Law Librarian

Piper Alderman Lawyers; Sydney; On-site; AUD 40,000 - 62,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing program

Study support

Parental Leave up to 26 weeks

Salary Continuance insurance

Purchased annual leave

Team events

Corporate discounts

Diversity & Inclusion committees

Pro-bono opportunities

Job summary

Piper Alderman in Sydney seeks an experienced Law Librarian to join Library Services on a part-time basis. You will provide reference and research across print and electronic resources, conduct daily media and legislative searches, and deliver training on the library's online resources to staff and trainees.

You will keep lawyers up to date with developments relevant to their practice areas and assist in preparing and distributing practice reports.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in librarianship (or equivalent)
• Minimum of five years' experience in a law library
• Experience presenting legal research training programs
• An understanding of the legislative process and legal concepts
• Thorough understanding of legal research methodologies
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines

Responsibilities

• Provide both simple and complex reference and research services across a range of print and electronic resources
• Have the ability to conduct daily media and legislative searches and to distribute the latest updates to relevant practice teams
• Deliver regular training in using the library's online resources to new law clerks, law graduates and lawyers through induction, or ongoing refresher training.
• Ensure the lawyers are kept up to date with all legal developments relevant to their practice groups
• Assists in the preparation and distribution of practice reports

Skills

Reference & research

Legal research

Training delivery

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Deadline management

Media & legislative searches

Education

Librarianship degree or equivalent

Tools

Legal databases

Job description

A premier commercial law firm, Piper Alderman, has offices in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. We work with clients across Australia and internationally to achieve optimum legal and commercial solutions. Our legal expertise has been built on nearly two centuries of industry experience and we continue to advance in our knowledge, skills and commitment to excellence and client outcomes.

Piper Alderman prides itself on being a collaborative law firm where high achieving ambitious team members can succeed in achieving their career goals whilst performing challenging and rewarding tasks. We recognise and support individuals and invest in their continued professional development.

About Your Role

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Law Librarian to join our Library Services team in Sydney.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Provide both simple and complex reference and research services across a range of print and electronic resources
• Have the ability to conduct daily media and legislative searches and to distribute the latest updates to relevant practice teams
• Deliver regular training in using the library's online resources to new law clerks, law graduates and lawyers through induction, or ongoing refresher training.
• Ensure the lawyers are kept up to date with all legal developments relevant to their practice groups
• Assists in the preparation and distribution of practice reports

Skills & Experience:

• Tertiary qualifications in librarianship (or equivalent)
• Minimum of five years' experience in a law library
• Experience presenting legal research training programs
• An understanding of the legislative process and legal concepts
• Thorough understanding of legal research methodologies
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines

This role is being offered on a part time basis, 2 days per week

We have a variety of employee benefits aimed at supporting our people including, but not limited to:

• A variety of health and wellbeing initiatives including our Thrive@PiperAlderman Wellbeing Program.
• Learning and development opportunities to support career growth including generous study support options.
• An attractive Parental Leave policy offering up to 26 weeks paid leave.
• Automatic acceptance into the group Salary Continuance insurance plan
• Purchased annual leave options.
• A range of fun office and team events all year round so we make sure we are connecting socially as often as possible!
• A range of corporate discounts.
• Employee-led Diversity & Inclusion and Reconciliation Committees and the opportunity to participate in pro-bono work.