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LAC Group is seeking a Foreign Language Legal Researcher (Virtual) - Arabic for  a full-time permanent position with one of our international clients.   This person must be resident in the UK and will report either to the UK Head of Research or a UK Information Governance Consultant.  The selected individual will be responsible for maintaining current and accurate  information about laws and regulations that contain information  requirements for businesses.

You will either have Arabic as a native language and be fluent in English and able to present good written English or you will have English as a native language, be fluent in Arabic and possess advanced Arabic language qualifications.

Key responsibilities

• Research the laws and regulations of your assigned countries and sectors, to identify information requirements for businesses.
• Enter  information requirements into the database, including citation and  relevant extracts in English and the native language, and the  classification of requirements to facilitate data manipulation.
• Ensure that your data entry complies with current data quality standards.
• Monitor  legal and regulatory developments in your assigned countries and  sectors, to identify future requirements and provide commentary on their  potential impact on businesses.
• Monitor data quality of your  assigned countries and sectors in the database (including data entered  by others) to detect and resolve data quality issues.
• Provide advice on research methodology.
• Provide advice on the future development of the database.

 

Skills, experience and qualifications

     Essential:

• Good research skills with an ability to analyze and interpret complex information.
• Native or near native Arabic language capability, with proven grasp of dialect and parts of speech
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in written and spoken English (UK).
• Good  knowledge of office applications including Word, Excel, Project and  PowerPoint, and ability to work with electronic research resources.
• Ability to observe strict confidentiality.
• Proven team skills.

     Desirable:

• Knowledge of records management principles.
• Knowledge of legal citation, concepts & terminology, and law-making and publishing processes.
• Legal qualification.

 

For immediate consideration, please apply online: http://goo.gl/sFzDX9

 

LAC Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and values diversity in the workforce.

LAC  Group is a premier provider of recruiting and consultancy services for  information professionals across the U.S. and UK.