Weekend Document Production and Workflow Specialist - Day Shift - Remote in Newcastle upon Tyne

We are one of the largest international law firms in the world. With over 30 offices across the globe, we strive to exceed the expectations of our clients, providing them with the highest‑quality advice and legal insight, which combines the firm’s global standards with in‑depth local expertise.

Our firm, work and people span jurisdictions, cultures, and languages. We offer our clients a truly international perspective. We believe every career should be rewarding and stimulating – full of opportunities to learn, thrive, and grow. That’s why we’re so proud of our inclusive, friendly, and team‑based approach to work.

Our one‑firm global strategy is focused on targeted growth led by the needs of our core clients, those who we can best support with the breadth and depth of Clifford Chance expertise, across the sectors and geographies that matter most to them.

You’ll find our clients in commercial and industrial sectors, the financial investor community, governments, regulators, trade bodies, and not‑for‑profit organisations. But no matter who they are or why they’ve reached out to us, we provide a world‑class service every step of the way. That’s possible thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit and conscientious approach to work that you’ll find across all of our teams.

Whichever area of the business you join, you’ll become an integral part of an innovative, diverse and ambitious team of people. Clifford Chance is a place where the brightest minds and the best of colleagues meet.

We are currently recruiting for 1 x Weekend Document Production and Workflow Specialist across the day shift. The hours for the role are 08.00-16.00 on Sundays and can be from one of the following options Monday – Thursday 09.30-17.30 /10.00-16.00 or 11.00-19.00. Please only apply if you can work this shift you are applying for. This is a full time position, not freelance.

Due to the nature of this role, it is recognised that it can be performed mostly remotely with the expectation of coming into the Newcastle office as business needs require.

The purpose of this role is to be part of the GBS Document Production (GBS DP) team and is responsible for providing a direct first‑class professional document production (DP) and customer service to the partners and fee earners across all Global offices, supporting the wide range of DP profiles of work. The role also ensures workflow is efficient and accurate, champions quality and consistency, liaises with team members on shift to ensure work is acknowledged in a timely manner and ensures accurate input and administration of the workflow tool, ServiceNow (SNOW).

Key Responsibilities

• Providing an accurate and high quality DP service along with some Workflow Specialist duties during peaks on shift.
• Producing high‑quality legal documentation using Clifford Chance templates or tailored as per requirements (incl. MS Word, PPT, Excel and Adobe PDF).
• Document health checks / cleaning and converting.
• Graphics / charts.
• Document conversions.
• Offering circulars, legal review reports, client briefings, technical bulletins, mail‑merge, eMailers.
• Cross‑reference checking.
• Revisions and amendments.
• Comparisons / blacklining.
• Copy typing.
• Prioritise in accordance with agreed deadlines as submitted on SNOW and agreed with clients.
• Demonstrate understanding of work and ability to carry out all DP tasks.
• Operational co‑ordination of workflow and utilising the workflow application (SNOW).
• Provide the first level support for all client and team queries during this time in relation to all work and workflow related issues.
• Work seamlessly with the Firm's document management system, iManage, for document retrieval and return to system.
• Produce high quality tasks and log and allocate tasks to Document Production Specialists when required.
• Ensure “best practice” guidelines are followed at all times.
• Liaise with all relevant departments: London, Newcastle, Delhi, Hyderabad, Virtual Assistant Teams.
• Agree deadlines and lead on communications direct with clients.
• Apply software knowledge to all tasks and troubleshoot across GBS.

Team Support

• Work collaboratively with team members to ensure the provision of first‑class support services to fee earners globally.
• Establish, maintain and develop effective communication with team/colleagues globally.
• Complete any ad‑hoc duties as requested by GBS Management.
• Collaborate with Weekend GBS Shift Manager as required during periods of high volumes.

Client Services

• Deliver exceptional customer service, present as proactive, friendly, helpful, willing and efficient at all times.
• Lead as first point of contact on client communications upon task submissions.
• Ensure all communications are efficient, timely and accurate across GBS.
• Co‑ordinate GLB Exceptional Access/SPM requests.
• Efficiently capture information within SNOW and any other ad‑hoc spreadsheets/databases.

Your experience

• Excellent copy and audio typing speeds.
• Intermediate working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook.
• Up‑to‑date experience of Microsoft Suite, eg: Word, PowerPoint and Excel to MS Office 365 Associate level – MOS Certified.
• Intermediate knowledge of Adobe Acrobat.
• Intermediate knowledge of Adobe suite.
• Solid experience within a professional corporate services environment.
• GSCE/O‑level standard or equivalent.
• Strong communication skills are essential.
• Demonstrate using own initiative / judgement.
• Experience of meeting deadlines, prioritising a busy workload and working under pressure.
• Ideally, solid document production experience.
• Previous experience within a legal environment would be an advantage.

Firm's competencies

• Analytical Thought and Problem Solving.
• Communicating and Influencing.
• Commitment and Self‑motivation.
• Leading and Developing Others.
• Organising and Managing Resources.
• Working Relationships.
• Organisational/Strategic Thinking.
• Client Focus.

We are looking for people who:

• Can demonstrate a keen interest and enthusiasm to understand clients priorities.
• Are self‑starters but also team players ready to help others and contribute to the success of GBS.
• Listen, question and deliver.
• Be reliable and responsive and can put the needs of the client first.

In short, we are looking for people who are motivated by client satisfaction and who strive to exceed the expectations of their clients.

Hybrid Working

Due to the nature of this role, it is recognised that it can be performed mostly remotely with the expectation of coming into the office only as business needs require.

What we offer

When you join Clifford Chance, you will have access to a broad range of benefits to support you across many aspects of your personal and professional life including financial, wellbeing, lifestyle, and family friendly benefits.

Equal opportunities

At Clifford Chance, we understand that our true asset is our people. Inclusion is good for our team and their families, our firm and society. We are committed to treating all employees and applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, national or ethnic origin, social or economic background, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation, or age.