Senior Research Specialist

About the role

Lowenstein Sandler is one of the most sophisticated law firms in the United States, with over 400 lawyers and 300 business services professionals serving clients from offices in New York, Palo Alto, Roseland, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Wilmington. We recruit candidates who seek a collaborative, entrepreneurial culture that prioritizes our clients, our colleagues, and the communities where we work and live. Committed to career development and to an inclusive workplace, the firm offers many programs and opportunities for personal and professional growth. We seek professionals for our business services group who share these values.

Responsibilities

• Responds to research requests from attorneys, paralegals, clients, and business services professionals by clarifying the request, identifying appropriate resources, and providing timely, accurate, and cost-effective research support.
• Summarizes and organizes research findings into clear work product tailored to the requestor’s needs, following department standards and best practices.
• Assists attorneys and staff in identifying appropriate research resources and search approaches, including the use of AI-assisted research tools, and escalates complex or unusual requests as appropriate.
• Uses the Quest request management system to track research requests, priorities, and research and administrative time in accordance with department procedures.
• Builds and maintains collaborative working relationships with attorneys, professional staff, vendors, and professional associations to support prompt and cost-effective research service.
• Maintains research and practice group intranet pages and supports updates to firmwide knowledge resources.
• Supports the effective use of Firm resources by assisting with one-on-one sessions, videos, group sessions, and new-hire onboarding related to research