Legal Research and Instruction Librarian in Boston, Massachusetts at Suffolk University
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Job Description
Position Type: Full time
The Legal Research and Instruction Librarians play essential roles in planning and implementing the law school’s legal research curriculum. Legal Research and Instruction 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.
Candidates with J.D., M.L.S., and 5+ years of experience may be considered for appointment as Senior Legal Research & Instruction Librarian.
Typically, the person in this hybrid position will have the opportunity to work remotely two days per week.
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
Typically, the person in this hybrid position will have the opportunity to work remotely two days per week.
Candidates with J.D., M.L.S., and 5+ years of experience may be considered for appointment as Senior Legal Research & Instruction Librarian.
, such as maintaining and updating the library’s website, LibGuides and student writing portal; submitting articles to SSRN on behalf of faculty, providing Scholastica support, assisting with the institutional repository; 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 program
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in Library & Information Science completed or in the process of being completed. JD degree is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated relevant work experience
- Strong computer skills and web skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong attention to detail
- 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
- 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.
Suffolk University provides salary ranges as a good faith estimate of what it reasonably expects to pay for a role at the time the position is posted. The actual salary offered to the selected candidate will depend on various factors, including, but not limited to, the position’s scope and responsibilities, the candidate’s experience, education, training, and applicable legal requirements. The listed pay range reflects base salary only and does not include additional benefits or compensation.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Suffolk University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We welcome applications from qualified candidates of all backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. The University strives to recruit, develop and retain faculty and staff committed to educational excellence, the robust exchange of ideas, and engage in membership in a diverse and inclusive community.