The Gordon D. Schaber Law Library seeks an enthusiastic candidate to be our next Instructional Services and Legal Research Librarian, who will provide reference, instructional, and outreach services to the law school community and participate actively in the Law School’s Global Lawyering Skills course. Candidates should have a global perspective on legal education, have the capacity to teach in the School of Law’s expansive Global Lawyering Skills course (legal process, legal research, legal writing, advocacy and lawyering skills), and the ability to work collaboratively in creative curriculum development, with a primary focus on legal research. The ideal candidate may teach Advanced Legal Research. The extent of teaching in Global Lawyering Skills or Advanced Legal Research, and level of curricular development responsibility may vary, based on previous work and professional experiences. The librarian level (Assistant, Associate, Full) will also be dependent upon skills and experience. The law library seeks to foster a participatory, collaborative professional environment: All law librarians serve on the library’s Collection Development Committee and participate in discussions involving long-range planning, library administration and management, and space planning.
Required: Minimum Qualifications:
- M.L.S., M.L.I.S., or equivalent from ALA-accredited school, and J.D. degree from an accredited ABA law school, or equivalent
- Strong academic credentials
- Knowledge of legal research in all formats
- At least three years of relevant professional experience, preferably in an academic law library
- Experience teaching legal research or clearly demonstrated ability to gain prowess as a classroom instructor
- Law practice experience
- High quality communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
- Self-starter who undertakes projects and meets deadlines
- Understanding and familiarity with library related technology
- Substantial experience using computer-based research tools
- Service-oriented and able to work well in team environments
- Collaborative management style, team player, open to creative approaches to librarianship and legal education generally
- Commitment to scholarship
Salary and Benefits: Competitive and commensurate with experience, with a full benefits package.
To Apply: Send a letter of interest, resume, and the names, addresses, and phone numbers of three references to Human Resources, Pacific McGeorge School of Law, 3200 Fifth Ave., Sacramento, CA 95817. Electronic applications may be sent to: mcgeorgehr@pacific.edu
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