Sr. Business & Legal Research Analyst

Position Information
You’re looking for a change, and so are we. At Venable, we know that every new hire brings valuable experience, new perspectives, and a chance to raise the bar on our approach to research. That’s why we’re looking for a Sr. BusinessLegal Research Analyst to assist in providing expert in-depth research on a wide variety of business, legal, regulatory, tax, corporate and general matters.
We welcome applicants in the New York, NY, Baltimore, MD and Washington, DC markets.
The ideal candidate will be responsible for...

• Providing high-level legal, regulatory, legislative, tax, corporate, and general domestic and international research and reference services to attorneys, legal assistants, clients, and administrative staff. Effectively researching and writing summaries of research results.
• Maintaining research proficiency across a wide spectrum of business, legal, legislative, analytics and docket resources in over 200 rapidly-changing databases including Lexis, Westlaw, Wolters Kluwer Cheetah, LexMachina, Bloomberg/B-Law, Pacer, CNS, CourtLink, Capital IQ, OCLC, Intelligize, TLO, Checkpoint, and others.
• Developing curriculum and teaching classes on business and Legal Research strategies and resources effective for legal and administrative staff.
• Evaluating diverse information sources for currency, reliability, relevance and cost-effectiveness, and selects the optimal resources for particular research requests.
• Setting up legal, regulatory, docket, news, business alerts across dozens of platforms to meet the attorneys' and clients' information needs.
• Providing 'just in time" guidance to attorneys and legal assistants seeking to select resources and develop effective strategies.
• Participate in trials, demos, purchasing decisions, and testing new applications and upgrades to existing products.
• Contribute to the development of department's communication materials including cost-effective use guides, bibliographies, pathfinders and research tip sheets.

The successful candidate will demonstrate...

• Master's degree in Library Science/Information Science; J.D. a plus.
• 5+ years of experience in a law firm, corporation, or investment banking library performing high stakes, complex research in a deadline driven environment.
• Expert-level business, legal, legislative, regulatory, corporate, tax and general research and reference skills.
• Extensive database knowledge and skills (Lexis, Westlaw, Bloomberg/B-Law, Pacer, Cheetah, OCLC, Intelligize, Accurint, CourtLink, Lex Machina, Gavelytics Capital IQ, Checkpoint, etc.).
• Proven ability to teach individuals and small groups in formal and informal settings.
• Ability to understand and utilize legal analytics products to provide lawyer with strategic insights on judges, outside counsel, courts and controversies and outcomes in litigation.
• Understanding of the legal profession, including a basic knowledge of litigation and transactional practices.

Investing your time and talents is no small matter—we know that superior service to our clients starts with an investment in you. Our competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and programs that support our employees’ well-being, families, and futures reflect our pride in our people. From our Research Analysts to our senior partners, Venable prioritizes the whole person in order to cultivate the most successful of relationships.
Apply today!
Pay Range for Candidates in New York City:
$119,000 - $137,000 per year
The range provided is the minimum and maximum salary that Venable in good faith believes at the time of this posting that it is willing to pay for the advertised position. Exact compensation will be determined based on individual candidate qualifications and location.