Document Production Technician

The role

We are recruiting a Document Production Technician to be based in our Leeds office.

This role will be responsible in producing documents for internal and external clients to the specified standards and in accordance with the DLA Piper house style requirements

Please note the shift pattern available for this roles is as follows:

Monday – Friday 13:00 – 21:00 (this role can be fully remote, however successful candidates will be required to spend 2 weeks training in the Leeds office)

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Produce quality documentation on time, to user expectations and in accordance with house style to the highest possible standards of accuracy
• Work efficiently within the workflow as prioritised
• Ensure the required deadlines stated on the request are met
• Engage with users as required in relation to deadlines and other requirements
• To uphold the quality control process within the department
• Show initiative and responsibility when dealing personally with users
• Attend training as and when necessary on specified dates
• Help to raise the profile of DP with a professional approach within the team and towards internal clients at all times
• To show commitment and flexibility to the job

ABOUT YOU

• Broad experience of working in a legal environment with an emphasis on document based departments
• Advanced level of Microsoft Office 365 applications – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio
• Experience working with a document management system and digital dictation software

ABOUT US

DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers and business service professionals located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Our global reach ensures that we can help businesses with their legal needs anywhere in the world. We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality, service excellence and value to our clients and offering practical and innovative legal solutions to help them succeed. Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000, and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies, as well as government and public sector bodies.

OUR VALUES

In everything we do connected with our People, our Clients and our Communities, we live by these values:

• Be Supportive – we are compassionate and inclusive, valuing diversity and acting thoughtfully
• Be Collaborative – we are proactive, passionate team players investing in our relationships
• Be Bold – we are fearless and inquisitive, challenging ourselves to think big and find creative new solutions
• Be Exceptional – we are strategic and driven, exceeding standards and expectations

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

At DLA Piper, diversity and inclusion underpins how we live our values and everything we do. We believe that everyone has a voice, and that everyone’s voice counts. We know that the rich diversity across our firm makes us stronger, more innovative and creative, which helps us to better serve our clients and communities. We are committed to providing an inclusive working environment and culture across our global firm, where everyone can bring their authentic self to work.

Diversity of perspective, thought, background and culture combine to make us the leading global law firm; that’s why we actively seek to build balanced teams. We welcome the unique contribution that you will bring to our firm and actively encourage applications from all talented people – however your talent is packaged, whatever your background or circumstance and regardless of how you identify.

HYBRID WORKING

We recognise that people have responsibilities and interests outside of their career and that as a business, we all benefit from working flexibly. That’s why we are open to discussing with candidates the different ways in which we are able to support requests for agile working arrangements.

PRE-ENGAGEMENT SCREENING

In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits and where relevant, we will conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability and work-related references.