Business Researcher - Law / London - Would suit an early career information professional

Business Researcher - Law / London - Would suit an early career information professionalInformation Officer / Assistant Librarian - London, United Kingdom
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Friday 3 May 2024
Business Researcher - Law / London - Would suit an early career information professionalA global law firm, and by revenues, probably one of the worlds largest, has a requirement within their Research function for a Researcher to join their team. The nature of the research in this role is predominantly non-legal and will support on a range of practice areas, topics and sectors including financial transactions. The position is one that is fairly junior within the structure of the team and would suit someone with some existing research exposure in a legal or professional services environment and is seeking to take their research skills to the next level. The position is London based, but offers a hybrid working pattern of 3 days in and 2 days working from home.In this research role, the primary objectives and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:Providing a research and enquiry service aligned to a wide variety of non-legal topics including transactions, litigation and IPOperating as a member of a dedicated team of business researchersSupporting lawyers with research tasks that can differ in complexity, topics and output requirementsSupporting in the evaluation and selection of electronic research resourcesThe provision of training to new starters including trainees on the use of research resources and engaging with research servicesUndertaking wider library-orientated tasks such as collections management Supporting on departmental or wider knowledge, research and information services project workTo be a suitable candidate for this Business Researcher requirement, the following is required:Previous experience of legal or business research within legal or professional servicesExperience utilising a range of online research resources and databasesAn ability to distil information from different sources into slide decks, reports or actionable insight The ability to select appropriate resources for research enquiries and to produce an appropriate format or platform for outputs and resultsHighly developed interpersonal, communication and relationship building skillsThe ability to manage conflicting priorities and challenging stakeholder engagementsA Library or Law qualification would be extremely beneficial, but candidates qualified by experience will be equally considered
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