Research Assistant

About Us:

Kirkland & Ellis LLP is an international law firm with more than 1,400 lawyers located in Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Munich, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.  The Firm is renowned for its ability to handle complex legal issues, particularly in its core practices of private equity, restructuring, tax, intellectual property and litigation.

Job Description:

The Chicago office is seeking a Research Assistant who will be responsible for providing interlibrary loan and document retrieval services to Firm’s attorneys, legal assistants, staff and clients.  This position will respond to all requests for: Interlibrary loan (requires identifying holding libraries for item in question and arranging to borrow/return the item for the requester) and Document procurement (requires identifying holding libraries, databases or document services for the item in question and arranging for its duplication).  Responsibilities include: maintaining excellent contacts with librarians at other law firms, universities, document delivery services, etc.; supervises library messengers in obtaining or photocopying materials to ensure accuracy and timeliness; evaluates new software, online databases or other resources to assist in their work.

The ideal candidate must be highly organized, very detail-oriented and have excellent communication skills.  The position requires a demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects under strict deadlines with good humor.  A strong customer service orientation and the ability to work as part of a team is also a necessity.  The preferred candidate will have previous interlibrary loan experience as well as proficiency with OCLC, FirstSearch, and other bibliographic tools.  A college degree is required.

 

Please apply online via our website: www.kirkland.com.

 

 

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