Company Summary:
Best Lawyers is a prestigious legal awards network that recognizes outstanding professionals across various practice areas and jurisdictions. With a rigorous selection process based on confidential surveys of leading lawyers, the organization highlights top legal talent globally. Best Lawyers provides valuable insights for clients seeking high-quality legal representation and serves as a trusted resource within the legal community for identifying the most skilled and respected attorneys.
Records accuracy is crucial for a research organization as it ensures the quality, reliability, and integrity of the data used to determine our awards. Proper data hygiene practices, such as regular cleaning, validation, and updating of datasets, help prevent errors, ensure our research is reflective of the current marketplace, and enhance the credibility of our research findings.
Candidates for this position must have excellent attention to detail, have proficiency in excel, and demonstrate problem-solving abilities.
Job Summary:
Our Research Records Coordinator is responsible for the data hygiene of our lawyer and law firm records. This position’s primary responsibility is to ensure our lawyer records are accurate and correct. Through coordinating contract employees (who do the bulk of the actual data hygiene validation work), this position oversees the annual data verification process for the company. The Research Records Coordinator will additionally assist with managing data submissions related to our awards. To succeed in this position, the candidate must have a grasp of global business practices, excellent communication, organization, customer service skills, and a strong interest in business and analytics. Familiarity with the legal industry is preferred, but not required.
Key Qualifications:
- Exceptional communication skills—both written and verbal—with the ability to engage effectively across teams.
- Strong organizational and multitasking abilities, with a commitment to accuracy and quality.
- Customer service mindset and a collaborative approach to problem-solving.
- Interest in research, data analysis, and the legal industry (experience in the field is preferred but not required).
- Reliability, attention to detail, and professionalism in all interactions.
Who You Are:
The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment and takes pride in ensuring that communications and data are accurate, timely, and well-managed. You enjoy balancing multiple priorities, supporting both internal colleagues and external stakeholders, and contributing to a culture of excellence.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
None.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Responsible for ensuring all records are accurate for our firms and lawyers through our annual data verification process.
- Coordinator of contract employees to perform the bulk of our verification process.
- Evaluate work performed by contractors.
- Manage contractor invoicing in partnership with the Finance Department.
- Collaborates with internal resources to update data as necessary.
- Reviews professional sanctions that apply to lawyers in our database.
- Support a Research Manager with projects related to creating our legal awards.
- Verify information for accuracy using our standard procedures.
- Comprehensively understand our methodology to assist with research submissions, participation, and questions.
- Additional projects assigned within the Research and Development Department.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in Excel. Ideally familiarity with database management systems and data warehousing solutions.
- Experience: Prior experience in project management, data management, or data quality assurance. Preference given to those with experience working with large datasets and conducting data audits.
- Attention to Detail: Strong analytical skills with a keen eye for detail to identify and correct data anomalies and inconsistencies.
- Problem-Solving Abilities: Capability to troubleshoot data issues and implement effective solutions to maintain data integrity.
- Communication Skills: Ability to communicate data-related issues and solutions effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Organizational Skills: Excellent organizational and time-management skills to handle multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.
- Continuous Learning: Commitment to staying updated with the latest trends and best practices in data hygiene and data management.
Education and Experience:
- 3+ years of comparable work experience related to this position
- Bachelor's Degree in International Business, Languages, Liberal Arts, Political Science, Economics, Communications, or another related field; minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
Best Lawyers is proud to be an equal opportunity employer welcoming applicants from underrepresented groups, including individuals with disabilities and veterans.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $24.99 - $25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Are you located in one of the following 13 states: FL, GA, MA, NC, NJ, NY, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI? Please only apply to this position if you are located in one of these states.
Education:
Work Location: Remote
