Research Librarian (Dallas, Houston, or Austin)
Baker Botts

Dallas, Texas

Posted in Legal


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Baker Botts, a full-service, leading international law firm recognized for our understanding of the industries we serve, is seeking a Research Librarian. The purpose of this position is to provide research and reference services to firm lawyers and staff in support of service to firm clients and the firm’s business development efforts. This is Firmwide, full-time, exempt position which can be resident in our Austin, Dallas or Houston office location.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Performs specialized legal research for lawyers and clients using a variety of electronic and print resources. Projects may include retrieving court documents; locating contact information for individuals; obtaining legal, business, and medical/scientific literature; authenticating cited sources; finding biographical details on judges and counsel; and tracking litigation.
  • Conducts in-depth research in a wide range of practice-specific areas of law, business intelligence, public records, legislative history, and news media.
  • Performs research on and prepares company and industry profiles in support of business development efforts.
  • Delivers basic and advanced library instruction to new lawyers and staff.
  • Supports the firm’s usage of legal and business databases by securing passwords, coordinating introductory and recurring training, and trouble-shooting technical issues.
  • Maintains relationships with lending libraries and document retrieval services. Manages inter-library loans with participating libraries.
  • Assists with collection development by evaluating information needs, research requests, available resources, and usage patterns. Provides input on addition of new resources and removal of resources no longer needed.
  • Assists with collection maintenance duties including the ordering and cataloging of books, routing serials, shelving materials, and, periodically, filing updates and looseleaf materials.
  • Assists with financial management of the library by reviewing and confirming invoices and allocating expenses to the appropriate accounts.
  • Other projects and duties as assigned by direct supervisor and other Library Services Managers.
  • High level of contact with:
    • Lawyers, Paralegals, and Legal Secretaries
    • Other Research Librarians and Library Services Managers
  • Moderate level of contact with:
    • Members of the firm’s Client Relations department
    • Firm vendors
    • Lending libraries
  • Occasional level of contact with:
    • Firm clients
Core Competencies
  • Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
  • Strong work ethic and ability to maintain strict confidentiality.
  • Ability to work well with internal and external clients.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills, problem solving skills, and attention to detail.
  • Strong customer service skills.
Knowledge and Skills
  • Master’s degree in Library/Information Science or related field and 3 years of experience, or bachelor’s degree in a related field and 5 years of experience is required. Law or professional services firm experience is preferred.
  • Substantial experience using major legal and business databases/research platforms, including but not limited to Westlaw and Monitor Suite, Lexis, Lex Machina, Intelligize, Securities Mosaic, CourtLink, Newsdesk, Bloomberg Law, Docket Navigator, Questel/Orbit, CCH VitalLaw, Accurint, S&P Capital IQ, CourthouseNews Plus, RIA Checkpoint, Reorg Research, and ProView eBooks.
  • Strong familiarity with basic legal treatises, particularly where to find them online.
  • Experience using the Microsoft Office Suite. Strong technical aptitude and ability to learn new applications and research tools quickly.
  • Knowledge of the Library of Congress classification scheme.
  • Significant experience using automated library systems. Genie Plus or Sydney Plus experience preferred.
  • Ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously, perform under tight time deadlines, and flexibly adjust to changing priorities.
  • Ability to self-manage as well as work as part of virtual team.
Physical Demands
  • Light to moderate physical effort, including climbing step stools, pushing loaded book carts, lifting books (weighing up to 30 pounds) and carrying various other materials (weighing up to 15 pounds).
  • Ability to work at a computer for significant periods of time.
Working Conditions and Environment
  • Work is normally performed in a typical interior office work environment.
  • Regular hours for the position are 9:30am -6:00pm Central, Monday through Friday. Position often requires hours in excess of the standard work week in order to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job.
  • Position requires regular travel to Dallas (at least monthly) if applicant not located in Dallas area.
  • Fully vaccinated for COVID-19, subject to accommodation.
  • This role may be hybrid and will require a minimum of three days per week (or at least 60%) present in the office, and up to two days per week (40%) may be performed remotely.
Baker Botts L.L.P. is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.


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