Law Librarian Job at McGuireWoods in Charlotte

McGuireWoods LLP has an opening for an experienced Reference Librarian in our Charlotte, NC office. The Reference Librarian provides research and reference services to lawyers and staff. The ideal candidate will have three to five years of librarian experience in a law firm environment.

McGuireWoods LLP, with offices in the United States and Europe, is a full-service firm providing legal and public affairs solutions to corporate, individual and nonprofit clients worldwide for more than 200 years collectively. Along with excellent benefits, McGuireWoods offers most employees a hybrid remote option allowing flexibility and work-life balance.

Responsibilities

• Performs complex legal and non-legal research and reference services for clients, lawyers and staff for multiple offices
• Maintains current knowledge and proficiency in the use of legal and non-legal computer information retrieval systems
• Exercises independent judgment and discretion in the selection of information sources, research methods and document delivery options when responding to reference and research questions
• Provides ready reference services at regularly assigned hours and as needed
• Processes interlibrary loan requests and maintains necessary/appropriate records as needed
• Participates in and coordinates orientation and training of new attorneys/staff as requested

Qualifications

• Requires a Master's degree in Library and Information Sciences from an ALA accredited program
• Preferred 1-2 years related experience as a professional law librarian
• Must have knowledge of legal bibliography, legal research and computer assisted legal research
• Must have advanced knowledge of Westlaw, Lexis and other computer assisted research tools

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