The headquarters library of the Fifth Circuit Library System is seeking an experienced law librarian to join a team of federal court professionals serving the legal research needs of the judiciary and related court offices throughout Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi.
Duties: Performs legal and non-legal research and reference services for judges, court personnel, satellite librarians and other library users. Provides education and training to court staff on Lexis, Westlaw, the Internet, and other research sources. Develops library training materials, marketing materials, and research guides. Works as a team member in coordinating services with satellite libraries. Assists with the development and maintenance of the library’s government documents and archives collections. Performs interlibrary loan transactions. Participation in national court sponsored training which may involve travel. Temporary assignments in satellite libraries in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas are likely.
Qualifications: The ideal candidate will have at least five years of post M.L.S. library reference experience with at least two years of professional law library reference experience. Candidates with experience in U.S. Government Documents and digital archives collections will be given highest consideration. An M.L.S. or M.L.LS. or equivalent from an ALA-accredited professional librarian masters program is required. Ability to travel as needed is required. Applicant must be a United States citizen or eligible to work for the federal government. Please note that this position is subject to a background investigation, including an FBI fingerprint check. Ability to have electronic funds transfer into bank account for deposit of payroll. Employment will be contingent upon the satisfactory completion of the required investigation. Official masters program transcripts issued by the university may be required.
Benefits: Federal court employees are not included in the government’s civil service classification system. However, they are entitled to the same benefits as other federal employees and some additional benefits. These include: Paid annual and sick leave; automatic enrollment in a retirement plan and in direct deposit of earnings; optional enrollment in health benefits, life insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, tax-deferred savings, long-term care insurance, and long-term disability insurance programs. Court employees in New Orleans enjoy ten paid holidays annually.
Annual starting salary: $45,125 minimum to a maximum of $87,903 depending upon experience.
Application deadline: Friday, January 8th.
How to apply: Send resume, cover letter, three professional references, and a completed A078 form (available at www.uscourts.gov/careers) via USPS to: Fifth Circuit Library, 600 Camp St., Room 106, New Orleans, LA 70130, or via email to: Michael_R_Smith@ca5.uscourts.gov.
Due to the anticipated number of applicants, the court will only communicate with those selected to be interviewed. The court is not authorized to pay for interview or relocation expenses.
