Research Manager
Core
Leads a national team of research analysts and supervisors to create strategic research processes, ensure quality control, and support firmwide objectives through high-quality legal and business research deliverables.
Role type
Senior management IC research manager (legal/business research)
Builds
Strategic research processes, best practices, knowledge management systems, and high-value research outputs for attorneys and stakeholders
Domain
Legal services / Corporate research / Information management
Required skills
Legal research methodologies, major legal research platforms (Lexis, Westlaw, Bloomberg, Capital IQ, Pitchbook, PACER, HeinOnline), team leadership and supervision, strategic planning, quality control, training and upskilling, knowledge management, data analysis, stakeholder management, Microsoft Office 365
Preferred skills
API familiarity, data visualization, hiring and recruitment, benchmarking, presentation skills, stress management
Technologies
Lexis, Westlaw, Bloomberg, Capital IQ, Pitchbook, PACER, HeinOnline, Microsoft Office 365, APIs, DMS platforms, ERM systems
Responsibilities
Manage national research team and align goals with firm strategy; Define and oversee quality control standards for research accuracy; Lead development of strategic research processes and best practices; Provide oversight and guidance to supervisors while mentoring and training staff; Drive workflow efficiency using technology and AI tools; Execute content and knowledge management strategy across intranet and DMS; Partner on system integrations and automations; Support practice groups with proactive research engagement; Assess and report on resource and technology needs; Lead team meetings and training sessions; Manage audits of research alerting; Enforce information security and confidentiality policies.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities
