Leanne Quinn
Belfast,County Antrim
Summary
Offering strong analytical skills and keen eye for detail. Knowledgeable about research resources, current awareness output resources, and case tracking. Excellent communication and teamwork abilities, with strong foundation in critical thinking and problem-solving. Ready to use and develop research, organisational, and technical skills in any Research roles.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Research Assistant
Ogletree Deakins
Belfast, Antrim
09.2022 - Current
- Pulling and compiling files, complaints, and cases for requesters via Quest.
- Creation, maintenance, and monitoring of Newsdesk current awareness alerts. Previously completed a maintenance projects when first took over the function to fix any broken alerts and update the parameters of all alerts to improve content pulls.
- Exit processing for leavers of the firm, to maintain user lists on some of our most valuable resources and ensure the back end of resources are as navigable and streamlined as possible for colleagues.
- Cataloguing projects to document all of the firm's print material in a new catalogue system. This will be expanding to include all online resources in the future.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to streamline research processes. Completed ad hoc projects with other teams in the Knowledge and Innovation department, to both expand my own range of abilities and assist teams in need of assistance.
- Part of the Competitive Intelligence committee within Research, aiming to realise a full function in the future. Currently taking requests on an as-required basis - requests have included company research and competitor research.
- Assisting Research Analysts on a frequent basis with various requests, recently including a docket requests and law firm DEI research.
- Improved research efficiency by meticulously organising data and files.
- Managed high volume requester caseloads through planning and organisation.
- Kept abreast with latest legal updates to inform decision-making processes.
- Participated in regular training sessions for continued professional development.
- Expanded network of legal contacts by attending industry functions. This includes attendance at the ARK Legal Europe conference in 2023, and online attendance at BIALL presentation.
Research Coordinator
Baker McKenzie
Belfast
11.2019 - 09.2022
- Research projects - completed projects in collaboration with colleagues and individually. These included company reports, legal topic summaries, legislative summaries, horizon scanning, media summaries, and case reports. I covered a wide range of practice groups and jurisdictions in EMEA, Asia Pacific, North America, and the UK.
- Current awareness - Involved in the building and maintenance of newsletters and alerts on the InfoNgen platform.
- Exit processing - responsible for liaising with vendors and using the administrative portals to remove former employees from key resources.
- Information product management - Included setting up resource access on many research tools, such as Lexis, Vital Law, Westlaw, PLC, and InfoNgen. Processed billing/invoicing for some of the major resources, including Lexis Library. Catalogued journals as they arrived, and distributed them to the recipients.
Assistant Manager
Caffe Nero
Belfast
04.2018 - 10.2019
- Held this position while completing my Masters in University.
- Improved customer service by implementing new procedures and protocols.
- Minimised inventory loss for improved profit margins.
- Streamlined store operations with efficient scheduling.
- Increased staff productivity by providing comprehensive training programmes.
Education
Masters of Research - Spanish
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast 09.2017 - 09.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Spanish and Portuguese Studies
Queen's University of Belfast
Belfast 09.2013 - 06.2017
Skills
- Legal research
- Team building
- In-depth research resource knowledge
- Multilingual
- Resource management
- Excellent communication
- Newsletter development
Languages
Spanish
Advanced
Portuguese
Intermediate
Irish
Intermediate
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Research Assistant
Ogletree Deakins
09.2022 - Current
Research Coordinator
Baker McKenzie
11.2019 - 09.2022
Assistant Manager
Caffe Nero
04.2018 - 10.2019
Masters of Research - Spanish
Queen's University Belfast
09.2017 - 09.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Spanish and Portuguese Studies
Queen's University of Belfast
09.2013 - 06.2017
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