Library amp Knowledge Advisor

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Library & Knowledge Advisor
The candidate will be working primarily with the Library and Knowledge team and Professional Support Lawyers based in the US and London, the Library & Knowledge Advisor will have shared responsibility for the provision of library and knowledge services to all seven of **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***.' US offices. The Advisor will be based in either San Diego or Los Angeles (with a preference for Los Angeles) with the expectation of future periodic travel between our California offices and occasional travel to offices outside California. The role will report to the Library and Knowledge Manager in the US. Perform legal and business research requests for attorneys and business services teams. Perform research to support business development and strategic priorities. Guide and train attorneys and staff on the effective use of research databases and print collection. Assist attorneys and business services teams with the monitoring of legal, business and news sources for current developments in practice areas and client industries. Work with the Library and Knowledge Manager to review budget expenditures for the US, ensuring the offices collectively stay on or under budget. Responsible for the evaluation of resources, including but not limited to assessing the business need for new purchases and current subscriptions and maintaining physical and electronic collections. Periodic travel to other west coast offices and upkeep of those collections. Creation, monitoring and maintenance of intranet pages. Assist with knowledge management initiatives and the roll­out of new tools and other initiatives, as required. Collaborate with US based and overseas Professional Support Lawyers on identifying knowledge gaps and facilitate knowledge sharing. Master’s degree in Library Science (MLS/MLIS) from an ALA-accredited program. Minimum 3-­5 years' professional experience in a law library. Proficiency with online resources including Westlaw Edge, Checkpoint, Cheetah, Bloomberg Law, Lexis Newsdesk, Capital IQ, Practical Law, Intelligize, TLO, PACER and other types of web­ based services. Experience with tax, trusts & estates, litigation, corporate, real estate and intellectual property legal practices. Experience in competitive intelligence research such as profiling companies or individuals for business development and strategic purposes. Experience with electronic resource management tools like Onelog or similar. Able to summarize large pieces of text and other information, accurately and succinctly. Able to work independently as well as within a team. Strong service orientation with commitment to outstanding customer service. Able to meet deadlines, manage multiple projects and deliver under pressure. Strong IT skills, technical curiosity and ability to quickly learn new technologies. Skilled at using own initiative to find solutions to questions or problems and committed to seeing new projects through to completion. Solid interpersonal, written and oral communication skills. Able to communicate with people at all levels of seniority and understands the needs and sensitivities required to work within a global team. Ability and desire to mentor other team members.

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