At BCLP, we’ve built our firm on the foundations of thinking differently. Curious, inquisitive and unbound by tradition, we’re building change within our sector and beyond.
It starts with our people, which is why we need a Research Librarian to join our team and provide expert research support on a wide variety of legal, business and intelligence requests, in support of global timekeepers and internal business partners.
You’ll be responsible for:
* Providing domestic and international legal, business and intelligence research to support lawyers and internal business partners through customized research outputs – both with and without the use of GenAI tools
* Actively participating in firm-wide research initiatives requiring collaboration, coordination and innovation across multiple internal business units
* Advising lawyers on sources and search strategies, delivering training on research tools to lawyers as required
* Promoting the Research, Information & Intelligence team to the firm
* Participating in regularly scheduled local and global research team calls, whilst proactively maintaining research proficiency across a wide range of complex online research resources
* Developing and maintaining current awareness alerts on legal topics, company news and topics of current interest
* Providing cover for colleagues and assist with administration, when required
* Providing assistance in maintaining the print collections
* Assisting with other ongoing projects and tasks as deemed appropriate
Skills and experience required:
* A degree and/or a postgraduate qualification in Librarianship, Information Studies, or a related field, or significant relevant experience in legal or professional research.
* At least one year’s experience in a commercial, professional services or legal information service
* Experience of using library catalogues
* Basic knowledge of copyright law
* Understanding of knowledge and information management principles and their application in practice
* Active involvement in law library professional groups
* Demonstrated expertise in corporate, legal and intelligence research techniques
* Knowledge of legal and business databases and a proven ability to develop a knowledge of new products quickly
* Excellent communication and presentation skills, written and verbal
* Possess strong analytical skills, and the ability to communicate research outputs orally, visually, and in prose
* Excellent attention to detail
* Excellent IT skills
* Ability to work well with people at all levels within an organisation
* Ability to deal with pressure and manage conflicting priorities
* Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
At Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner we understand the value of a diverse workforce and we believe people perform at their best when they can truly be themselves at work. We aim to create an inclusive environment where all our employees are valued, motivated and able to be themselves. In order to provide the best possible service to our diverse client base, we are committed to recruiting, retaining, rewarding and developing our people with regard to their abilities and contributions and without reference to their background, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, political belief, disability or any other protected characteristic.
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