Information & Research Advisor
Singapore
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)
Professional development
- 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
Languages
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!
