Law Reference Librarian
Law Reference Librarian
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Job Description
The Syracuse University Law Library invites applications for a Law Reference Librarian to: Provide reference and research assistance to Law Library users in a hybrid work and learning environment including students faculty members of the local bar and to the general public inperson and online via email phone and Zoom including evenings and weekends on rotation. Provide individual and classroom instruction to enable law students to develop legal research proficiency in doctrinal and skills subjects; develop instructional materials on legal topics and in support of upperlevel courses for students in the JD LLM and SJD programs. Develop the Law Librarys electronic and print collections in assigned subject areas and serve as the librarys liaison to faculty who teach and do research in those subjects. Create and maintain online research guides bibliographies and other materials to support a variety of outreach programs for law student and faculty the broader SU Community the local bar and the public to enhance access to legal information. Perform other positionrelated duties as assigned. SU Libraries / Library
Responsibilities
Provide legal reference and research services to students faculty alumni members of the local bar and all users of and visitors to the Law Library with special emphasis on services to students and faculty. Support College of Law teaching learning and research by providing individualized legal research assistance by compiling bibliographies and collections of primary source documents and by developing the Law Librarys electronic and print collections in assigned subject areas. Serve as the librarys liaison to faculty who teach and do research in those subject areas. Provide direct patron service at the Reference Desk inperson over the phone via email and over Zoom including evenings and weekends on rotation determining the best sources and methods to answer questions and fulfill research requests including decisions to convert ILL and document delivery requests to purchases as a function of collection development. Provide classroom instruction both in person and over Zoom to enable law students to develop legal research proficiency in doctrinal and skills subjects and create Research Guides to support individual classes. Foster relationships with COL administrative offices with COL alumni and the local bar generally by creating Research Guides on topics of interest to those user groups by offering instruction in the use of career and practiceoriented research tools and by marketing Law Library services and programs to alumni and other external constituencies.
Employment Type
Full Time
