Experience

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

• United States
• Law Practice
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Proofreader Workflow Coordinator

  • Jan 2021 - Present

• Proofreader

  • Apr 2016 - Present



Metroproof, Inc.

• Greater New York City Area

• Proofreader

  • Nov 1998 - Apr 2016

  • Checked accuracy of amendments made to various documents at top law firms, as well as numerous medical, advertising and financial institutions • Performed word-for-word comparisons of documents against supplied drafts • Cold read documents for typos, grammar, sense and consistency where no draft was supplied • Performed any other services as requested by fee earners and agreed by team leaders, such as team reads and manual blacklining • Checked accuracy of amendments made to various documents at top law firms, as well as numerous medical, advertising and financial institutions • Performed word-for-word comparisons of documents against supplied drafts • Cold read documents for typos, grammar, sense and consistency where no draft was supplied • Performed any other services as requested by fee earners and agreed by team leaders, such as team reads and manual blacklining



Linklaters

• Greater New York City Area

• Proofreader/Examiner

  • Oct 1999 - Feb 2015

  Provided comprehensive proofreading services at a multinational law firm, using U.S. and U.K. spelling and grammatical conventions: •Checked accuracy of amendments made to various legal documents, presentations, memorandums, newsletters, office manuals and Excel charts •Full read documents against supplied drafts to ensure accuracy, sense, internal consistency and appropriate use of house/client style, marking changes through method requested by fee earner •Cold read documents for typos, grammar, sense and consistency where no draft is supplied, applying copyediting skills where necessary •Performed any other services as requested by fee earners and agreed by team leaders, such as format checks, definitions checks and cross-reference checks Contributed to the revision of company’s examiner’s handbook, New York office marketing style guide and U.S.-style curriculum vitae and profile style manuals for U.S. attorneys Assisted in the testing, hiring and training processes of temporary proofreaders Used available technology (Word (including in-house toolbar), Adobe Acrobat, macros) to maximize efficiency on tasks and job tracking software (ServiceNow, OSCAA) to log in and out of all tasks assigned Scheduled, tracked, processed and performed quality assurance of documents in a timely manner to meet deadlines Established solid working relationships with all team and department members, both locally and globally Show less



Berns & Castro

• Greater New York City Area

• Legal Assistant

  • Nov 1996 - Oct 1998

  • Assisted in the preparation of legal documents for personal injury law firm • Scheduled court appearances and attorney/client conferences • Supervised the input of all client- and case-related information into computer system • Generated correspondence to clients, attorneys, judges and mediation/arbitration and insurance companies • Assisted in the preparation of legal documents for personal injury law firm • Scheduled court appearances and attorney/client conferences • Supervised the input of all client- and case-related information into computer system • Generated correspondence to clients, attorneys, judges and mediation/arbitration and insurance companies



Typing Service, Inc.

• Greater New York City Area

• Typist/Proofreader

  • Nov 1995 - Oct 1996

  • Typed and team read scripts for “As The World Turns,” “Guiding Light” and freelance playwrights • Created style sheets to ensure consistency and accuracy between scripts • Consulted with studios’ production assistants regarding all aspects of editing • Typed and team read scripts for “As The World Turns,” “Guiding Light” and freelance playwrights • Created style sheets to ensure consistency and accuracy between scripts • Consulted with studios’ production assistants regarding all aspects of editing