Information Services Officer

Blake Morgan LLP

Southampton, UK

12 days ago

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Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Part-time (≤ 32 hours)

Experience level

Starter

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

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Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence Information Sciences Westlaw

Job description

Head of Resourcing

Talent Acquisition Lead @ Blake Morgan LLP

We are looking for a part-time Information Services Officer to contribute to the provision of an accurate and efficient legal and business information service for the firm, to be based from our Southampton office. We are keen to speak to individuals requiring part-time / flexible hours (21-30 hours).

Key Duties

assist in the provision of an enquiries service delivering legal and business research to fee earners and other staff as requested
assist in the provision of a current awareness service using a news aggregator to produce daily and weekly bulletins on sectors and clients
help with training existing users and new joiners on electronic research sources
help with developing training materials for our online learning platform
provide support for Information Services specific and firm-wide projects and initiatives

Skills / Experience Required

It is essential that the candidate has:

Experience in a library role, preferably in a legal environment
A degree or post-graduate qualification in Information and Library Management, or Information Science
Detailed knowledge of Lexis+, Practicallaw and Westlaw
Willingness to travel to other offices as required

It is desirable that the candidate has:

Experience of working in a professional services environment, ideally a City or large firm
Experience of Manzama or other news aggregator

What the successful candidate will demonstrate

Accuracy and strong attention to detail
An ability to work under pressure, on their own initiative and to tight deadlines
An ability to prioritise effectively
High integrity and confidentiality standards
Flexibility
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Part-time

Job function

Legal and Research

Industries

Law Practice

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Requirements

It is essential that the candidate has:

Experience in a library role, preferably in a legal environment
A degree or post-graduate qualification in Information and Library Management, or Information Science
Detailed knowledge of Lexis+, Practicallaw and Westlaw
Willingness to travel to other offices as required

It is desirable that the candidate has:

Experience of working in a professional services environment, ideally a City or large firm
Experience of Manzama or other news aggregator, * Accuracy and strong attention to detail
An ability to work under pressure, on their own initiative and to tight deadlines
An ability to prioritise effectively
High integrity and confidentiality standards
Flexibility
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills