You will work across the firm to develop a deep understanding of the business requirements to deliver decision ready information.
Main responsibilities include:
- Responsible for the day-to-day delivery of research within the Knowledge and Information Centre team
- Provide detailed analysis and information summaries on clients, industries, geographies and other topics, collating relevant information from a variety of sources. This will include competitor analysis and providing company profiles for pitches and existing clients
- Provide training sessions and presentations on research resources
- Proactively meet with internal clients to raise awareness, ensure effective use of the service and collect and share feedback
- Assist the Information Centre Manager with raising the profile of the department through hot-desking in the practice areas, drop-in sessions and floor walking
- Contribute to the assessment of information resources to ensure they are providing value to the business
- Assist the Information Centre Manager with the procurement of new and existing information resources
- Assist fee-earners with legal research and provide resource recommendations
- Provide corporate and legal current awareness to support the legal practices and the firms’ strategy. This will include tracking legislation and keeping up-to-date with relevant news
- Amend existing and create new templates for research and analysis
To be considered for this role you will need the following skills and experience:
- Degree level education (Library / Information qualification desirable)
- Experience of providing a wide range of research and analysis to clients in a Professional Services firm or large corporate organisation
- Ability to analyse information and produce summaries, customised to meet the needs of internal clients
- Excellent legal and business research skills, using both hard copy and online resources
- Extensive knowledge of online systems including Nexis, Mint/Orbis, Perfect Information, LexisLibrary, Westlaw and PLC
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
- Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise in a fast paced environment
- Excellent attention to detail
- Advanced knowledge of Word and Excel
- Proactive approach to client service
- Ability to manage own workload and work to deadlines
- Able to form effective working relationships with colleagues at all levels across the business
CB Resourcing operates as both an employment agency and an employment business. Applicants will need to be able to provide us with proof of their eligibility to work in the UK on request.
For further information please take a look at the position on our website: https://www.cbresourcing.com/information-management-jobs/information-officer-law-firm/1223412
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