Research Assistant (Internship)

Job Description

Job Description

Powerful Partnerships. Standout Solutions.

Stevens & Lee 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 Stevens & Lee 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 Stevens & Lee, 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 independently & collaboratively 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.

Skills & Competencies

Qualifications

Job Type : Full-Time- 40 Hours / week

FLSA Classification : Non-Exempt

Reports To : Research & Library Services Manager

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