Research Specialist at Dentons, a global law firm, focusing on AI - enhanced legal research and team collaboration across Canadian offices.
About the role
- Research Specialist providing legal and business research support at Dentons Canada. Utilizing AI tools and collaborating in a hybrid environment across the firm.
Responsibilities
- Provide value-added legal and business research support to lawyers and students
- Prepare and write detailed, accurate and concise research deliverables
- Conduct in-depth federal and provincial legislative research and prepare legislative updates
- Use and support the use of AI tools for research solutions
- Develop and present legal business research training to students, lawyers and staff
- Actively participate in global research and knowledge initiatives and firm social events
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Library/Information Science, or equivalent in law or legal studies
- Legal research experience in a law library (courthouse, government, academic, corporate, law firm or consulting/professional services firm)
- Excellent client service skills
- Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, and attention to detail
- Fluency is French is required for the Montreal office location
- Must be self-motivated, and demonstrate initiative
- Good technical skills and online searching capabilities
- Familiarity with online legal, business and media/news research platforms, and AI-assisted research tools
- Strong project and time management skills, and the ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously
- Must be able to work independently and as part of a team of researchers
Benefits
- extended health and mental health benefits
- paid time off
- retirement savings plans
- fitness subsidy
- parental leave top-up
- mentorship opportunities
- employee networks
- leadership development initiatives
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