at Jenner & Block LLP in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Conducts legal, business, and other research and reference work, including sophisticated, in-depth research and analysis utilizing legal and non-legal information resources
- Conducts effective reference interviews and distills research results into clear and concise reports of findings
- Participates in rotating on-call schedule for research desk coverage as assigned
- Evaluates diverse information sources for currency, reliability, relevance, and cost-effectiveness and selects the optimal resources for research requests
- Assists in the instruction of attorneys, legal assistants, and others in the use of legal research tools, licensing, and services
- Participates in collection development and the ongoing evaluation of online resources and makes recommendations for purchase or renewal
- Maintains research proficiency across a wide spectrum of business, legal, legislative, analytics and docket resources including Lexis, Westlaw, Pacer, WK VitalLaw, Lex Machina, and Monitor Suite
- Utilize data analytics resources to define analytical queries, compile data sets, and interpret findings to present results in an accessible way
- Effectively utilizes workflow software to track and process research requests during assigned triage shift
- Continues professional development through library association membership
QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
- MLS and/or demonstrated relevant professional research experience in a private law firm or academic law library, special library, or research center
- Minimum of three years’ experience providing research in a private law firm, academic law library or special library or research center
- Experience with legal and business information resources, online database searching, business research and legal research practice and procedures
- Experience using Lexis, Westlaw, and WK VitalLaw
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with strong working knowledge of Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Responsiveness and demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize competing deadlines
- Client service orientation combined with excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong organizational and time management skills with strong attention to detail
- Ability to work in a collaborative, service-oriented team, yet also independently with minimal supervision
