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Linda-Jean Schneider

Senior Paralegal

linda-jean.schneider@morganlewis.com

Philadelphia Phone +1.215.963.5626 Fax +1.215.963.5001

1701 Market St.//Philadelphia, PA 19103-2921//United States

Linda-Jean Schneider is Morgan Lewis's manager of electronic resources. Ms. Schneider works with the firm director of library, research, and competitive intelligence services and firm-wide staff to ensure the efficient operation of the department's online resources, the library portal, and the integrated library system. She coordinates with IT staff on the implementation of new projects in the area of electronic resource management, and with various practice groups on their knowledge management initiatives.

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Ms. Schneider held positions in library and legal research administration at two other Philadelphia-based law firms. Her responsibilities involved firm-wide management of research resources, including the development of a research module curriculum for an associate development training program, implementation of portal access to library and practice group-specific resources, and extensive analysis of online usage and metrics to identify the most cost-effective research services.

Ms. Schneider earned her M.L.S. from Villanova University in 1991 and her B.A., magna cum laude, in Spanish literature from Sweet Briar College in 1976.

Awards and Affiliations

Member, Private Law Libraries Special Interest Section, American Association of Law Libraries

Chair, AALL Private Law Libraries SIS (2012–2013)

Past member, AALL Committee of the Economic Standards of Law Librarianship and the Law Student Research Competencies Task Force

Member, Legal Division, Special Libraries Association

Member, Greater Philadelphia Law Library Association

Education

  • Sweet Briar College, 1976, B.A., Magna Cum Laude
  • Villanova University, 1991, M.L.S.

Regions

  • North America

Publications

February 2013 - Co-author, Negotiating and Complying with Electronic Database License Agreements, AALL Spectrum
July 2012 - Walking the Tightrope Between Licensed Data Access and Restrictions, presented at the AALL Annual Meeting, Boston
July 2011 - Making the Grade: Assessing Legal Research Skills in the Classroom and Firm, presented at the AALL Annual Meeting, Philadelphia
July 2010 - Mile High Summit on Training: Are Things Coming to a Peak?, presented at the AALL Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado