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Research Assistant

Nashville Public Radio, San Francisco, CA, United States


(Only candidates with experience in legal or law firm Background will be considered.)

Responsibilities

Use Westlaw, VitalLaw, Courtlink, Case Portal, PACER and other relevant research platforms to perform complex case, statute, company, individual and business research.

Research and review law sources such as case law, statutes, judicial decisions, legal articles, treatises, and codes.

Implement tracking of case dockets using a variety of resources (e.g., Westlaw, Courtlink, PACER) and coordinate court document retrieval as necessary.

Perform ready reference services as needed (locating and obtaining articles, dockets and court documents).

Assist librarian with organization, assessment and development of print and electronic collections.

Assist librarian with administrative duties (interlibrary loan, credit card reconciliation, shelving and filing of print materials, login administration, CLE resource administration, communicating with vendors, library newsletter content development).

Requirements

Minimum two years of experience conducting legal research in a law firm or legal setting

Demonstrated knowledge of Westlaw, Courtlink, VitalLaw, Heinonline, Accurint, TLO, , PubMed Google Scholar and PACER

Knowledge of relevant firm computer programs (e.g. Outlook, Excel, Adobe), with the ability to learn new applications

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