What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research Librarian position at Eckert Seamans?
Eckert Seamans is a full-service national law firm with a strong reputation and history of success that spans more than 65 years. With approximately 300 lawyers across a network of 15 offices, we provide clients with proactive, solution-oriented business and litigation counsel. We are seeking a Research Librarianfor our Pittsburgh , PA or Philadelphia, PA office.
Primary Responsibilities :
- Provides reference and research assistance firmwide; performs legal, business, public records, dockets, and news searches utilizing multiple database systems
- Creates and curates news, caselaw, legislative, regulatory, and docket tracking alerts for specific practice groups and individual attorneys as requested
- Sets alerts to monitor for newly filed complaints for business development and client servicing.
- Advises attorneys and paralegals on research strategies and resources
- Coordinates document delivery and interlibrary loan; obtains articles, technical papers, and other non-legal references as requested
- Maintains serials check-in records and files updates for print publications in the Pittsburgh office
- Performs other duties as assigned
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Benefits :
Eckert Seamans is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability or any protected military or veteran status.
Eckert Seamans will not consider resumes submitted by external agencies or recruiters unless specifically requested and approved by an HR / Recruiting representative for this position. Prior approval is required even if the agency or recruiter has an agreement in place with Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC. An external agency or recruiter will not be compensated in any way for the submission of a candidate for this position if prior approval is not obtained.
