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Yeshiva University - Law LibrarianJob no: 498742Work type: Staff 1199 Union, Staff Full-timeDepartment: University LibrariesLocation: Brookdale Center, 55 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY
Categories: Library
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Position Summary:
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This position reports to the Head of Reference and Faculty Services and serves as a member of the law library's reference team, supporting a diverse community of faculty, students, and alumni by answering complex legal research, performing collection development, and participating in student outreach. Core responsibilities include staffing the reference desk, including email and chat reference, answering sophisticated legal research questions, creating and maintaining LibGuides, and participating in selecting materials to meet the evolving needs of the law school community. Additionally, the position contributes to student outreach efforts through creating and promoting library events and displays. The position also offers opportunities for growth in teaching workshops and contributing to broader instructional programs.
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Position Responsibilities:
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Performs professional duties related to providing library collections and services for the University community.
- Performs library Collection Development and Collection Management tasks including but not limited to
- Selecting library materials for acquisition – physical and electronic monographic and serials materials, databases, websites, etc.
- Monitoring library materials expenditures.
- Developing approval plans.
- Implementing electronic reserves services.
- Monitoring product and service interfaces and making adjustments as warranted.
- Implements electronic reserves services
- Filtering course syllabi and interfacing with faculty about additional course materials and copyright restrictions.
- Organizing, scanning, and making reserve materials accessible.
- Updating, maintaining, and reviewing course reserves pages.
- Guides Library patrons in the use of library resources and research by
- Providing one-on-one reference service in person, via phone, email, “ask” service, texting, chat, and/or other developing technologies or modes of communication.
- Teaching library classes, designing instructional courses and implementing new and developing methodologies.
- Creating guides to library research.
- Developing content for library web pages.
- Performs cataloging and metadata services for library materials both physical and electronic; trains cataloging support staff and reviews their work; ensures the integrity of the OPAC; participates in study, analysis and review of developments in the cataloging and metadata fields and contributes to departmental decisions regarding their implementation.
- Plans utilizations of library space, facilities and projects.
- Stays current with developments in the library profession, copyright regulations, research trends and methods and modes of scholarly communication. Exhibits initiative in promoting the integration of new approaches and technologies into the University’s library services.
- Engages in research and professional activities such as publication, lectures, participation in library organizations and meetings, etc.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
This librarian serves as a primary point of contact for legal research support, providing reference services across multiple channels to a diverse community of faculty, students, and alumni. The role encompasses collection development and user engagement through programming, displays, and instructional outreach. Over time, the position is expected to expand into formal teaching and instructional design responsibilities.
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Experience & Educational Background:
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Required:
- MLS or equivalent.
- Two years of reference experience.
Preferred:
- Legal research experience, including Bloomberg Law, Lexis, and Westlaw.
- Collection development experience, including selection of print and digital materials.
- Creation of instructional videos.
- Demonstrated experience with generative AI in the research process.
- J.D. or equivalent.
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Skills & Competencies:
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- Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision, using sound judgment and self-discipline to complete tasks effectively in the absence of a supervisor.
- Demonstrated ability to identify and resolve challenges and develop innovative solutions and strategies.
- Demonstrated customer services skills including adaptability, active listening, conflict resolution, effective communication, and patience.
- Accuracy, thoroughness, precision, ability to focus on detail without losing sight of the big picture.
- Intermediate skill level for Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
- Advanced knowledge of cataloging and circulation features of integrated library systems.
- Working knowledge of library technology including computers, printers, and scanners.
- Adheres to ethical standards and integrity in decision-making and professional interactions.
- Working in a collaborative and collegial space.
- Effective communication skills (listening, speaking, and writing).
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Application Instructions:
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Resume and cover letter required.
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Salary Range:
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1199 New Hire rate: $31.76 and 1199 One Year of Service rate: $32.41
As of July 1, 2026: 1199 New Hire rate: $33.27 and 1199 One Year of Service rate: $33.95
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About Us:
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The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is a leader in legal education, located in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village. The law school is renowned for its program in intellectual property, which includes the FAME Center for Fashion, Arts, Media and Entertainment Law. Cardozo Law has a long tradition of public advocacy and is the birthplace of the Innocence Project and the home of our Center for Rights and Justice. Cardozo offers a world-class faculty and encourages creative thinking and innovation in the legal profession. Cardozo provides students with a strong foundation in legal theory combined with practical hands-on experience in a variety of areas, including criminal law, civil rights law, and business law. The school prides itself on creating a vibrant and warm community for faculty, staff, and students.
A division of Yeshiva University, Cardozo Law School offers an excellent compensation package and a broad range of employee benefit plans. The law school is a secular institution within a religious university and welcomes people of all religions, ethnic backgrounds, races, and sexual identities.
