Assistant Librarian
This position is no longer accepting applications(closed Jul 25, 2026).
Byrne Wallace Shields LLP is one of Ireland’s largest full service law firms. We are a forward thinking law firm and are currently recruiting for an Assistant Librarian to join our firm in the Dublin office.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assists fee earners with legal research and queries
- Supports with delivery of training programmes
- Creation and development of library guides and support material
- General library administration duties, including cataloguing of journals and books and reviewing hard copy and electronic material where appropriate
- Supports development and review of library processes and procedures, including contributions to library pages of firm’s intranet
- Maintenance and troubleshooting of library systems
- Reviews, profiles and assists in the uploading of material to library systems
- Adhere to data classifications and handling rules
Essential requirements:
- Post-graduate library qualification essential
- Minimum of 1+ years’ experience within a legal library
- The ability to undertake legal research within Westlaw and or Lexis+
- Demonstrated interest in learning and development and library training, with strong design and delivery skills
- Excellent written and communications skills
- Ability to persuade and influence senior individuals
- Ability to work to deadlines, manage multiple projects and deliver under pressure
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Has an enthusiastic and can-do-attitude