Squire Patton Boggs
Document Specialist (Evenings)
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Document Specialist (Evenings)
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 and who embraces new software/eager to learn and develop their 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.
With over 1,500 lawyers spanning more than 40 offices across four continents, the firm is renowned for its local connections and global influence, delivering comprehensive legal services across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. In the UK, we have offices in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and London.
The firm is committed to promoting a collaborative and supportive working environment. Embedded by local champions in each of our UK offices, our well-regarded family and carer, wellbeing and workplace culture and development programmes provide a variety of flexible working options to support individuals' life journeys, helping our people pursue their personal and professional goals.
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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 the Leeds office Secretarial Services Manager and be working alongside other Document Specialists supporting UK offices and also global offices, as 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 of and be capable with 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.
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You would be working to a shift pattern of Monday - Friday, 5pm - 1am, although some flexibility is required. Home-working is 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.
This is a remote-based role, so you will be comfortable working independently.
We are an inclusive employer and aim to ensure our workforce is representative of our society. We welcome applications regardless of age, neurodiversity, disability, family or parental status, race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity and expression or other legally protected characteristics. We will make reasonable adjustments and adaptions to our recruitment process to ensure it is inclusive for anyone who wishes to apply.
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