Information & Research Assistant Job Singapore,Research/Development

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Information & Research Advisor

My client, a leading International Law Firm are looking for a junior Information & Research Assistant to join their growing team.

Key Dimensions

Research and Enquiry Service on legal and commercial topics including the ability to locate, interpret, summarise and package up information about clients, markets, industries and sectors
Maintain and develop a comprehensive current awareness service to support practice needs and business development activities
Provision of training, promotion of products and sharing of best practice for the tools available

Key responsibilities and challenges

To provide high quality, value‑add and cost‑effective information services to support legal and business research needs in home office or practice group, and across the firm
To work closely with the Head of Information & Research, Asia and/or assigned member of the Leadership Team to ensure activities and improvements to service are in line with the strategic direction for Information & Research
To sell and promote the I&R offering to members of the practice / office
To contribute to, and participate in, global networks, in order to share best practice and implement agreed policies and practices for information management

Research and enquiry management

Act as point of contact for fee earner and Business Teams research queries.
Direct people to intranet pages, online sources, guide them to books, journals and reference materials through use of the library online catalogue.
Research and exploit internal and external information resources to answer legal and business information enquiries
Record all queries received (via enquiry management system) to ensure consistency of response and to leverage best practice.
Keep abreast of current developments in practice / sector / jurisdiction to inform users.
Support the timely delivery of tailored legal and business news, using Newsdesk and other current awareness tools
Highlight items for sharing in wider Information & Research team forums.
Participate in delivery of training.
Train fee earners and other interested parties in the use of information tools and other available resources.
Provide guidance and share skills on how to conduct research to ensure best use of information sources available (to both immediate team and wider networks)
Develop subject matter and technical expertise in all aspects of business and legal research
Promote work of Information & Research teams locally through attendance at relevant practice/office meetings.
Contribute to learning and development of self and for Information & Research teams globally and locally.
Share best practice and skills with other members of Information & Research teams locally and globally.
Network with other Information professionals and represent the firm at appropriate events.
Provide feedback for other members of Information & Research services teams as appropriate (e.g. as part of Performance Management).

Education / Qualification

Graduate
Information- or library-related Qualification

Practical experience

Experience of providing a variety of information and research services in a professional services organisation
Evidence of specific achievements in effective information service management

Apply today for immediate consideration!

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Research and Information Technology

Industries

Legal Services

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