Library and Research Analyst

Harbor Behavioral Health; United States; Remote; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Harbor Behavioral Health is searching for a Senior Library and Research Analyst to join their fully remote Library and Research department. The successful candidate will conduct legal research and provide support to law firm clients using a variety of electronic resources.

Key qualifications include an MLS and significant experience in legal research, as well as proficiency with tools like Lexis and Westlaw. Join Harbor, an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years’ experience providing research services in a law firm or academic library.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate information sources for reliability and relevance.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines effectively.

Responsibilities

• Conduct sophisticated legal and business research for law firm clients.
• Distill research findings into clear and concise reports.
• Assist attorneys and legal assistants with research tools.

Skills

Legal research and analysis

Client service orientation

Microsoft Office Suite proficiency

Time management

Strong communication skills

Education

MLS or equivalent experience

Tools

Lexis

Westlaw

Bloomberg Law

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Harbor seeks a Senior Library and Research Analyst to join the Library and Research department. The Analyst will be responsible for conducting legal research and performing retrieval tasks in support of Harbor’s law firm clients through the effective utilization of electronic research resources and other internal tools. This is a full‑time, fully remote position that can be worked from anywhere in the US or Canada.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct legal, business, and other research and reference work, including sophisticated, in‑depth research and analysis utilizing legal and non‑legal information resources.
• Conduct effective reference interviews and distill research results into clear and concise reports of findings.
• Evaluate diverse information sources for currency, reliability, relevance, and cost‑effectiveness and select the optimal resources for research requests.
• Assist in the instruction of attorneys, legal assistants, and others in the use of legal research tools and services.
• Maintain research proficiency across a wide spectrum of business, legal, legislative, analytics, and docket resources including Lexis, Westlaw, Bloomberg Law, Pacer, WK VitalLaw, and Lex Machina among others.
• Effectively utilize request tracking software to track and process research requests.
• Continue professional development through library association membership and activities.

Qualifications:

• MLS and/or demonstrated relevant professional research experience in a private law firm or academic law library, special library, or research center.
• 4-6 years’ experience providing research in a private law firm, academic law library, or special library or research center.
• Experience with legal and business information resources, online database searching, business research, and legal research practice and procedures.
• Experience using Lexis, Westlaw, and other standard legal research databases.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with strong working knowledge of Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Responsiveness and demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize competing deadlines.
• Client service orientation combined with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time‑management skills with demonstrated attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a collaborative, service‑oriented team, yet also independently with minimal supervision.

Harbor is an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, national origin, ancestry, age, parental status, disabled status, veteran status, or any other legally protected classification, in accordance with applicable law.