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Equal Employment Opportunity:
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Yeshiva University is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunities to all employees and candidates without regard to race, color, age, sex, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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Contact Information & Application Instructions: https://apptrkr.com/7208338
Withers Bergman LLP - Research and Knowledge Analyst
Location: Greenwich or New Haven, CT
Salary Range: $110,000 - $120,000
About Withers:
A law firm focused on people, performance, and collaboration. For the past 125 years, we have supported some of the world’s most remarkable people and organizations at defining moments in their lives. As the global private client firm, we are trusted advisors to families, founders, fiduciaries and businesses – and more than this, to governments, charities and financial institutions. We structure, grow and preserve capital. We protect reputations and relationships, ideas and innovations. We secure our clients’ legacies across generations. We are united in our commitment to integrity, quality and collaboration. We have a culture of high performance and deliver excellent service consistently across the firm. We provide tailored solutions built on trust and partner with our clients to achieve their goals. Many of our clients are shaping the future, and creating solutions to tackle many of the world’s problems. It makes for a fascinating and challenging practice. Our role is to get to know each individual client, find out where they want to be, and help them to get there – whether they are building a business, buying a home or protecting and defending their interests. To meet their unique needs we are exceptionally collaborative, working together across teams and time zones. And we are agile – focusing on strategy rather than rigid ideas and traditional hierarchy. We are delighted that we have been awarded Mansfield Certification Plus in relation to our recruitment and leadership progression efforts in the US and UK. This certification is an encouraging milestone as we continue to champion diversity within our organization and in the wider legal sector. Join us to be part of a team that is always looking to the future. Where initiative, big ideas and bold moves are always encouraged. Where you can truly be yourself.
For more information on Withers, please visit the following links: General Career Site, LinkedIn, About Us.
The firm is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Equal employment opportunity has been and will continue to be a fundamental principle at the firm. Employment at the firm is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. The firm prohibits and will not tolerate any discrimination or harassment on the basis of any of these classifications or characteristics. If you are interested in applying for employment and need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website to apply for a position, please contact the firm at (203) 789-1320 or email [email protected] with your request. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation are made on a case-by-case basis.~
Overview:
The Withers Library and Knowledge Services team is an award winning, collaborative and high-performing team comprised of fourteen people globally. The Research and Knowledge Analyst role requires a strong team player who can work independently but also has the interpersonal skills to build relationships with people in different roles across the global firm. Our goal as a global team is to ensure that everyone in the firm is equipped with the knowledge and resources required to deliver a top-class service to our clients. Within the US, the successful candidate will be part of our efforts to raise the profile of library and knowledge in the region and build relationships with people in different roles across the global firm.Working primarily with the Library and Knowledge team and Knowledge Lawyers based in the US and London, the Research & Knowledge Analyst will have shared responsibility for the provision of library and knowledge services to all seven of Withers' US offices.
This is a hybrid role and will work out of our Greenwich or New Haven office.
Occasional travel to other East Coast offices may be required. The role will report to the US Head of Libraries & Knowledge.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Research and Training
- Act as a trusted advisor to attorneys and business teams by proactively identifying insights, resources and tools that support client delivery, business development, and strategic decision making.
- Perform legal and business research for attorneys and business services teams.
- Conduct research to support business development and strategic priorities.
- Guide and train attorneys and staff on the effective use of research databases, AI-assisted research, knowledge repositories, practice specific resources and print collections.
- Assist attorneys and business services teams with the monitoring of legal, business and news sources for current developments in practice areas and client industries.
- Record time spent on research utilizing the firm's billing software. Developing the Service
- Promote research services by proactively providing information to attorneys and staff, including leading new joiner orientations and practice meeting attendance.
- Willing and able to present ideas and implement 'best practices'.
- Advise on local policies and procedures for the US offices in line with the firm's global strategy for Library & Knowledge Services.
- Collaborate and attend regular meetings with other Library and Knowledge Services team members in the US and overseas offices.
- Build strong collaborative relationships with US colleagues in other support teams including IT, Conflicts and HR.
- Contribute to and complete administrative and other projects as assigned.
Managing Resources
- Maintain office library print collections, which may include shelving, circulating, shifting, weeding and relocating library materials.
- Shared responsibility for the evaluation of resources, including, but not limited to, assessing the business need for new acquisitions and current subscriptions.Knowledge Sharing
- Assist with knowledge management initiatives and the rollout of new tools and other initiatives, as required.
- Collaborate with US-based and overseas Knowledge Lawyers on identifying knowledge gaps and facilitate knowledge sharing.
- Commitment to maintaining individual professional development through literature review and attendance at various webinars/conferences and sharing those insights with colleagues.
Key Skills and Experience:
- Master’s degree in Library and Information Science (MLS/MLIS) from an ALA-accredited program
- 5 to 10+ years' professional experience in a law library.
