Legal Reference and Research Librarian

Cadence Group is seeking a highly skilled Legal Reference and Research Librarian to support a federal law library in Washington, DC. This role provides advanced legal and legislative research services, supports front desk operations, and collaborates closely with attorneys, economists, paralegals, statisticians. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical abilities, extensive experience with legal research tools, and exceptional attention to detail.

Responsibilities: Perform front desk support and provide legal, congressional, legislative history, and/or regulatory research services.

Conduct legal and non-legal reference work and support reference development initiatives.

Deliver reference and research services using a wide range of electronic resources, including Westlaw, Lexis, Bloomberg Law, and HeinOnline.

Utilize West’s Key Number System and CLEAR Investigative database software.

Research and identify potential expert witnesses for Justice Department litigation.

Conduct complex legal research and legislative analysis on current and historical topics across divisions such as Civil Appellate, Criminal, National Security, U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, Environmental and Natural Resources, Civil Rights, and others.

Locate specialized or technical information from diverse published, unpublished, and electronic sources.

Collaborate with attorneys, economists, paralegals, statisticians, research assistants, law interns, and field office staff.

Respond to inquiries in person, by telephone, and through virtual communication tools.

Qualifications: Strong understanding of federal and state court systems, docket sheets, case progression, filing types, and legal terminology.

Expertise in locating legal resources and government documents using platforms such as Westlaw, Lexis, Bloomberg Law, and HeinOnline.

Knowledge of complex reference tools and specialized finding aids.

Extensive legal research experience required.

Exceptional attention to detail.

Proficient in locating both print and electronic resources, including West’s Key Number System.

Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage with attorneys, economists, paralegals, statisticians, interns, and research staff.

High proficiency in using free government resources such as GPO FDsys, Congress.gov, and regulatory agency websites.

Familiarity with tools such as Factiva, EBSCO, ProQuest Congressional, Google Scholar, and related platforms.

Experience working within a federal government agency highly desired.

Minimum of 2 years of experience fulfilling library reference and research requests.

Accredited Master’s Degree in Library Science required.

Juris Doctor (JD) preferred.

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Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.