Job Description
Nationally-recognized law firm has an immediate opening for a Master degreed (M.L.S.) researcher to join our library staff.We offer a hybrid work environment (1-2 days onsite), standard M-F 8:30 am - 5:30 pm work week, beautiful views of the KC skyline, competitive paid time off, and the opportunity to work with dynamic lawyers well experienced in product liability and environmental and medical cases.
The ideal candidate will, among other duties as assigned:

• Provides research assistance by consulting print, electronic, and audiovisual resources in areas including law, business, general news, science and technology; compiles bibliographies; and coordinates interlibrary loans of materials from external sources.
• Conducts a thorough reference interview with each end user to determine the scope of the request, billing information, time frame and financial constraints.
• Assembles and coordinates delivery of research materials to maximize comprehension and use of material by the end user.
• Supports internal department collaboration and promotion of "best practices" by contributing to Library Reference Zone TeamLink site.
• May work with attorneys and firm professional staff to perform cite checking duties on briefs submitted to the law library; ensures that citations are "good law", properly formatted and include accurate quotations.

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Requirements

• Master's degree in Library Science (M.L.S.) or Library Information Science (M.L.I.S) - Required
• Ability to work effectively with internet resources, treatises, legal citations and local software currently used in legal research and library science, and is comfortable with learning new electronic resources.
• Work schedule: Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5:30 pm (2 days onsite preferred)
• Preferred, related experience and/or training;or
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills:
Analytical, critical and strategic thinking, collaborative, flexible
Benefits Statement
Shook, Hardy & Bacon provides a competitive salary and comprehensive salary and benefits package for professional staff which includes medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, retirement plan with a generous contribution plan, and paid time off.
Salary Statement
The expected salary range for this position may vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, area of expertise, and geographic/office location.