Legal Copy Editor

About McCullough Law

McCullough Law is an elite estate planning law firm focused on delivering specialized, high quality legal services in a professional and efficient manner. We value humility, a job well done, and relationships. We believe that these core values act as a catalyst in allowing us to build, secure, and fulfill the legacies of our team members and clients.

Department: Legal Services

Our Legal Services team is critical in fulfilling the wishes and goals of our incredible clients. As a member of the Legal Services team, you will regularly use your acute attention to detail to create and finalize elevated, highly customized, beautiful estate planning documents.

About Your Role

McCullough Law is seeking a full-time, career-minded Legal Copy Editor to join our growing company. You must be constantly critically thinking to ensure our clients’ goals and objectives are met. The ideal candidate for this position is adaptable, driven to hit high pressure deadlines, conscientious, and someone who takes pride in their work. 

Responsibilities

• Provide a detailed review of complex legal documents, supporting documents, asset transfer documents, entity documents, and required forms for accuracy, clarity, and completeness
• Proofread and edit the copy and content of legal documents to ensure correctness of dates, information, spelling, and grammar
• Print estate planning documents and updates to documents
• Ensure the end product captures the clients’ overall goals and objectives while accomplishing the recommendations of the Attorney including federal, state, and tax law
• Support and provide directional leadership to Legal Drafters to allow for maximum job satisfaction and performance
• Develop, improve, and enforce documentation standards, processes, and procedures to ensure written documents comply with our guidelines

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional legal, writing, proofreading or editing experience required
• Must have professional appearance and demeanor
• Excellent critical thinking, problem solving, and analytical skills
• Impeccable attention to detail
• Effective time management and organization to meet and exceed deadlines
• Proven ability to work independently, maintain strict confidentiality, and implement feedback
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Proficient in Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, and Outlook) and Adobe Acrobat
• Applicants must be available to work onsite Monday to Friday from 8:25 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional legal, business, or office experience
• Familiar with different estate planning documents (i.e., will, health care directive, power of attorney, trusts, etc.)
• Knowledge of real estate, financial investments and bank accounts, private equity, life insurance policies, asset appraisal, and/or business structures and creation

• Customer relationship management (CRM) experience
• 60+ WPM

Benefits

• Pay range is $39,520 - $55,500 per year DOE

• Paid time off (PTO) and 15 paid holidays
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance with generous employer premium coverage
• 401(k) matching up to 6%
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• VASA Gym Membership Reimbursement