Senior Research Specialist
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Location: Various Offices
Job#199281
Orrick currently has an
excellent opportunity for a Senior
Research Specialist. This position
will be preferably located in the Global Operations Center in Wheeling, WV. Will also consider the New York and Washington DC offices.
Responsibilities:
Provides
extensive legal and non-legal research and reference services to attorneys,
paralegals, other departments such as Business Development and Marketing teams
and all levels of staff. The Senior Research Specialist is responsible for
providing both on-site and remote research solutions to attorneys and staff in
all Orrick offices on a time critical basis. Practice areas include both
transactional and litigation and IP groups with a focus on the Finance,
Technology and Energy and Infrastructure sectors.
• Serves as a leader, role model and mentor
for co-workers within R&I globally.
• Provides extensive expert legal, business
and general research assistance using a wide variety of internal and external
databases and resources.
• Responsible for contributing to special
projects and taking a leadership role in the execution and implementation of
department initiatives.
• Performs electronic current awareness by
initiating and monitoring alerts from various databases.
• Participates in creating curated
newsletters for practice groups, sectors and clients.
• Conducts new employee orientations and
other trainings on print and electronic resources.
• Collaborates with managers, research
specialists and other team members with the purpose of exchanging information;
attends and participates in various departmental and office meetings as they are
scheduled.
• Participates in collection development
activities including the evaluation of new databases, websites and print
materials.
• Assists with evaluating, selecting and
maintaining the firm's intranet research collections.
• Participates in professional associations
and attends meetings or conferences to remain current on sources of
information, trends in information delivery and best practices.
Qualifications:
• Master’s Degree in library/information science
(from ALA accredited school).
• Highly proficient in searching a wide
variety of databases including but not limited to Westlaw, Lexis/Lexis Advance,
BloombergLaw, PLC, Intelligize, D&B,
Hoovers, Courtlink, Lexis Diligence, Newsdesk and the internet generally.
Familiarity with MS Office and high level of comfort with information
technology required.
• At least seven years of law firm legal
research experience required. Extensive
knowledge of legal and business research resources in all formats required.
• Experience developing and presenting
substantive training programs is highly desirable.
• Should possess effective communication
skills, both written and oral, including the ability in interact with all
levels of law firm personnel required.
• High level of initiative and independent thinking
required; ability to work effectively under pressure and to sort priorities
with minimum level of direct supervision.
• Work history should demonstrate enthusiasm,
flexibility, and a positive attitude.
• Proven track record of working in a collaborative
environment.
Orrick is a leading global law firm with a
particular focus on serving companies in the technology, energy and financial
sectors. We are recognized worldwide for delivering the highest-quality,
commercially-oriented legal advice and for our culture of innovation and
collaboration.
Our formula for success is simple—we provide
the highest quality service to our clients and we hire the brightest and most
talented individuals at every level. As an employer of choice we will provide
our employees with challenging work, training opportunities, a supportive and
team oriented culture, and the opportunity to work with the best talent in the
legal profession.
Our Global Operations Center in Wheeling, West
Virginia, is home to more than 300 members of our team.
Established more than a decade ago, it was the first centralized
administrative operation in a major law firm.
Orrick offers a
friendly work environment, competitive salary, and excellent benefits.
To
submit your resume and cover letter for this position, please visit our
Paralegal and Professional Staff listing at www.orrick.com/careers/. Please include your
salary expectations in your cover letter. Submissions without salary
expectations may not be considered.
No
phone calls please.
All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard
to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender
identity, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.
