Manager, Librarian Relations

1980 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1350

Houston, TX 77056

Phone: 713-403-1182

Cell: 832-969-4884

blythe.mccoy@thomsonreuters.com

Blythe McCoy is a West's Librarians Relations Manager. She serves as a key customer contact for law librarians in the South/Southwest area of the country. Her cities of concentration include Houston, Dallas, Austin, New Orleans, and Birmingham.

She conducts in-firm training sessions with law firm librarians along with citywide training programs and product launch events. In her role as West Librarian Relations Manager she assists librarians in improving their skills while keeping them abreast of new content and services. Librarian professional development is a passion for Blythe and she has conducted outstanding programs on various topics including "Marketing the Library," "Legal Industry Updates," and "Cost-Effective Research and Time Management," for many local, regional, and national law library conferences. She has served as one of the select speakers for the AALL Chapter Leadership program for several years and has been a chair for the AALL Family Social for two conferences.

Blythe has over 20 years experience in the legal industry. She is a licensed Texas attorney and previously practiced law for a firm in Houston, Texas, doing commercial litigation and bankruptcy work. During her extensive career at Thomson West she has had a variety of different roles assisting librarians, attorneys, and other legal professionals with advanced legal research training, product development, marketing, and customer relations.

Blythe is an active member of many local, regional, and national library associations. Blythe earned her B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Mississippi, and her M.L.I.S. degree from the University of North Texas.