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Senior Knowledge & Information Specialist

Employer
Osborne Clarke LLP
Location
Bristol (City Centre), City of Bristol
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
18 Dec 2019

Job Details

We are looking for an experienced Knowledge & Information specialist to join us in a senior role as part of our brand new in-house Knowledge & Information function. The role is full time, permanent, based in our Bristol office with some travel to our other UK offices.

Osborne Clarke is an international legal practice with over 270 Partners and more than 900 talented lawyers in 26 locations*. Our sector-based approach enables us to help our clients tackle the issues they are facing today, and prepare for the ones that they will face tomorrow. Advising them both comprehensively and commercially. We love working closely with our clients on new deals, products and solutions which will transform their businesses, markets and even sectors. And our unique approachable culture is not an added extra, it’s fundamental to our success.

The main purpose of this role is to provide legal library services to Osborne Clarke, procuring and leveraging knowledge resources across the firm with particular emphasis on supporting teams to leverage the suite of digital and physical library products available to them.

Your responsibilities

  • Leading the acquisition and renewal process for Osborne Clarke's library products, alongside our other senior Specialist, including negotiation with suppliers to reach best value for the firm
  • Managing the budget for library products
  • Working as part of a team to deliver an enquiry service, responding to requests for articles, company searches, access to resources, case searches, legislation requests and legal research (using a variety of sources)
  • Embedded within specific legal teams to help leverage, and raise awareness of, our suite of digital and physical library products
  • Leading initiatives to optimise use of our library products through training of fee earners (and other colleagues), promotion and usage analysis
  • Ensuring accessibility of resources to the right people at the point of need
  • Proactively meeting with internal clients to raise awareness of resources
  • Facilitating pilots and evaluations of new knowledge products
  • Understand context of role, forming good relationships with key customers
  • Actively lead effective promotion of the Knowledge & Information service firm-wide
  • Any other ancillary duties that may be required to ensure the efficient creation and operation of the Knowledge & Information service

Your skills and experience

This is a senior position, so we need someone who has demonstrable experience in Legal information management and exceptional knowledge of core legal and commercial research sources. More specifically we need you to be:

  • A confident researcher, able to support fee earners with their own research or conduct research on behalf of others
  • Have expertise in training end users on the use of research products
  • An experienced negotiator, able to secure best value for Osborne Clarke in the procurement of our research products
  • Demonstrate knowledge of key sources, in particular Practical Law, Lexis Library, Westlaw and Nexis News
  • Able to evaluate whether information is trustworthy, i.e. knowing how to establish its authenticity, accuracy, currency, value and bias
  • Have proven stakeholder management and relationship building skills, able to work with people of all levels across different offices
  • Hold a degree or postgraduate qualification in information/library management, or equivalent

We are also looking for someone who:

  • Has excellent attention to detail
  • Is self-motivated and proactive, keen to develop existing skill base and learn new skills by identifying any suitable development opportunities
  • Able to handle competing priorities in a fast-paced environment, whilst producing high quality work
  • Identifies as a strong team player who enjoys building relationships
  • Is proficient with MS Office, including Excel and PowerPoint

If this sounds of interest then please apply using the link provided.

*Services in India are provided by a relationship firm

At Osborne Clarke, we are known for our open and inclusive culture. We believe that by investing in the diversity and wellbeing of our people, we create an environment where everyone can thrive to be the best that they can be. This means recognising that our people have lives and commitments outside of work. We have invested in connected working for our people and, where possible, we will accommodate flexible working for all our roles.  

Company

Osborne Clarke LLP is energetic, forward thinking and client focused. Refreshingly unstuffy, this is an open and collaborative environment and we place great emphasis on teamwork rather than traditional hierarchies.

We use our experience, expertise and imagination to give clients tailored, practical, commercial advice that makes a difference to their business. When it comes to giving clients an opinion, we won't sit on the fence.

We know several important industry sectors inside out and we have particular expertise in Digital Business, Energy and Utilities, Financial Services and Real Estate & Infrastructure. Our International reach gives our clients access to global expertise.

Our mix of home-grown talent coupled with our strategic lateral recruitment activity delivers our vision.

Our comprehensive learning and development programme coupled with our competitive benefits package means we attract and retain the best talent. Development of the best talent is at the heart of what we do.

If you've got the drive, talent and imagination to succeed, we'd love to hear from you.

We know where we are going. Join us.

Company info
Website
Telephone
+44(0) 117 917 3000
Location
2 Temple Back East
Temple Quay
Bristol
BS1 6EG
GB

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