capabilities and invaluable connections on the ground to a diverse mix of clients, from long-established leading corporations to emerging businesses, start-up visionaries and sovereign nations.

More than 1,500 lawyers operating in 40+ offices across four continents provide unrivalled access to expertise. In the UK, we have offices in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and London.

The firm is committed to promoting an inclusive and supportive working environment. Embedded by local champions in each of our UK offices, our well-regarded family and carer, wellbeing and DEI programmes provide a variety of flexible working options to support individuals' life journeys, helping our people pursue their personal and professional goals.

Our Team

You will be working within the Secretarial Document Services Department who provide central document specialist support to the firm. You will be reporting to one of our Secretarial Services Managers and be working alongside other Document Specialists supporting UK offices, as well as our global offices where required.

Our Opportunity

This role would be ideal for someone who has strong experience working with legal documents, in particular heavy amendments and formatting. You must also have experience and capable of using MS Office at an advanced level.

You'll work within a team providing central document specialist support to the firm, incorporating all facets of legal document processing. Types of work will include amending legal documents, formatting existing Word documents into firm house style, converting and amending PDFs, editing/creating Excel spreadsheet and PowerPoint slides, using Laserform, using DocuSign, mail merges, editing/creating pitch documents and emailing documents to clients.

You would be working to a shift pattern of Monday - Friday, 4.30pm - 12.30am, although some flexibility is required. Home-working and hybrid-working arrangements are available for this role.

You

As this is a varied role, you'll need to be an organised, proactive individual who can easily prioritise and work under pressure. You'll also have experience of digital dictation software and the ability to juggle priorities.

You will have a minimum typing speed of 65wpm and legal experience covering major aspects of law and in the processing of legal text, including specialist documentation.

What you need to know

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, please visit our website at www.squirepattonboggs.com/en/careers in the first instance. We are unable to process applications sent directly by email. Please complete an online application. We will be reviewing applications and interviewing on an ongoing basis.

We are an inclusive employer and aim to ensure our workforce is representative of our diverse society. We will make reasonable adjustments and adaptions to our recruitment process to ensure it is inclusive for anyone who wishes to apply. We may collect relevant data for monitoring as part of our candidate registration process.

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