Proof Reader

**Expert Witness Report Editor**

**Purpose of the role**

**Responsibilities**
- Administer cases and instructions electronically ensure our case management system is kept up to dare.
- Build professional working relationships with expert associates and support them with required aspects of their work
- To carefully undertake proof reading and reports editing for the expert witness cases
- Correct grammar, spelling and punctuation.
- Ensure consistent use of language, style and formatting
- Formulating Expert’s recommendations and accurately completing costing tables
- Assisting expert witnesses to ensure processes and guidance for all reports and further work are adhered to.
- Preparation of report/document templates, for example commentary reports, Scott schedules and Joint Statements, plus formatting letters as necessary.
- To research and liaise with assistive device/medical/disability equipment suppliers to assist associates in formulating their reports. To keep resource files in this regard up to date.
- Proactively liaise with experts regarding upcoming workflow and assist with the renegotiation of deadlines, communicating with experts, trainers and/or customers as required.
- To help ensure the expert witness section is integrated with the other aspects of the business, through open communication, collaboration when appropriate and involvement in company events and meetings.
- Maintain good relationships and a professional image with our staff, associates, customers, and claimants.
- Assist and participate in audit of the service as required.
- Support other team members when required
- To ensure that the Operations Director is informed of any issues in relation to workload, health and safety, or organisational issues

**Skills/Experience**
- Good knowledge of Excel, Word and Outlook
- Highly detail orientated and an analytical mind
- Quick and accurate reader
- Proven experience in proofreading and editing, preferably within a medical, medicolegal or legal field
- Good mathematical skills
- Excellent typing skills
- Ability to work on own initiative, be proactive and managed workload priorities
- Good communication skills
- Adaptable, flexible, team player and self-motivated

**Qualifications**
- A-level qualifications in English and Maths
- Typing qualification
- Preferred/relevant industry experience

**Salary, Benefits and Hours**
- Salary £23,500 (full-time, 3-month probationary period)
- Full-time 37.5 hours per week - Hybrid position (working from home and our Chorley based office) - equipment will be provided
- 30 days leave plus bank holidays from commencement of role
- Pension scheme
- Private medical insurance after 6 months service
- Death in service Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programme Scheme
- Paid sick leave after successful probationary period (up to 10 days full pay/10 days half pay)

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £23,500.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Employee mentoring programme
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Application question(s):

- Have you worked in a medical or legal background?

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Expert Witness Report Editor