Knowledge Management & Library Services Leader

Eckert Seamans; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Eckert Seamans seeks an experienced Knowledge Management and Library Services Manager for its Pittsburgh, PA or Philadelphia, PA offices. The role leads firm-wide KM initiatives, oversees the law library, and partners with attorneys and practice groups to improve information access, governance, and reuse of institutional knowledge.

You will manage research services, budgets, vendor contracts, and provide training on legal research tools, AI-enhanced platforms, and knowledge repositories, while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum four years of experience as a research librarian with two years in supervision.
• MLS or MLIS from an ALA-accredited library school is preferred.
• Law firm experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a firm-wide knowledge management strategy across practice groups.
• Establish and maintain precedent, forms, briefs, memoranda, and work-product repositories with governance standards for metadata and retention.
• Collaborate with attorneys, practice groups, Records Management, Information Governance and other stakeholders to improve knowledge sharing and access.
• Support AI, search, and document automation initiatives through curated knowledge collections and reusable legal work product.
• Oversee library and research services firmwide, including budgets, contracts and subscriptions.
• Provide advanced legal and business research services and assemble current-awareness materials.

Skills

Supervisory leadership

Knowledge management

Legal research

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree

MLS or MLIS preferred

Law firm experience preferred

Tools

Westlaw

Bloomberg Law

Dun & Bradstreet

Thomson Reuters CoCounsel

iManage

SharePoint

Microsoft 365 tools

Job description

Eckert Seamans seeks an experienced Knowledge Management and Library Services Manager for its Pittsburgh, PA or Philadelphia, PA offices. The role leads firm-wide KM initiatives, oversees the law library, and partners with attorneys and practice groups to improve information access, governance, and reuse of institutional knowledge.

You will manage research services, budgets, vendor contracts, and provide training on legal research tools, AI-enhanced platforms, and knowledge repositories, while