Library, Information and Archive Services Assistant Apprenticeship - Farrer & Co
To provide support to our Library and Information team ensuring our users receive consistently excellent library and research services. The main components of the role are to assist with collection management, to provide library administration support and to provide support as appropriate with library projects and related KM initiatives.
Role
- Assist with delivery of the Library Enquiry Service particularly for hard copy and journal article requests.
Answering enquiries relating to: - Press Searches – identifying relevant press articles based on search criteria.
- Document delivery – supply of case law, legislation and journal articles when correct citations are provided.
- Assist with creation and management of group and individual current awareness alerts, covering press and journal resources.
- Management of our specialist current awareness systems in conjunction with Senior Legal Research
Specialist and Information Specialist. - Keeping the library catalogue up to date and ensuring that items and locations are properly recorded.
- Management of old and new library stock – making sure that all out of date material is removed from circulation or labelled accordingly.
- Processing of invoices for online and hardcopy resources.
- Liaison with external trainers – organise training sessions either within our offices, or online or telephone, as required.
- Creation of LIS training materials i.e. online guides, videos etc
- The deployment of new and amended library resources, including training.
- LIS pages on the intranet – maintenance and ongoing development of the main library page and sub-pages. Ensuring that all links are live and correct, and that all content is accessible.
- Work with our Knowledge Lawyers to produce and maintain practice area resource guides.
- Delivery of ad hoc library projects working with other members of the library team and Head of Knowledge Management.
Training
- Qualification: Level 3 Library, Information and Archive Services Assistant
- Training Provider: LMP Education (Rated in top 10 of UK providers)
- All learning delivered online/ remotely alongside role.
- Possible full-time employment upon completion of the apprenticeship.
- Apprenticeship Standard
- Library, information and archive services assistant (level 3)
- Training Provider
- LET ME PLAY LIMITED
- Working Week
- Monday to Friday (shifts to be confirmed), 35 hours per week.
- Expected Duration
- 18 Months
- Positions Available
- 1
- Closing Date
- Monday, 20th May 2024
- Start Date
- Monday, 27th May 2024
Desired Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
Qualifications
- Maths and English GCSE or equivalent, grade 4/C and above or Level 2 (Essential)
About the Employer
FARRER & CO LLP
We advise individuals, families, businesses, financial services, educational and not-for-profit organisations on every aspect of the law, wherever the need arises. From our offices in London we work with trusted professionals around the world to deliver a seamless international service. Our clients present us with complex and varied challenges. Whether that's a complicated family trust issue, a multinational corporate transaction, or an emerging threat to their reputation, they need clear thinkers who can advise on the best solutions, fast thinkers when speed is of the essence and agile thinkers who can produce a fresh approach to get the job done. That's why they choose us.
- Company
- FARRER & CO LLP
- Location
- 66 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, England
- Employment Type
- Advanced Apprenticeship
- Salary
- £24,000.00
- Posted
- Company
- FARRER & CO LLP
- Location
- 66 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, England
- Employment Type
- Advanced Apprenticeship
- Salary
- £24,000.00
- Posted