Research Librarian
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Conduct efficient, cost-effective legal and non-legal research for attorneys and staff, manage alerts, and train on research resources. This role contributes to client success by providing tailored research and analysis within a legal firm environment.
Responsibilities
- Independently, creatively, and accurately conduct efficient, cost-effective legal and non-legal research for attorneys, paralegals, competitive intelligence, business development, recruiting teams and support staff utilizing a range of electronic and print resources
- Provide research and analysis of potential vendors, vendor products and electronic research sources to operations departments as requested
- Create and manage alerts for news and litigation updates
- Train on research related resources; provide new hire orientations
- Stay current and test new technologies in research, including AI and data analytics
- Engage in professional development through conferences, webinars, and association involvement
Requirements
- Master’s Degree in Library & Information Science from an ALA-accredited library school or Juris Doctor degree from ABA-accredited law school
- Minimum of three years professional library experience in a law firm environment
- Business/Competitive Intelligence research experience
- Knowledge of legal and business information, research creation and distribution processes
- Knowledge of government, legal, and business sources of information and terminology
- Proficiency in using legal and non-legal research services such as Westlaw, Lexis, Bloomberg Law, VitalLaw, Intelligize and IP related products, as well as various litigation and business development tools
- Creative deployment of multiple research strategies and services in completing assignments
- Proficiency with MS operating system
- Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.)
- Ability to problem-solve
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in Library & Information Science from an ALA-accredited library school or Juris Doctor degree from ABA-accredited law school
- Minimum of three years professional library experience in a law firm environment
Skills
* Required skills
Benefits
About Faegre Drinker
Faegre Drinker is a firm designed for clients and designed for you. Committed to investing in its paraprofessional, administrative and operations professionals, seeking talented, service-focused individuals for its flexible and high-performing culture.