Research Librarian

Position Summary

Research Librarian (Research and Instruction Librarian) role at Jenner & Block. Experience in legal research, analytics and information source evaluation needed.

• 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 Vital Law, Lex Machina, and Monitor Suite.
• Utilizes 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.

Entry level

Full-time

Streeterville, IL