Position Overview
Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP is actively seeking a Legal Research Analyst to join our Research Services team to provide research support and training to attorneys, paralegals and members of business departments.
The Research Services team is a highly collaborative group of professionals, which form part of the Practice Innovation & Legal Solutions Department.
The team supports the firm’s client service excellence and enhances the efficiency and effectiveness of our lawyers.
This includes locating information and documents from publicly available sources, internal information sources and licensed research platforms at the request of attorneys or staff.
Under the direction of the Director, Research, this position will be responsible for handling research requests from all offices as part of the Research Services team, including but not limited to handling standard and complex research requests, creating and monitoring aggregated newsletters, transactional research, expert witness research, judge research, docket and case law research and analytics research.
In addition, this position will collaborate with Practice Resources Supervisor to maintain and oversee the print and electronic resources in the London Office.
Essential Functions
Provide reference, research and support to Legal Research Analysts, Attorneys, and Staff in a timely and efficient manner.
Where applicable, provides in-depth analysis and summarization of results.
Bills time to client/matters as appropriate;
Provides consultative research and reference support advising lawyers on the optimal strategy and source selection to obtain most authoritative and cost-effective results.
Bills time to client/matters as appropriate;
Performs in-depth legal, corporate, financial and/or general research for lawyers, staff, and clients by utilizing the appropriate mix of the firm’s wide range of external and internal legal, business, and news resources;
Collaborate as necessary with other members of the Practice Innovation & Legal Solutions Department on projects and with the Firm’s other departments and teams;
Assist in the dissemination and organization of information obtained in print and electronic resources/databases;
Presents and packages research findings clearly and concisely;
Monitors daily news, legislative and regulatory developments as required;
Deliver research training to attorneys and staff and assist in the development of new research and reference offerings;
Stay abreast of latest research resources, technologies and search techniques.
Keep department leadership informed of potential additions and/or enhancements to research services;
Participates in team initiatives to promote research resources, tools, and services;
Handle additional related projects as assigned.
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