Assistant Librarian (Collections)

The Role This is a great opportunity to join the Law Society Library team, leading on the development of our collections and shaping a high quality, responsive legal collection and research service for our 200,000 members. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering our legal enquiry service, handling varied research requests for cases, legislation, precedents and more. Your expertise will maintain the integrity of our unrivalled collection of current and historic law, ensuring it meets the evolving needs of the legal community we serve. The Law Society is the membership body for the legal profession and our members are at the heart of what we do. In this role, you will work directly with them to deliver excellent research and collection services that support their legal practice and professional excellence. Please refer to the job description for additional information. What we''re looking for You will have proven experience of legal information enquiry work and of research using hardcopy and online databases. You will have strong analytical skills to assess collection needs and make informed decisions based on your extensive knowledge of current UK legal information resources. Your positive professional attitude and proactive approach, will enable you to take the lead on collection development projects, adapt to new challenges and take the initiative with creative solutions. With excellent communication skills and customer service experience, you will ..... full job details .....