Laura R La Rose

Laura R. La Rose

Information Resource Specialist

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Laura La Rose is a Senior Research Specialist in the firm’s professionally staffed Information Resource Center (IRC) and a liaison to the Data Privacy & Security, Tax Planning, Health Care, Corporate Law and Tax-Exempt Organizations practice areas. Laura provides research assistance to attorneys in the firm in order to bolster their arguments and increase research proficiency, with the goal of providing the attorneys with the information and tools needed to best service clients. She also provides cost-efficient research and training on effective research strategies and legal and business resources. As a trained and experienced research specialist, Laura provides a full spectrum of research and investigative services, from answering general reference questions and conducting detailed research projects to locating difficult-to-find or obscure information. Her in-depth knowledge of print and electronic resources allows Laura to provide Reinhart attorneys with comprehensive information relating to a wide range of relevant subject matters.

With nearly two decades of research and library experience, Laura is an active member of the law librarian community involved with local and national associations. She enjoys the intellectual challenge of research and creatively uses the tools needed for successful outcomes. Her experiential knowledge of the firm and its culture, along with her thoroughness and lightning-fast response, offer attorneys and their clients a competitive advantage.

Education

  • M.L.I.S., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Beta Phi Mu; Phi Kappa Phi)
  • B.A., magna cum laude, Beloit College (Phi Beta Kappa)

Honors & Affiliations

Honors

  • Recipient of the Reinhart Extra Mile Award
  • Recipient of the Wisconsin Law Journal Unsung Hero Award
  • Selected to attend the Teaching Research in Private Law Libraries Conference
  • American Association of Law Libraries Leadership Academy Fellow
Affiliations
  • Special Libraries Association
  • Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin (former President; former PR co-chair; current UW-Milwaukee SOIS liaison)
  • American Association of Law Libraries (former member of Membership Development Committee; former member of Private Law Librarians & Information Professionals (PLLIP) - Continuing Education Committee; co-chaired PLLIP webinar and annual summit sessions – Change as Opportunity)

Publications

Author of several articles for the Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin (LLAW)’s newsletter.