Research Specialist, Legal Knowledge and Research Services

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🌐 United States, Canada – Remote

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⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🔬 Research Analyst

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Harbor is a globally integrated team of 800 industry experts working across strategy, legal technology, operations, and intelligence, focused on helping leading law firms, corporations, and their law departments achieve breakthrough outcomes. The company enhances law firm business development through powerful marketing technology and data quality management solutions, following their recent acquisition of CLIENTSFirst Consulting.

📋 Description

• Serve as a go-to subject matter expert in specialized legal research areas and lead complex research initiatives from intake through completion • Lead client-facing and internal research projects, including scoping requests, developing research plans, managing deadlines, and ensuring quality standards • Build and maintain internal and external relationships across library, research, and intelligence services • Understand client goals, anticipate research and service needs, and align deliverables with long-term client success • Mentor junior analysts and researchers and support team learning and best practices • Pilot new research tools, advanced platforms, and emerging methodologies • Develop specialty research templates and deliverables supporting scalable, consistent service delivery • Advise on departmental research approaches and knowledge management documentation • Own end-to-end workflows for complex projects and client requests while balancing priorities and deadlines • Craft research summaries, analyses, presentations, trainings, and other client-ready communications • Communicate complex concepts, findings, and recommendations clearly across formats and audiences • Pursue professional growth through certifications, webinars, advanced tool training, and stretch assignments

🎯 Requirements

• MLS and/or demonstrated relevant professional research experience in a private law firm or academic law library, special library, or research center • 4-6 years’ experience providing research in a private law firm, academic law library or special library or research center • Experience with legal and business information resources, online database searching, business research and legal research practice and procedures • Experience using Lexis, Westlaw, and other standard legal research databases • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with strong working knowledge of Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint • Responsiveness and demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize competing deadlines • Client service orientation combined with excellent verbal and written communication skills • Strong organizational and time management skills with demonstrated attention to detail • Ability to work in a collaborative, service-oriented team, yet also independently with minimal supervision

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