Reference Law Librarian

The Reference Librarian will provide reference and research services to students faculty staff alumni and members of the broader legal community.

• Provide reference service and research support
• Participate in activities involving conducting research for writing, editing, and publishing bibliographic guides
• Work the reference desk as assigned by the Head of Public Services
• Participate with the reference team in research training for law students
• Contribute to law library scholarship
• Participate in regional and national professional organizations
• Train faculty and adjuncts in new technologies and course management tools
• Teach semester-long, one credit legal research courses as assigned
• Guest lecture in law school classes as assigned
• Serve the clinical classes as assigned by the Head of Public Services
• Train research assistants
• Edit and post documents to the Law Center’s electronic archive for scholarship and electronic websites that contain faculty writings
• Maintain and contribute to the library web pages, blog, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media tools to publicize library activities
• Coordinate access to the library’s subscription databases
• Create online legal research tutorials with the appropriate technologies as assigned by the Head of Public Services and the Library Director
• Keep current with evolving technologies
• Assist in Technical Services & perform general circulation duities as needed
• Additional library wide projects as assigned

Degrees

• Juris Doctor (J.D. Degree from an ABA accredited law school)
• Master of Library Science (M.L.S. or equivalent degree from an ABA accredited institution)

Will consider applicants who have one degree and who are working towards their second degree

Experience

• Law Library experience is preferred but not required.

Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities

• Excellent writing skills
• Excellent technology skills
• Competency in Microsoft Office with an emphasis on competency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook;
• A professional demeanor, organizational abilities, computer skills, and good communication skills are essential.
• Ability to read Hebrew is a plus but not required

Travel/ Schedule

• Minimal travel to conferences
• Must be willing to work a flexible schedule including evenings and Sundays.

Physical Demands

• Light lifting and carrying may be required to stack management tasks such as shifting, weeding, and shelving print resources