Law Librarian

Qualifications:

Education: Masters Degree in Library Science or a Juris Doctorate both preferred

Experience: Professional law library work and staff supervision and management budgeting contract / project management.

Successful applicants are subject to a background check.

This position will close on November 30th 2025. Please submit the following required documents on the State of Montana Careers website:

• Resume - Please include dates of employment and your supervisors name/phone number for each position.
• Cover Letter
• Three Professional References

When submitting the required documents you must check the relevant document box to ensure your attachments are uploading correctly to the specific application for this position. Documents not requested will not be considered in the recruitment Judicial Branch is an equal opportunity employer. Women minorities and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

The Montana Judicial Branch offers a variety of opportunities to help you make a difference in your community and further your career. As a service-oriented employer we seek employees with a passion for customer service to help us fulfill our mission to provide an independent accessible responsive impartial and timely forum to resolve disputes; to preserve the rule of law; and to protect the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitutions of the United States and Montana.

Benefits of working for the Judicial Branch:

• Work/life balance
• Family friendly policies
• Dedicated and caring colleagues
• Health coverage
• Retirement plans
• Paid vacation sick leave and Holidays (combination of up to 38 per year)
• Opportunities and room for professional growth
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness - Employment with the State of Montana may qualify you to receive student loan forgiveness under the PSLF

Job Overview:

The Supreme Court of Montana seeks a Law Librarian to head the State Law Library located in Helena Montana. The Law Librarian position is technical and involves the development/ maintenance of the law library collection and services to fulfill the needs of the library users. This position provides strategic vision and operational management of the law library. This role is appointed and not part of the Judicial Branch Pay Plan.

Job Duties:

Supervises employees. Assigning work monitoring progress and evaluating staff performance. Assisting with hiring and training of new employees. Providing staff with professional support and development. Providing back-up support for staff position work.

• Responsible for selecting acquiring cataloging and maintaining the law library collection including laws court decisions law reports treatises and textbooks legal periodicals journals pamphlets and other miscellaneous resources. Oversees the classification of new items according to library classification schedules and guidelines. Oversees the design and implementation of systematic evaluation of the law library collection regarding condition retention arrangement and usage.
• Oversees legal research in all information formats and training of library users in research resources. Oversees development and delivery of electronic legal research tools and resources.
• Oversees the law library budget. Prepares and monitors expenditures prepares reports and recommends projections of library spending. Responsible for vendor contract management.
• Responsible for managing the law library space and facilities including ensuring library patrons with appropriate library operations and services.
• Organizes and supervises library programs and services. Promotes library services and stays abreast of issues related to legal topics and library programming and management. May serve on professional boards and/or committees.
• Establishes positive relationships with judges and court staff Montana Supreme Court Justices Judicial Branch staff State of Montana employees the legal community and pro se litigants.
• Assumes a leadership role in Montana in providing services to pro se litigants. Provides legal reference and research to pro se library patrons as needed. Provides legal reference and research to inmates detained within and outside of Montana. The successful candidate must have extensive experience and vision related to serving pro se litigants in a rural environment.

The law librarian works to support the mission of the law library which is to provide legal information and resources to enhance knowledge of the law and court system and to facilitate equal access to justice statewide.