Legal Research Manager

Harbor Global; United States; Remote; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Harbor is seeking a Legal Research Manager to lead research services for multiple firm clients in a fully remote role across the United States and Canada.

You will guide complex legal and regulatory research, build and develop a high-performing team, and foster strong relationships with attorneys and stakeholders while shaping best practices and workflows in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• MLIS or an equivalent degree is required.
• Five years of legal research experience.
• At least three years of leadership experience.
• Familiarity with major legal research platforms is expected.

Responsibilities

• Guide complex legal, regulatory, business, and competitive intelligence research.
• Support and develop a team of talented research professionals.
• Build trusted relationships with attorneys and other client stakeholders.
• Help improve workflows, quality standards, and research practices across clients.
• Evaluate emerging research technology and work with Harbor’s network of experts.

Skills

Legal research

Leadership

Client relationships

Mentoring

Education

MLIS or equivalent

Tools

Legal research platforms

Job description

Legal Research Manager | Fully Remote

Harbor is hiring an experienced Legal Research Manager to lead research services for several law firm clients. This is a role for someone who enjoys variety: different clients, practice areas, research challenges, and teams.

At Harbor, legal research is our business. You’ll be part of a large community of librarians and information professionals, with colleagues to learn from, share expertise with, and call on when a question takes an unexpected turn. Because we work across multiple firms, you’ll see a wider range of research needs and approaches—and help shape how excellent research is delivered.

The profession is changing quickly as AI takes on more routine tasks. We see an opportunity for skilled researchers to take on the complex questions that call for sound judgment, careful evaluation, and reliable sources. You’ll help Harbor explore new tools while keeping research accurate, thoughtful, and useful.

What you’ll do

• Guide complex legal, regulatory, business, and competitive intelligence research.
• Support and develop a team of talented research professionals.
• Build trusted relationships with attorneys and other client stakeholders.
• Help improve workflows, quality standards, and research practices across clients.
• Evaluate emerging research technology and work with Harbor’s broader network of experts.

You’ll bring strong research skills, leadership experience, curiosity, and an interest in both the work itself and helping others grow. The role combines hands‑on research judgment with team leadership and client partnership.

The details

This is a full‑time, fully remote position open to candidates anywhere in the United States or Canada. There are two available schedules: Monday–Friday, 2:00–11:00PM Eastern / 11:00AM–8:00PM Pacific or Monday–Friday,11:00AM – 8:00PM Eastern / 8:00AM – 5:00PM Pacific. You’ll work as part of a broad research team, with colleagues sharing expertise and coverage.

Qualifications include an MLIS or equivalent, at least five years of legal research, competitive intelligence, or knowledge‑services experience, and at least three years of research leadership experience. Familiarity with major legal research platforms is also expected.

If you enjoy varied work, complex research questions, and helping define how the profession evolves, we’d like to hear from you.