Legal Research Librarian, Suffolk University Law School Library, Boston, MA
Posted June 20, 2018
Suffolk University is seeking qualified applicants to consider for the Legal Research Librarian at the Law Library. The Legal Research Librarians fill essential roles in planning and implementing the law school’s legal research curriculum. Legal Research Librarians support the law school’s faculty and students in their research endeavors, teach stand-alone research classes, partner with Legal Practice Skills (LPS) faculty to teach legal research in the 1L curriculum, and provide assistance to patrons at the reference desk. The person in this position will also be responsible for updating the library website using the University content management system.
Primary/Principal Responsibilities:
- Teach legal research to law students through stand-alone classes, the 1L LPS program, and presentations to upper-level electives by faculty invitation.
- Provide research assistance, training, and reference support to law school students, alumni, and members of the bar.
- Provide research support and training to law school faculty and serve as liaison to assigned faculty members.
- Assist students, faculty, and staff in using subscription databases; participate in trials of new subscription resources.
- Additional duties as assigned, such as maintaining and updating the library’s website and student writing portal; managing the law school’s subscriptions to SSRN, ExpressO, and Scholastica; putting together the semi-annual Faculty Newsletter; or working with Suffolk journals to do trainings, and collect and archive author publication agreements.
- Assist with collection development.
- Develop and implement new library services and programs.
Requirements/Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in Library & Information Science or equivalent (JD degree is strongly preferred)
- Demonstrated relevant work experience
- Strong computer skills and web skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Commitment to providing the highest level of customer service and responsiveness
- Emotional and cultural intelligence with proven ability to work independently and as part of a diverse team
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and handle difficult situations
- Must be creative and proactive
- Standard hours of this position are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, M-F, but will include at least one evening per week until 6:00 pm and occasional weeknights and weekends for instruction and special events.
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