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Developing the legal information professional: A study of competency, education and training needs

机译:培养法律信息专业人员:对能力,教育和培训需求的研究

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Purpose – Legal information work has expanded with the growth in knowledge management and emergence of a new type of knowledge/information manager, the professional support lawyer. This study investigated competency requirements for library-based information work in UK law firms, including the specialist subject knowledge required, methods of development and the impact on information professionals of professional support lawyers. Design/methodology/approach – The investigation used a pragmatic mixed-methods approach, including a mainly quantitative questionnaire, administered online to 64 legal information professionals, followed by 8 semi-structured interviews and a focus group with 4 participants. A literature review informed the questionnaire design and contextualised the findings. Findings – The survey confirmed a broad range of competency requirements and clarified the specific subject knowledge needed. Participants favoured a varied combination of formal and informal learning. Most also wanted specialised professional education for the sector. Research limitations/implications – The nature of the sample and use of categorised questions were limiting factors, partly compensated by inviting open-ended comments and follow-up interviews. A larger study using qualitative methods with professional support lawyers and fee-earners would provide a fuller more rounded picture. Practical implications – The findings indicate that the subject knowledge needed for legal information work in law firms is more extensive than for other sectors and suggest that information science departments should strengthen and extend curriculum content to reflect this need. Originality/value – The study has advanced our understanding of the competency, education and training needs of UK legal information professionals, challenging assumptions about academic/professional qualifications and illuminating the blend of competencies needed.
机译:目的–随着知识管理的增长和新型知识/信息经理(专业支持律师)的出现,法律信息工作已经扩大。这项研究调查了英国律师事务所对图书馆信息工作的能力要求,包括所需的专业知识,发展方法以及专业支持律师对信息专业人员的影响。设计/方法/方法–调查采用了一种实用的混合方法,包括主要是定量的问卷,并在线对64位法律信息专业人士进行管理,随后进行了8次半结构化访谈和一个由4名参与者组成的焦点小组。文献综述为问卷设计提供了依据,并根据调查结果进行了背景介绍。调查结果–该调查确认了广泛的能力要求,并阐明了所需的特定学科知识。与会者赞成正式学习和非正式学习的各种组合。大多数人还希望对该部门进行专门的专业教育。研究局限性/含义-样本的性质和使用分类问题是限制因素,可以通过邀请开放性意见和后续采访来部分弥补。与专业的支持律师和收费者一起使用定性方法进行的更大范围的研究将提供更加全面的情况。实际意义–研究结果表明,律师事务所法律信息工作所需的主题知识比其他部门的知识要广泛,并建议信息科学部门应加强和扩展课程内容以反映这种需求。原创性/价值–这项研究使我们对英国法律信息专业人士的能力,教育和培训需求有了更深入的了解,对有关学术/专业资格的假设提出了挑战,并阐明了所需能力的融合。

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