Legal Research Librarian

Maddocks is committed to making a difference for our clients, our people and the communities in which we operate.

Our support staff are pivotal to our success. They work closely with our lawyers to help deliver an outstanding level of service to our Australian and international clients.

**About the role**

Based in our Sydney or Melbourne office, we have a great opportunity for a Research Librarian to join our supportive and professional Library & Research services team in a part-time capacity, 3 days per week. Your primary responsibility will be to provide a library and legal research assistance to our internal clients ranging from Graduate Lawyers to Partners.

This role is varied and provides plenty of opportunities for professional growth:

- Performing both simple and complex legal and business research tasks using electronic and manual research tools
- Preparing and presenting various legal research training materials and programs, including graduate and clerk research training programs
- Providing market, industry and sector analysis reports to support firm and sector initiatives
- Assist in the management, maintenance and curation of knowledge databases and tools
- Perform accessioning, cataloguing, filing, loose-leaf filing and updating of circulation records within the library management system
- Participation in national library projects and activities

We work flexibly at Maddocks, whether that's hours, place of work, the leave you take or the everyday flexibility that we all need from time to time. We welcome the opportunity to talk to you about working flexibly.

**About you**

You will bring enthusiasm and energy to the role, met by your confidence in your ability to build relationships quickly across all levels within the business. Attention to detail, organisational skills and excellent verbal & written communication skills are essential to see you thrive in this role.

Ideally, you would have:

- Experience providing library and research services. Exposure to a legal or business environment is preferable.
- Tertiary qualification in Librarianship, and eligibility for Associate (professional) membership of the Australian Library Information Association is desirable and highly regarded
- Understanding of research methodologies, and ability to analyse complex information requests
- Experience in presenting training programs on efficient research methods

**About us**

We are a proudly independent Australian law firm that works closely with corporations, businesses and governments throughout Australia and internationally. We have a particular focus on the built environment, education, government, healthcare and technology sectors.

**What makes us unique**

We understand that our people are our greatest asset and we invest heavily in attracting and retaining the best. We value collaboration, knowledge sharing and high standards of professionalism. We look for diversity of experience and background and then provide the tools and training for career success.

We are proud leaders of the legal profession when it comes to promoting a diverse workforce. We have been an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workforce Gender Equality Agency every year since 2004. We promote diversity internally through our Maddocks Women and Maddocks Pride groups and we are committed to sustainability, through our membership of the Australian Legal Sector Alliance (AusLSA).

**Interested?**

At Maddocks, we are committed to providing a safe environment for all staff and clients and have a COVID-safe policy in place.