Research Assistant (Internship)

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StevensLee is a 200-plus lawyer full-service law firm representing clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic, New England and across the country from 18 offices in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Rhode Island, Delaware and Florida. The firm is the cornerstone of The StevensLee Companies, a platform of affiliated professional service firms that provide a full range of legal, investment banking, financial advisory, insurance risk management, public affairs and government consulting services.

Job Overview

At StevensLee, the Research Assistant supports professionals with client-driven research activities. This role requires the ability to clearly communicate, locate, organize and apply information, and work both independentlycollaboratively with a team to deliver actionable insights. Ideal candidates will have an academic background in business, communication, library science, or a related field, with strong organizational, language, and interpersonal skills.

This position is an internship, with the potential for full-time employment consideration.

Primary Responsibilities

• Interpret communications and requests to identify information need(s), format, priority, and breadth.
• Build, evaluate and refine targeted lists for sales, networking, administrative review, and service development.
• Research, identify key details, and compose customized company profiles, biographies and related reports.
• Monitor and retrieve industry standards, regulations, and news for practice groups, leadership, and administrative use.
• Design and run litigation reports and retrieve appropriate legal documents (PACER, Bloomberg Law, local courts).
• Additional internet-based informational searches and spreadsheet construction as needed by management and professionals.

SkillsCompetencies

• Boolean and keyword advance electronic search proficiency preferred.
• Electronic database and browser search proficiency preferred.
• Familiarity with common computer document file formats and software (PDF, RTF, DOC, DOCX, XLSX, CSV).
• Demonstrated problem solving skills equivalent to education completed.
• Excellent spelling and grammar skills; highly organized; detail oriented.
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills.
• Flexibility to adapt to individual information accessibility needs.
• Ability to represent Firm in a professional manner.
• Strong time management skills.
• Work well under pressure.
• Strong work ethics; integrity.
• Discretion and ability to maintain client, firmcoworker confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; General Business, Economics, Business Intelligence/Analysis, Library Science, or Communications degree preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of Windows 10 and Microsoft Office Suite 2016 is required.
• Resourceful, self-starter with strong interpersonal and collaboration skills.
• Resource validity and bias assessment proficiency.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and balance priorities.
• Sincere willingness to continue to learn.
• Candidates must be able to reliably commute to our Reading, PA office on a daily basis.

Job Type: Full-Time- 40 Hours/week

FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt

Reports To: ResearchLibrary Services Manager

In compliance with federal and state equal opportunity employment laws, The StevensLee Companies is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in regard to race, color, national origin, religion, disability, age, or gender.