Research Analyst

Summary

Join Harbor's Research + Intelligence division as a Remote Research Analyst! Conduct legal and business research, utilizing electronic resources and internal tools to support law firm clients. This full-time, fully remote position, open to US-based candidates, requires strong research skills and experience with legal databases. You will create concise reports, train others on research tools, and maintain proficiency in various resources. Harbor offers a collaborative environment and opportunities for professional development.

Requirements

• MLS and/or demonstrated relevant professional research experience in a private law firm or academic law library, special library, or research center
• 3-5 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

Responsibilities

• Conduct legal, business, and other research and reference work, including sophisticated, in-depth research and analysis utilizing legal and non-legal information resources
• Conduct effective reference interviews and distills research results into clear and concise reports of findings
• Evaluate diverse information sources for currency, reliability, relevance, and cost-effectiveness and select the optimal resources for research requests
• Assist in the instruction of attorneys, legal assistants, and others in the use of legal research tools and services
• Maintain research proficiency across a wide spectrum of business, legal, legislative, analytics and docket resources including Lexis, Westlaw, Bloomberg Law, Pacer, WK VitalLaw, and Lex Machina among others
• Effectively utilize request tracking software to track and process research requests
• Continue professional development through library association membership and activities