Senior Research Coordinator

The Research Services Department (formerly the Library) of Arnold & Porter has an opening for a Senior Resource Coordinator to join our energetic, creative, and global service team. This position is located in the Washington, DC office.

The Senior Resource Coordinator works as part of a firmwide team to support designated components of the resource management systems for one or more offices, including acquisitions, invoice processing, serials control, and collection services.

Essential Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

• Supporting collection services by performing some or all of the following tasks for several of the firm’s offices:
• Establishing and maintaining effective vendor relationships and working with vendors to rectify billing issues.
• Researching and purchasing approved print resources as well as checking-in, processing and distributing.
• Processing invoices, recording data in acquisitions databases, and allocating client-matter charges.
• Sorting and processing mail; establishing and maintaining serials and routing records, and distribution lists; and checking-in and routing materials.
• Creating and maintaining holdings, item, and patron records and processing new materials in the firm’s integrated library system.
• Maintaining the print collection, including shelving, withdrawing titles, filing and/or overseeing the filing contractor, shifting and shelf reading, as needed.
• Participating in collection review projects as assigned.
• Assisting with off-boarding of new attorneys and staff.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree; major in business administration, accounting or related subject preferred; equivalent experience will be considered.
• Minimum of five years of experience providing collection management or technical services in a library, preferably law or business.
• Experience with library operations, including law or business libraries.
• Knowledge of legal and business literature, including print and electronic resources.
• Experience with integrated library systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Very strong organizational skills; including the ability to coordinate large amounts of data.
• Strong analytical skills and an aptitude working with numbers.
• Strong written and oral communication skills and the ability to multitask.
• Exceptional client service.
• Flexibility to work additional hours, as necessary.
  
  

The anticipated base salary for this position is $63,200 to $79,000. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

For benefits information, please click here https://www.arnoldporter.com/en/careers/professional-staff/benefits.

As a nonexempt position, this position is eligible for overtime.

The firm may provide a discretionary bonus annually.