Research Specialist

Ashurst Perkins Coie; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Health and wellbeing benefits

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Ashurst Perkins Coie is hiring a Research Specialist to join the global Research & Business Intelligence team. You will deliver in-depth legal and company research to internal teams across regions, using a range of resources and AI-enabled search tools.

The role focuses on providing reference services, training, and proactive alerts on topics in legal and business fields. Based in Glasgow with hybrid working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated research skills with at least 4 years in legal or professional services.
• Sophisticated use of online resources and resources in the wider legal information market.
• Understanding of the UK legal system.
• Experience creating and delivering research skills training.
• Ability to stay up to date with new resources and technology in legal research.

Responsibilities

• Provide reference and research advice to internal clients as part of a global team.
• Deliver legal and business research solutions to enable quick informed decisions.
• Coordinate, create and deliver research skills training to user groups.
• Identify and set up alerts on legal, client and industry topics.
• Contribute to product trials, reviews, and rollout of new products to users.
• Maintain knowledge of search techniques and AI implications for research strategies.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders and promote the Research & BI team.

Skills

Legal research

Online resources

UK legal system knowledge

Training & content delivery

Continuous learning

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Research databases

Job description

At Ashurst Perkins Coie, we're helping shape the future economy. With a global team of more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52 offices, we partner with leading organisations to solve complex challenges across a diverse range of industries, with a distinct strength in technology, energy & infrastructure, and financial services. Our people work on market-leading matters that drive innovation, growth, and transformation around the world. For Ashurst Perkins Coie, innovation is our tradition.

What makes Ashurst Perkins Coie a great place to work?

• Flexible work options - part-time, working from home and additional leave
• Health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership, and discounted corporate health plans
• Career advancement - client secondment opportunities, global opportunities, and award‑winning Learning & Development programs

The Opportunity:

As a Research Specialist you are a vitally important part of the global Research & Business Intelligence team and deliver a core service to our internal Ashurst Perkins Coie people.

You will use a range of research resources to provide in-depth and solution‑focused legal and company research to legal and business services teams within Ashurst Perkins Coie's offices in the UK, EMEA, US and Asia Pacific regions.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Provide reference and research advice and support to internal and external clients as part of a global research team, using a range of subscription and freely available resources.
• Deliver legal and business research solutions to enable internal clients to quickly make informed decisions.
• Co‑ordinate, create and deliver research skills training to a range of user groups.
• Proactively identify, scope and work with the current awareness team to set up alerts on legal, client and industry topics.
• Contribute to collection development activities including participation in product trials, product reviews and the rollout of new products to users.
• Maintain knowledge of current and emerging search techniques and technologies, including AI, and the implications for legal and business research strategies.
• Build strong working relationships with stakeholders in your region and promote the Research & Business Intelligence team and its role within the firm.

This is a full‑time, permanent role based in our Glasgow office with hybrid working.

More information can be found in the job description attached to the role on our careers site:

About you:

The successful candidate will have:

• Demonstrated research skills, with at least 4 years' experience in a legal or professional services environment.
• Sophisticated skills in using online resources and knowledge of products available in the wider legal information marketplace.
• Understanding of the UK legal system.
• Experience in creating and delivering research skills training, and in creating content for internal websites and communication tools.
• Ability to keep up to date of new resources, new technology and research tools available in the legal and business research sector.