Legal Research Services Specialist

Summary

The Research Services Specialist works with the Research Services team to deliver high quality research to all firm personnel. This includes complex legal research, non-legal research, competitive intelligence, business research, and assisting the Research Services Manager in practice division outreach and training initiatives.

The Research Services Specialist will contribute to the planning, development, and implementation of research services initiatives, as well as department wide initiatives to deliver best in class services to the firm.

Required Education & Experience

• 1-3 years of experience in a law library or reference setting
• Familiarity with relevant technology and online legal research (Westlaw and/or Lexis products, Bloomberg Law, PACER etc.)
• Ability to be discreet, maintain confidential information, and use sound judgment.
• Bachelor's Degree

Preferred Education & Experience

• Masters in Library Science or Masters in Library & Information Science
• Law firm experience

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Research (65%)
  • Conduct basic legal and non-legal research, such as case and article retrieval, insuring consistent high level of quality and accuracy.
  • Stay current on the tools, techniques, resources and products that support legal research.
  • Provide current awareness and alerting services.
• Practice Division Assistance (15%)
  • Support Research Services Manager in their role as Practice Division Research Experts.
  • Attend practice division meetings as needed.
  • Provide current awareness and alerting services.
  • Maintain Practice Division Resource Guides and Recommended Routing Lists.
  • Coordinate support of the Annual Resource Reviews, offering support as needed.
• Training & Professional Development Management (15%)
  • Coordinate orientation and training of new attorneys in general legal research resources.
  • Coordinate ongoing education of attorneys and legal staff in general legal research resources
  • Collaborate with the Research Services Manager and Director of Research Systems & Services on identifying and developing training initiatives and goals setting for the department.
  • Participate in professional development opportunities by attending conferences and/or webinars to stay informed of the latest industry developments.
  • Demonstrate enthusiasm for helping others improve or develop new skills.
• General and Administrative (5%)
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Competencies

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated with excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Highly professional with a strong customer service orientation, commitment to meeting deadlines, and ability to multitask in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Strong professional, independent thinking skills with strength in problem solving and the ability to offer constructive opinions and creative solutions.
• A team player who motivates and educates other team members.
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the position.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Travel

Some travel may be required to other firm office locations.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. While performing the responsibilities of the position, these work environment characteristics are representative of the environment the person in this position will encounter. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will work in a professional, fast paced office environment that may require additional hours to complete work.

These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the position. If an employee is unable to perform the essential functions of the position, Stinson LLP will evaluate whether a reasonable accommodation can be made to enable the employee to perform the described essential functions of the position. Generally, due to the nature of this office position, while performing the responsibilities of the position, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to sit and use their hands and fingers, to handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Vision abilities required by the job include close vision.

EEO Statement

Stinson LLP is an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer. We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran, disabled, and other diverse candidates to apply to be considered for open positions. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package. We conduct criminal background checks on all individuals offered employment. Information gathered through applicant voluntary self-identification will be used for statistical reporting and to measure the effectiveness of our EEO outreach efforts. All information is requested on a voluntary basis and will be kept confidential. We will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

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