Research Librarian

About This Role

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