Benjamin Brighoff Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

I manage and maintain all aspects of Competitive Intelligence for the firm; including business intelligence reports, post-pitch feedback, client team research and industry trends.

Chicago, IL

As Senior Competitive & Business Intelligence Research Specialist, I create and maintain reports and surveys on companies, industries and individuals of interest to the firm.

Chicago, IL

• On assignment at Quarles & Brady LLP.
• Created research reports on companies, industries and individuals for marketing purposes.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Managed the Reference Services Department - including supervising three librarians, managing the budget,maintaining relationships with vendors, and administrative duties.
• Increased billings by the department to the highest level in over a year within my first two months.
• Managed long-term and complex research projects involving multiple researchers.
• Increased the visibility of the department by engaging the practice area heads and other attorneys. I conducted a survey of research needs and how they were being met.
• Conducted research on various legal topics, such as caselaw, legislative histories, and administrativedecisions, using a large number of online and print resources, including BNA materials, CCH materials,HeinOnline.
• Analyzed research and presented results and recommendations to attorneys and other staff.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Managed long-term and complex research projects involving multiple researchers, particularly in the areasof healthcare and securities data. Was an expert resource and point of contact for these areas.
• Provided instruction and assistance to junior members of the department.
• Conducted research on economic and legal topics using a large number of online databases and resources,including Factiva, LexisNexis, Westlaw, EBSCO, Bloomberg Law, ScienceDirect, and ProQuest Dialog.
• Retrieved and programmed securities data from SunGard Market Data Systems and Interactive Data.
• Retrieved court filings, federal filings, and statistical data from a variety of online databases, includingWestlaw CourtExpress, Thomson Reuters Accelus, IHS Global Insight, and Haver Analytics.
• Developed and maintained relationships with departmental vendors.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Conducted research on economic and legal topics using a large number of online databases and resources,including Factiva, LexisNexis, Westlaw, EBSCO, Bloomberg Law, ScienceDirect, and ProQuest Dialog.
• Retrieved and programmed securities data from SunGard Market Data Systems and Interactive Data.
• Retrieved court filings, federal filings, and statistical data from a variety of online databases, includingWestlaw CourtExpress, Thomson Reuters Accelus, IHS Global Insight, and Haver Analytics.
• Evaluated new resources for possible inclusion in the collection.
• Developed and conducted ongoing maintenance of the departmental knowledge management database.

• Conducted reference interviews with consulting professionals and economists to determineresearch needs.
• Conducted research on economic and legal topics using a large number of online databases andresources, including Dialog, LexisNexis, Westlaw, EBSCO, and ScienceDirect.
• Retrieved and programmed stock price data from IDD and Financial Times Interactive Data.
• Presented these findings in a clear and concise way to consulting professionals and economists.

Master Of Science, Library And Information Science

Bachelor Of Arts, Anthropology