Librarian

Department: Solutions
Duration: Permanent - Full time
Reports to: Senior Librarian / Head of Library Services
Reference no: 10253

Role

The role sits within the library team providing high-quality legal and commercial research services to all UK Ireland and Middle East offices. The role combines direct research delivery with training current awareness resource management and project support. The right candidate will play an important part in ensuring that the firms people are skilled and effective users of legal and business information resources including navigating an increasingly complex digital and AI-assisted research landscape.

This role has a direct impact on the quality efficiency and consistency of research support across the firm. The role supports better-informed decision-making stronger client service and more effective business development. Through training and advocacy the postholder will also help build research capability across the organisation ensuring colleagues understand how to use key resources effectively and keep pace with developments in legal technology and AI-assisted research.

Responsibilities

Enquiry work offering high- level legal and commercial research services and support for fee earners and business services teams in all UK Ireland and Middle East offices
Current awareness and business intelligence
o Selecting and presenting materials for the Librarys Daily Bulletin current awareness service
o Press alerts using LexisNexis NewsDesk
o Ongoing monitoring on clients industries legal and regulatory developments
o Other current awareness as required
Training library users
o Designing and delivering interactive training for new early careers intakes (in small and large groups remotely or face to face) using a variety of learning methods
o Designing and delivering training for other library users as and when required
o Contributing to internal guidance training and best practice around AI assisted research
o Updating research guidance held on Prezi
Resource management
o Managing subscriptions including renewals invoicing and catalogue records.
Updating library portal pages using SharePoint as needed
Project work as needed
Other duties as and when necessary

Required experience skills and attributes

Significant experience of enquiry/research work in a legal or professional services environment
Solid working knowledge of main legal and commercial research databases
Methodical approach to work with keen attention to detail
Comfortable with technology and able to help others
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Able to interact positively and advocate for the library within the firm at all levels
Works well with others and remains effective when demands are high
Library/information graduate level qualification
Good organisational skills
Professional and motivated attitude

Firm Profile

Across more than 80 countries Dentons helps you grow protect operate and finance your organisation by providing uniquely global and deeply local legal solutions. Polycentric purpose-driven and committed to inclusion diversity equity and sustainability we focus on what matters most to you.

Inclusion and Diversity

We are committed to building an inclusive culture here at Dentons where our people can thrive regardless of their background or circumstance. As well as being the right thing to do it makes good business sense too. A richness of backgrounds experiences and perspectives helps us best serve our clients and the communities in which we operate. You can find out more about inclusion and diversity at Dentons here: Inclusion and Diversity

Dentons is committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We welcome applications from everyone including of any age ethnicity religion sex sexual orientation gender identity nationality neurotype disability or with parental or caring responsibilities. We are also Happy to Talk Flexible Working and welcome conversations about flexible working arrangements.

Dentons is a Disability Confident employer. Candidates with a disability may choose to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme. We will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Where application volumes are high we may offer interviews to those who best meet the minimum criteria consistent with our approach for all candidates.

During the application process all applicants have the opportunity to tell us about any adjustments or support they require so they are able to perform at their best. Any information you share with us during the application process is treated in confidence.

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Please note that we will not accept unsolicited CVs sent to the business nor will we accept any associated terms of business.