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 manage multiple projects effectively. The ideal candidate possesses excellent communication and organizational skills and thrives in a collaborative environment. Harbor offers a supportive and collaborative work environment.

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

• Conducts legal, business, and other research and reference work, including sophisticated, in-depth research and analysis utilizing legal and non-legal information resources
• Conducts effective reference interviews and distills research results into clear and concise reports of findings
• Evaluates diverse information sources for currency, reliability, relevance, and cost-effectiveness and selects the optimal resources for research requests
• Assists in the instruction of attorneys, legal assistants, and others in the use of legal research tools and services
• Maintains 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 utilizes request tracking software to track and process research requests
• Continues professional development through library association membership and activities