FAST Editor

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Edit documents for correct grammar, covering punctuation, spelling, consistency, meaning, accuracy, appropriate wording, format, and style, among other criteria.

• Utilize databases such as Westlaw, Lexis, and HeinOnline, among other resources, for citation verification.

• Consistently implement business style and suitable legal, local court/agency, and/or academic citation formats.

• Conduct manual comparisons of documents character by character.

• Compare patent applications against published versions from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and generate a corrections sheet.

• Verify mathematical calculations for accuracy.

• Check defined terms and cross-references for precision, consistency, and completeness.

• Confirm references to legal and other authorities, editing for accuracy, meaning, and correct formatting.

• Review and update tables of authority for accuracy and consistency using software such as Best Authority.

• Revise and format documents, apply track changes, and manage automatic numbering and styles.

• Compare documents and create redline or other types of comparisons.

• Save and retrieve documents using a document management system.

• Accurately track and report work assignments through the ticketing system.

• Communicate and collaborate with the team regarding workload and availability.

• Provide coverage for FAST members during periods of need.

• Deliver consistently accurate and high-quality work products that meet Firm and departmental service level standards.

• Contribute to enhancements in efficiency and work quality.

• Create and update knowledge articles, editing guides, and internal style sheets.

• Prioritize and delegate tasks and manage reservations based on deadlines and staffing during the coordinator shift.

• Analyze requests to record, monitor, and update reservation requests.

• Negotiate deadlines with attorneys and staff.

• Engage in problem-solving and professional communication with requestors in cases of time and staffing constraints.

• Timely escalate concerns or issues to the FAST Supervisor.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, or a related field is required.

• A minimum of three years of relevant experience in a deadline-driven environment within an academic, technical, or legal organization, focusing on proofreading, editing, and drafting documents, including correspondence, marketing materials/press releases, contracts, technical documents, legal pleadings, and expert reports.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word.

• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, iManage, Adobe Acrobat, Litera Compare, Metadata Assistant, Carpe Diem, Lexis, Westlaw, and Drafting Assistant/Deal Proof.

• Expert-level fluency in reading, writing, and verbal communication in English.

🏝️ Benefits

• Paid family and medical leave.

• Competitive paid time off (PTO).

• Options for remote work.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, long-term disability, AD&D, EAP, FSA, and Voluntary Life, ADD, and LTC options.

• Generous firm-contributed health savings account.

• Pre-tax transportation/parking plan, including an employer monthly subsidy of $100 for individuals working 3 or more days per week in the office.

• Annual contribution to the employee's retirement plan.