Researcher

CompanyWhite & Case LLP

LocationLondon, England, United Kingdom

Posted At1/29/2026

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Other researchers, unspecified discipline

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£43,600 (£22.36 per hour)

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Description

Are you ready to make your mark as part of our Practice Solutions team in our London Office?

The Researcher in our London office collaborates with colleagues across the global Research & Market Intelligence team to provide substantive research and insights for client work and business development efforts, demonstrating specialized knowledge and research expertise to support the London office and global practices. The Researcher participates in broader department strategic initiatives and may lead project teams, train and mentor colleagues, and triage research requests as needed. Expectations for the role include traditional legal research to support on matters, strategic research related to markets, industries, and competitors, as well as coordinating and conducting lawyer training on research tools and methodology.

The global Research & Market Intelligence team delivers research to support client work and matters and to help you learn more about existing or prospective clients and industries. The team also works to ensure that we have the optimal selection of research tools and expertise to help build and sustain the Firm’s practices. Our goal is to provide research support to help you meet unique and complex client and practice needs across the globe.

Key Responsibilities

Performs substantive research using online and print information to support local and global practices.
Provides competitive intelligence and background research on current or potential clients and markets in support of business and client development efforts.
Proactively and independently assesses research requests to ensure that the research meets stated and anticipated needs.
Educates lawyers and staff on research resources and methodology, and ensures effective promotion of research services to attorneys and legal staff.
Conduct onboarding for new lawyers and Business Services team members, plus additional training where necessary.
Use current awareness tools such as Vable, Lexis+, or Newsdesk to create newsletters and alerts for ongoing monitoring of clients, industries and events.
Participate in evaluating and developing the research collection and piloting new services, including generative AI tools and other AI technologies.
Incorporate Generative AI into daily work as appropriate and trains or advises lawyers and others on Generative AI services.

Provide research content for the London intranet site.

Ensure that library and research services are effectively promoted throughout the office.

Participate in evaluating and developing the research collection and piloting new services.

Ensure continuing professional development and stay abreast of the legal industry.

Provide cross-training and mentoring to colleagues in other offices.

Triage ready-reference requests to Manila team members, where appropriate, while focusing on more complex, high-level queries.

Participate in various internal projects as requested by supervisors.

Collaborate with other Marketing, Business Development, and Knowledge teams to provide support to the London office.

Essential Job Requirements

Specialized knowledge and experience in London office key practice areas
Strong analytical and research skills with the ability to analyze problems logically and methodically and to absorb and synthesize large amounts of information into actionable intelligence.
Expert knowledge of key legal and corporate-focused databases and tools is preferred, including Lexis, Westlaw, Capital IQ, Refinitiv, Bloomberg, Pitchbook, Octus, and Perfect Information among others.

Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other tools.

Ability to work collaboratively across departments and with all levels of personnel and to succeed in a teamwork environment.

Ability to follow complex instructions with a high degree of accuracy.

Excellent interpersonal skills.

Evidence of a strong client service focus, superior written and oral communication skills, and the ability to build productive relationships with internal and external clients

Strong time management skills, ability to stay calm under pressure when juggling multiple tasks and meet all stated deadlines.

Qualifications And Skills

Five or more years of broad research experience required, plus Master’s degree in Library Science, law degree or other relevant advanced degree strongly preferred, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
Successful candidates may have prior experience from fields including, but not limited to, law firms, investment banking, consulting, accounting, and journalism.

What We Offer

When you join us, you’ll be working directly with partners, business leaders and many other inspiring colleagues across our global network of offices. We live by our values—to be pioneering, united and human—and we believe that you’ll experience them from your first day. We will give you the support and development opportunities that will help you achieve your potential.

We believe that consistent high performance merits reward and support. Our compensation package reflects your calibre as an Operations professional, and our benefits are designed to support your changing needs and priorities across different life stages.

About White & Case

We are a global law firm with longstanding offices in the markets that matter today. Our on-the-ground experience, our cross-border integration, and our depth of local, US and English-qualified lawyers help our clients work with confidence in any one market or across many.

Location & Reporting

This role is based in our London office, and reports into the Manager, Research & Market Intelligence – EMEA.
Our standard office hours are 09:30-18:00, with a current requirement for 3 days in the office per week. This will go to 4 days in the office (Monday – Thursday) from March 2026.

Firm Benefits

We offer a flexible range of benefits, services and programmes designed to help support your lifestyle requirements. Some of the benefits currently available include:

Private medical insurance
Pension plan with matched employer contribution up to 7.5%
Yearly wellbeing fund
Income protection
Life insurance
Critical Illness insurance
Private GP services
Travel insurance
Dental coverage
Cycle to work
Holiday purchase (available during annual enrolment)

Equal Opportunity Statement

White & Case is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and is committed to creating a fair workplace. It is our Firm’s policy to recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.

If you require assistance and/or adjustment to participate in our application and/or interview process, please email us. We will be happy to work with you.

Note to recruitment agencies: Our internal Recruitment team is responsible for all end-to-end lateral recruitment processes. All agencies must sign White & Case terms of business, which are office specific. Candidates submitted by an agency without terms of business agreed with the appropriate office, and/or outside of our online application tracking system, will not be considered a formal introduction.

Any applications and CVs sent directly to White & Case Partners and employees will not be accepted as formal introductions. If you have any questions, please contact the London Recruitment team.

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