Freelance information research and consulting. Information Out Loud is an independent information research company specializing in information gathering and expert Internet and database searching. IOL helps clients in information intensive, knowledge-based industries with periodic needs for accurate, authoritative information. I free you from the task of research so you can use that time to do what you do best -- thoughtful analysis to make sound business decisions and advise your clients.

At Harvard Law School I taught legal research skills to 1L students in their first year. I was assigned to a section of about 80 students, but available to the entire law school community. LLM students from around the globe also attend Harvard for one year and I assisted them in navigating the plethora of content and research resources specific to their theses research. Finally, I was liaison to 20 faculty members focused on business, tax, and corporate law as well as half a dozen legal clinics. I prepared and maintained research guides and was the primary contact for business law topics ranging from antitrust, m&a, tax, and international finance.

Core CompetenciesApply expert research techniques in the identification, retrieval, and synthesis of information into accurate answers, competitive intelligence, or actionable information. Diligently monitor emerging information technologies and evaluate future usefulness for the firm. Be a leader for knowledge management projects. Coach individuals and groups on a full spectrum of general to specialized research techniques.• Support the firm’s industry leading legal and business research needs as a senior Research Specialist by conducting short and long term in-depth research projects, answering ready reference questions, and obtaining documents. • Advance the firm’s cutting edge information management resources by evaluating emerging technologies, sources and content. • Keep firm administrators abreast of legal industry trends and competing law firm’s developments. • Evaluate and perform due diligence on new resources that might enhance the firm’s information services.• Recommend changes to resources for budget review. • Provide expert instruction, coaching and training on searching the Internet and proprietary databases. • Assist attorneys and legal assistants in selecting appropriate databases and developing excellent search strategies for Westlaw and Lexis. • Orient new employees in Library capabilities and procedures• Train and mentor new research staff and provide input to evaluations.• Expert user of Westlaw, Lexis-Nexis, Dialog and the Internet. • Accomplished user of PACER, CourtLink, Dun & Bradstreet, Hoover’s, Preqin, Mergermetrics, KnowledgeMosaic, Accurint, SharkRepellent, Profound, TempusIP, FirstSearch, and other databases. • Able to make appropriate decisions when selecting print or online resources or outsourcing specific tasks.• Communicate succinctly and effectively to the highest levels of the firm administration. • Test and experiment new technologies and research tools, techniques, and platforms.