Rob Beharriell is the Director of Knowledge Management for Shutts & Bowen LLP.
Rob supports a wide variety of attorney, client, and business development needs. He collaborates with Shutts’ practice groups, using knowledge systems to create efficiencies for the firm’s attorneys and staff. He also assists with the continuing legal education (CLE) programs for the firm.
He also manages the firm’s research-vendor relationships. Rob also investigates new research and technology tools to ensure that the firm has cutting-edge resources.
Prior to joining the firm, Rob was a Professor of Practice at Nova Southeastern University – Shepard Broad College of Law, where he taught courses that helped students develop foundational academic skills such as case briefing, case synthesizing, and essay writing, as well as a course that provided students with skills needed to pass the Florida portion of the Florida Bar Exam. Prior to Rob’s role as a Professor of Practice, he also served as an Adjunct Professor of Law, where he taught students advanced legal research techniques. Rob also has extensive experience as a Research and Reference librarian where he provided faculty, students, staff, alumni, and community patrons with research assistance.
Credentials
Education
- University of Alabama, M.A., Library and Information Studies, August 2015
- Nova Southeastern University – Shepard Broad College of Law, J.D., June 2011
- University of Western Ontario, B.A., English Language and Literature, October 2006
Bar Admissions
- Florida
Professional and Civic
- American Bar Association, Member (2008-present)
- Association of Academic Support Educators (AASE)
- AASE Programming Committee, Member (2024-2025)
- Executive Board, Treasurer (2023-2024)
- Application Review Committee for AccessLex/AASE ASP Faculty Scholarship Grant, Member (2023-2024)
- Executive Board, Treasurer-Elect (2022-2023)
- Online Presence Committee, Member (2022-present)
- American Association of Law Libraries (AALL)
- AALL Annual Meeting Grant Awards Jury, Chair (2020-2021)
- AALL Annual Meeting Grant Awards Jury, Vice Chair (2019-2020)
- AALL Annual Meeting Grant Awards Jury, Member (2018-2019)
- RIPS-SIS Survey Subcommittee, Chair (2016-2017)
- RIPS-SIS Legal Instruction Committee – Reviews Subcommittee, Member (2015-2016)
- RIPS-SIS Teach-in Kit Committee, Member (2015-2016)
- ALL-SIS, Library Marketing & Outreach Committee, Member (2013-2015)
- ALL-SIS, Student Services Committee, Member (2012-2014)
- Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries (SEAALL)
- Nominations Committee, Member (2020-2021)
- Program Committee, Member (2019-2021)
- Scholarship Committee, Member (2017-2019)
- Newsletter and Public Relations Committee, Member (2015-2017)
- Education and Publications Committee, Chair (2014-2015)
- Education and Publications Committee, Member (2013-2014)
