Be the Person That Gets Stuff Done

About this episode

Dean Mason discusses his experiences in legal research and the impact of proactive service in law libraries.

Dean Mason, the London-based head of Sidley Austin’s award-winning Library & Research Services team, shares his perspective from over two decades working in legal and commercial information. He discusses his thoughts on several differences in legal research at British and U.S.-based firms, how his department successfully raised awareness of its services internally with "Just Ask", and how working to be “the person that gets stuff done” has made an impact on his firm and his career. The Practising Law Librarian brings you conversations with — and for — the law librarian community. PLI is proud to offer resources including PLI PLUS, the award-winning legal research platform, to support the essential work of law librarians and practitioners. Please note: CLE is not offered for listening to this podcast, and the views and opinions expressed within represent those of the speakers and not necessarily those of PLI.

People in this episode

Guest: Dean Mason

Topics covered

• legal research
• law librarianship
• information services
• British firms
• U.S. firms
• career development

Keywords

• legal research
• law librarians
• information services
• Sidley Austin
• career impact

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sidley Austin, Practising Law Institute

Products: PLI PLUS

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