Legal Research Specialist | Remote

Summary: The Senior Law Librarian / Research Attorney role involves conducting sophisticated legal research and developing complex research scenarios that require multi-jurisdictional analysis. The position demands a strong background in legal research methodologies and the ability to frame nuanced legal issues clearly. The role is contract-based, offering flexible hours between 10 to 40 per week. Candidates should possess extensive experience in legal research and a strong capacity for mentoring others in research techniques.

Key Responsibilities:

• Draft sophisticated legal research questions based on complex firm-level research inquiries
• Develop research scenarios requiring multi-jurisdictional legal analysis
• Frame issues that involve resolving conflicting legal authority
• Design research problems that require deep synthesis of legal precedent and authoritative sources
• Ensure questions are grounded in identifiable and reliable legal references
• Maintain clarity, realism, and practical scope in research problem statements

Key Skills:

• Extensive professional experience as a law librarian, research attorney, or senior legal research specialist
• Strong background managing complex or escalated legal research requests
• Deep understanding of professional legal research methodologies
• Exceptional ability to frame nuanced legal issues clearly
• Strong legal writing and analytical skills
• Experience mentoring or training legal professionals in research techniques is beneficial

Salary (Rate): £170.00/hr

City: undetermined

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other