Research Librarian / Information Officer – Law – London

A highly regarded and extremely successful international law firm has a new requirement for a Research Librarian. This role is responsible for the provision of legal and business research services and the provision of information services support to fee-earners, paralegals and staff in the firm. Although this is a research-centric role, the position will also draw on stakeholder engagement, training and wider library skills.

The primary responsibilities in this Research Librarian / Information Officer role include, but are not limited to:

• Undertaking UK and international legal and business research and directing users to appropriate resources
• Analysing research results for relevancy and appropriateness to specific research requests.
• Compile and organise information obtained in research projects into coherent and focused collections, accompanied by explanatory notes.
• Monitoring legal, business and news sources for current developments related to the firms practice areas.
• Assisting with library operational and management functions.
• Promoting awareness of the Library function and conducting end-user training to upskill users on internal and external research resources
• Working in partnership with Litigation Services, Knowledge Management and Strategic Research.

To be a suitable candidate for this role, you will need a strong mix of the following:

• Well developed research skills, ideally covering both legal and business related research requests
• A strong knowledge of the relevant resources used by law firms to conduct research on behalf of fee-earners
• Experience in a similar research, library or information role in the legal or professional services arena
• An ability to organise and manage collections of information and library resources
• An eye for detail and in particular, the ability to analyse research results for relevancy
• Strong communication, engagement and stakeholder management skills
• Some experience training users on research resources