Reference Librarian, New England Law, Boston, MA

Posted May 18, 2021

Description:

Summary:
New England Law Library in Boston is seeking an enthusiastic professional, interested in providing outstanding legal research and reference support to New England Law faculty, students, staff, and alumni. New England Law | Boston has been a mainstay within Boston for over 100 years. Located in the heart of historic downtown, New England Law offers the opportunity to become an integral part of a special community of students, scholars, and dedicated people from diverse backgrounds.

Duties and Responsibilities:
– Respond to in-library, phone, email and live-chat reference questions using print or electronic resources as appropriate.
– Provide individualized instruction to users of varying skill levels in the legal research process and in effective use of electronic databases and print resources.
– Perform complex, longer-term research projects for faculty and administration (these may require monitoring databases through alerts).
– Assist student law review editors and associates throughout the year in their work cite-checking articles, selecting topics for notes and case comments, and developing those topics through in-depth research.
– Participate in research training of first year law students as requested by the Director of the Legal Research and Writing Program through in-person teaching, creation of legal research exercises, and/or production of asynchronous video instruction.
– Oversee hiring, scheduling and training of student desk employees with assistance of the Library Administrative Assistant and Evening Circulation Assistant.
– Screen publishers’ advertisements, book reviews, and alerting services and compile potential acquisitions from a variety of sources.
– Alert faculty to new titles in their fields of interest.
– Develop bibliographies and research guides for various curricular areas.
– Serve as liaison to the faculty for the SSRN New England Law | Boston Legal Studies Research Paper Series.
– Provide support for the dissemination of faculty scholarship on public platforms (e.g., SSRN).
– Maintain a current awareness of library trends through professional development and demonstrate a willingness to embrace new ideas and technologies.
– Other duties as needed (e.g. collection weeding or evaluation projects).

Qualifications:
– Professional demeanor and outstanding customer service skills required
– JD required, and MLS or significant library experience
– High-level skill in using and teaching legal research materials and databases, including all major legal research platforms (Westlaw, Lexis, Bloomberg)
– Excellent knowledge of legal citation (ALWD and Bluebook)
– Demonstrated initiative and ability to work both independently and collaboratively
– Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
– Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
Supervisory Responsibilities – This job has limited supervisory responsibility in terms of hiring, training, and scheduling student employees. Other staff members handle payroll and direct supervision of students.

How to Apply:

Send resume & cover letter to Human Resources at [email protected]