Research Librarian

Law Society; Dublin; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A government legal office in Ireland is looking for a Research and Training Librarian to enhance their Library and Research Service. The successful candidate will provide high-quality information and research services and manage training programs for legal staff. Candidates should have experience in legal research and training development. This role offers an opportunity to positively impact the legal community and contribute to the office's mission.

Qualifications

• Suitably qualified and committed individual with experience in legal research.
• Ability to develop and deliver information skills training programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high-quality information and research service.
• Plan and manage the delivery of legal information skills training.
• Evaluate research service to ensure continuous improvement.

Job description

The Office of the Attorney General (the Office) is legal adviser to the Government and advises on constitutional and/or legal issues which arise prior to or at Government meetings, or which impact the work of Government or Government Departments, including whether proposed legislation complies with the provisions of the Constitution, acts and treaties of the European Union, the European Convention on Human Rights or other international treaties to which Ireland has acceded.

The Office is now recruiting for a suitably qualified and committed individual to take up the role of Research and Training Librarian in its Library and Research Service.

Reporting to the Legal Information Manager, the Research and Training Librarian will be responsible for the provision and continued development of a high-quality information and research service.

They will also be responsible for planning and managing the continued development, delivery and evaluation of legal information skills training programmes and support materials to the Office’s legal staff and Seconded Advisory Counsel.

Full details of the role, including specific eligibility requirements, is available on www.publicjobs.ie.

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 3pm on Thursday, 15 January 2026.

They are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Acts.

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