Legal Research Librarian

Legal Research Librarian (Federal Library) – Washington, DC

RESPONSIBILITIES

Create comprehensive and highly detailed expert witness vetting reports of friendly and adverse witnesses for Justice Department litigation. Vettings include in-depth analysis of background reports, legal proceedings, expert witness depositions and trial testimonies, Daubert motions, author publications, professional licenses, news searches, and web and social media research.Research and identify potential expert witnesses for Justice Department litigationTrack down hard-to-locate assets; routinely conduct searches on state databases, commercial resources, and social media to locate information on individualsPerform complex legal research and legislative analysis of both current and historical legal topics using complex resources and specialized finding aids for the following divisions: Civil Appellate, Criminal Division, National Security Division, United States Attorneys’ Offices, Environmental and Natural Resources Division, Civil Rights and many others.Locate information, often of a specialized or technical nature, from a wide variety of published and unpublished sources and electronic databasesCollaborate with division attorneys, economists, paralegals, statisticians, research assistants, law interns, and field office staffRespond to inquiries made face-to-face, by telephone, or by virtual means

REQUIREMENTS

Solid understanding of federal and state court systems, how to read a docket sheet, how a case progresses through a court, what the different types of filings are, and legal terminologyExpertise in finding legal resources and government documents from a wide variety of electronic resources, including Westlaw, Lexis, Bloomberg Law, and HeinOnlineKnowledge of complex resources and special finding aidsExtensive legal research experience a big plusExtreme attention to detailProficient at finding both print (like West’s Key Number System) and electronic resourcesAbility to clearly communicate with attorneys, economists, library techs, paralegals, statisticians, law interns, field office staff, and research assistantsHighly proficient at locating information from free government resources, like GPO FDsys, Congress.gov, and regulatory agency websitesFamiliarity with any of the following: Lexis, Westlaw, Factiva, Ebsco,, HeinOnline, , ProQuest Congressional, , Congress.gov, and regulatory agency websites, Google ScholarExperience working in a federal government agency highly desiredMinimum of 2 years of experience fulfilling library reference and research requestsAccredited Masters Degree in Library ScienceJuris Doctorate a plusMust be a US Citizen

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