John Davey’s Journey Through Law Librarianship and Beyond

About this episode

John Davey shares insights about his career journey and the evolution of law libraries.

John Davey, Research Manager at Alston & Bird and a seasoned law librarian with over 30 years of experience, shares insights about his career journey, the evolution of law libraries, and the integration of technology and AI in legal research. The conversation highlights his current role at Alston and Bird, reflections on changes in law librarianship, and his personal interests outside of the profession. 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: John Davey

Topics covered

• law librarianship
• career journey
• technology in legal research
• AI in law
• evolution of law libraries

Keywords

• law librarianship
• legal research
• technology
• AI
• career insights

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Alston & Bird, Practising Law Institute

Products: PLI PLUS

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