Research and Training Librarian

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.

Library and Research Service

The Library and Research Service delivers high quality legal research, information and legal know how services to support the work of the Office’s legal staff and is also involved in various Knowledge Management initiatives in the Office.

The successful candidate will be joining a small team of eight, comprising of two other librarians (Legal Information Manager, Systems Librarian), one library assistant, four Legal Researchers, and one Legal Researcher and Know how Coordinator. In addition to delivering research and know how services, they also provide on demand legal research, a legal know how database, a wide range of current awareness services and legal reference guides, as well as information skills training programmes and access to a hard copy and electronic law collection.

The Role

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.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

The key duties and responsibilities of the role may include:

• Developing, providing and promoting research and information expertise and resource services to the Office;

• Performing and prioritising non interpretative legal research for the Office’s legal staff and Seconded Advisory Counsel;

• Planning, managing, developing, delivering and evaluating legal information skills training programmes to the Office’s legal staff and Seconded Advisory Counsel;

• Preparing information skills and database support materials;

• Developing and providing current awareness services and research guides to the Office’s legal staff, including the fortnightly current awareness bulletin;

• Contributing to the Library Knowledge Base as one of the Library content editors;

• Proactively contributing to the further development of the Library and Research Service;

• Contributing to the work of the Learning and Development Committee;

• Keeping up to date with developments in law and librarianship relevant to the role of the Research and Training Librarian.

Please note: The above is a general guide to the key duties and responsibilities of the role and is not an exhaustive description. Other duties and responsibilities appropriate to the role may be assigned from time to time.

Vacancy and Office Location

The successful candidate will be based in the Office of the Attorney General, at Government Buildings, Merrion Street, Dublin 2.

Working Environment

The successful candidate will be expected to work full time on site for the duration of their probationary period. Access to remote working may be considered at that point, having regard to the nature of the work environment and subject to the business needs of the Office.

Training and Development

The Office is committed to strengthening the legal and administrative expertise of all staff and has in place a Performance Management Development System in conformity with the general policy of the Irish Civil Service. The Office will provide training, both in house and off site, for a range of legal, management and administrative tasks. Training can include attendance at relevant conferences on issues of relevance to the library and information profession, legal issues, or courses designated as important for staff of the Office.

Benefits

As well as a meaningful, varied, challenging and interesting career, some of the benefits of working as a Research and Training Librarian in the Office of the Attorney General are:

• Salary starting at €39,474 with yearly increments for satisfactory performance;

• Public sector pension;

• 25 days of annual leave per year, rising to 29 days after a number of years in the grade;

• Subject to business needs and a satisfactory probationary period:

o Flexible working with a commitment to work life balance and a family friendly workplace, including work sharing arrangements and a wide variety of special leave options;

o Access to Shorter Working Year Scheme;

o Facility to apply for career breaks;

o Learning and development opportunities;

• Cycle to work scheme;

• Access to Public Service Credit Union;

• Tax saver public transport pass.

Essential

Candidates must have on or before Thursday, 15th January 2026:

A qualification at minimum Level 9 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ), or NARIC Ireland Foreign Qualifications equivalent, in Library and Information Studies;

At least two years relevant experience in a customer facing library or information service;

Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to handle multiple workloads and or conflicting priorities to tight deadlines;

Self motivation with the ability to work as part of a team and independently with minimal supervision;

The ability to collate, analyse and present information from multiple sources;

The ability to actively share information, knowledge and expertise;

Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner;

Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders at all levels;

Excellent information technology skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, in particular Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

In addition to the above, candidates must also be able to demonstrate the Key Competencies identified for effective performance at this level.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a law library;

• Experience of training end users on legal information databases;

• Experience of using legal databases, for example vLex Justis, Lexis+, Westlaw Ireland and Westlaw UK;

• A high level of proficiency in developing bespoke content, for example articles, leaflets, training and online content, and delivering both in person and virtual presentations or webinars.