Omm2708J

Omm IT Solutions | Permanent W-2 Employee / Corp2Corp Contractor

Legal Research Support Specialist

Washington, United States | Posted on 08/27/2025

• Job Type Permanent W-2 Employee / Corp2Corp Contractor
• Compensation Negotiable
• State/Province District of Columbia
• City Washington
• Country United States
• Work Authorization Authorized to work in USA
• Job Opening ID Omm2708J

Job Description

Please Note:

• It is an 100% Onsite position at OSHRC National Office, Washington
• Work Schedule: 32 hours/week, during core business hours (7:00 AM – 6:00 PM)
• Duration: Base year (09/30/2025 – 09/29/2026) + 4 option years
• Work Authorization / Clearance : Must be eligible to work in the U.S. and pass a Tier 1/NACI federal background check (security and privacy training required).

• Support daily operations of the Agency’s legal library (physical & digital).
• Conduct legal and business research; answer reference questions.
• Perform cite-checking of legal/regulatory materials.
• Manage collection reviews, acquisitions, renewals, and cancellations.
• Provide training on legal research tools (Westlaw, LexisNexis, etc.).
• Develop and maintain SharePoint / Office 365 knowledge management pages.
• Deliver reports, training materials, and updated digital content.

Requirements

Required Skills:

• Experience in legal and business reference services.
• Knowledge of library/collection management policies (federal guidelines preferred).
• Proficiency in Office 365 and SharePoint.
• Strong legal research and analysis skills.

• Library Operations & Reference Support
• Daily library operations.
• Answer reference/legal research questions (including complex legal & business research).
• Provide access to print, digital, and subscription resources.
• Edit content, perform cite-checking, and monitor topical issues.
• Maintain physical and digital collections.
• Collection Management
• Annual and ongoing review of holdings.
• Recommend retention/removal of materials.
• Identify collection deficiencies & recommend acquisitions.
• Evaluate/renew/cancel subscriptions.
• Conduct training sessions on research tools.
• Advise staff on efficient/cost-effective resource use.
• Legal Research & Cite-Checking
• Verify citations, pin cites, grammar, and formatting.
• Support creation of research starter tools and guides.
• Assist with presentation materials and speaking notes.
• Digital Content & Knowledge Management
• Develop/maintain SharePoint & Office 365 sites.
• Maintain pages like Library Resources, Case Index, ALJ-only, OEXD, COVID Info Hub.
• Create internal knowledge-sharing tools.
• Provide orientation/training on research resources.
• Publish work-life programming content.
• Annual/ad-hoc collection management reports.
• Legal research & cite-checking summaries.
• Updated SharePoint/library pages.
• Training materials and session records.
• Reports on reference activity, usage metrics.

Education/Work Experience

Experience in legal and business reference services.Knowledge of library/collection management policies (federal guidelines preferred).Proficiency in Office 365 and SharePoint.Strong legal research and analysis skills.