Bloomberg Law
Aug. 13, 2015, 3:18 PM UTC

Law Firm Librarians Feel Underused and Underpaid

Blake Edwards

Last month, Bloomberg Law surveyed 80 librarians from large and medium sized law firms about their respective roles. The result? Law firm librarians feel underutilized as analysts and underpaid for the analytical work they’re already doing.

Ninety-three per cent of respondents said their library resources and training could be put to greater use servicing their firms’ business development functions, and 77 percent felt their compensation was not commensurate with analysts in similar industries.

The survey was occasioned by the annual conference of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) , where Bloomberg Law representatives polled some librarians in person, and others later, over ...

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