Manager, Library Services

New York, NY

A highly respected international business law firm with offices in Toronto, New York, Calgary, Montréal and Halifax has an opening for a Manager, Library Services for their New York office. The Firm focus on maintaining long-term relationships with Canadian and international clients who demand the best advice and service from their outside counsel. They believe that their continuing success over many years has come from adherence to their core values of excellence, client service, collaboration, long-term thinking and utmost professionalism and integrity. Dedication to professional excellence and outstanding client service is the Firm’s hallmark. Of equal importance is their commitment to maintaining a collegial working environment – one that brings together individuals with diverse backgrounds, personalities and styles in an atmosphere of friendship and team spirit. As a Firm employee, you will enjoy both an exciting, fast-paced work environment and a supportive, collegial and team-based culture. They take pride in their ability to attract and retain individuals who excel in their respective fields. They do this by providing stimulating work and learning and development opportunities, as well as a competitive compensation and benefits package. 

Summary

Currently seeking a seasoned legal librarian to join their dynamic and fast-paced New York office. The Manager, Library Services will manage the New York office’s library resources to provide the highest quality research and reference information services. He or she will provide timely and cost effective availability and delivery of accurate and current information to legal and administrative professionals. By way of example, some of the Manager, Library Services’ job responsibilities will include the following:

• Manage US legal research and references services and subscriptions, including the New York office’s physical and online collections.
• Conduct legal research and reference work for internal attorneys and clients.
• Work with vendors to: review/negotiate contract and billing terms; supervise vendor adherence to contracted service levels; and troubleshoot any issues with online resources as they arise.
• Investigate, evaluate and implement upgrades, enhancements and web-based interfaces.
• Assist in the redesign, restructure and automation of the library’s collections and procedures.
• Consult with New York attorneys to evaluate new products and audit existing ones.
• Work collaboratively with the Toronto office’s library staff to handle research and other requests, particularly those dealing with cross-border subject matter. 

Qualifications

• The successful candidate should possess the following qualifications:
• Post-secondary and graduate degree (JD or Master of Library Sciences is strongly preferred).
• Minimum 5 years of experience in law libraries, preferably in a private law library environment, with extensive experience with legal, business and information resources; online database searching; library theory and management techniques; reference and research techniques and theory; and practice, procedures and legal research methodologies.
• Focused resource knowledge and research skills in the following practice areas: securities, tax and private equity.
• Knowledge of government regulations and requirements (i.e., confidentiality issues, conflict of interest regulations and privacy laws) is required.
• Proficiency in MS Office product suite – which includes a strong working knowledge of Outlook,
• Excel and Word.

The successful candidate should have the following skills:

• Client service orientation combined with the ability to manage multiple client needs at the same time.
• Responsiveness and demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize competing deadlines for deliverables.
• Flexibility and focus on innovating and improving methods and approaches to achieve efficiencies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a proven ability to work well independently and proactively.
• Ability to excel in a collaborative group setting with attorneys of all levels and administrative colleagues.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with a keen attention to detail.
• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills with a demonstrated ability to work creatively in a dynamic environment.