- Supervisory experience is a plus.
- Proficiency with online resources including Westlaw Edge, Lexis+, Checkpoint, VitalLaw, Bloomberg Law, Lexis Newsdesk, Capital IQ, Practical Law, Intelligize, TLO, PACER and other types of web based services.
- Strong understanding of generative AI tools embedded in research platforms (Lexis, Bloomberg, etc) and standalone tools such as Legora or Microsoft Copilot and how they can be used to enhance the speed, accuracy, and insightfulness of research outputs
- Experience with tax, trusts & estates, litigation, corporate, real estate and intellectual property legal practices.
- Experience in competitive intelligence research such as profiling companies or individuals for business development and strategic purposes.
- Basic familiarity with integrated library systems. Experience with Soutron is a plus.
- Familiarity with original/copy cataloging and creation/maintenance of intranet pages is a plus.
- Experience with electronic resource management tools like Onelog or similar.
- Able to summarize large pieces of text and other information, accurately and succinctly.
- Able to work independently as well as within a team
- Strong service orientation with commitment to outstanding customer service.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Able to meet deadlines, manage multiple projects and deliver under pressure.
- Proficiency in the use of standard PC applications, including Microsoft Office suite.
- Familiarity with document management systems. Experience with iManage is a plus.
- Strong IT skills, technical curiosity and ability to quickly learn new technologies.
- Skilled at using own initiative to find solutions to questions or problems and committed to seeing new projects through to completion.
- Solid interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
- Able to communicate with people at all levels of seniority and understand the needs and sensitivities required to work within a global team.
- Ability and desire to mentor other team members.
- Ability to operate copy machines and other standard office equipment.
- Light lifting of books and other library materials is required.
Apply directly at https://candidate.witherscareers.com/308626WTHS
Yeshiva University - Law Librarian
Job no: 498742
Work type: Staff 1199 Union, Staff Full-time
Department: University Libraries
Location: Brookdale Center, 55 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY
Categories: Library
To apply, visit: https://apptrkr.com/7079847
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Position Summary:
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This position reports to the Head of Reference and Faculty Services and serves as a member of the law library's reference team, supporting a diverse community of faculty, students, and alumni by answering complex legal research, performing collection development, and participating in student outreach. Core responsibilities include staffing the reference desk, including email and chat reference, answering sophisticated legal research questions, creating and maintaining LibGuides, and participating in selecting materials to meet the evolving needs of the law school community. Additionally, the position contributes to student outreach efforts through creating and promoting library events and displays. The position also offers opportunities for growth in teaching workshops and contributing to broader instructional programs.
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Position Responsibilities:
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Performs professional duties related to providing library collections and services for the University community.
- Performs library Collection Development and Collection Management tasks including but not limited to
- Selecting library materials for acquisition – physical and electronic monographic and serials materials, databases, websites, etc.
- Monitoring library materials expenditures.
- Developing approval plans.
- Implementing electronic reserves services.
- Monitoring product and service interfaces and making adjustments as warranted.
- Implements electronic reserves services
- Filtering course syllabi and interfacing with faculty about additional course materials and copyright restrictions.
- Organizing, scanning, and making reserve materials accessible.
- Updating, maintaining, and reviewing course reserves pages.
- Guides Library patrons in the use of library resources and research by
- Providing one-on-one reference service in person, via phone, email, “ask” service, texting, chat, and/or other developing technologies or modes of communication.
- Teaching library classes, designing instructional courses and implementing new and developing methodologies.
- Creating guides to library research.
- Developing content for library web pages.
- Performs cataloging and metadata services for library materials both physical and electronic; trains cataloging support staff and reviews their work; ensures the integrity of the OPAC; participates in study, analysis and review of developments in the cataloging and metadata fields and contributes to departmental decisions regarding their implementation.
- Plans utilizations of library space, facilities and projects.
- Stays current with developments in the library profession, copyright regulations, research trends and methods and modes of scholarly communication. Exhibits initiative in promoting the integration of new approaches and technologies into the University’s library services.
- Engages in research and professional activities such as publication, lectures, participation in library organizations and meetings, etc.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
This librarian serves as a primary point of contact for legal research support, providing reference services across multiple channels to a diverse community of faculty, students, and alumni. The role encompasses collection development and user engagement through programming, displays, and instructional outreach. Over time, the position is expected to expand into formal teaching and instructional design responsibilities.
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Experience & Educational Background:
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Required:
- MLS or equivalent.
- Two years of reference experience.
Preferred:
- Legal research experience, including Bloomberg Law, Lexis, and Westlaw.
- Collection development experience, including selection of print and digital materials.
- Creation of instructional videos.
- Demonstrated experience with generative AI in the research process.
- J.D. or equivalent.
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Skills & Competencies:
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- Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision, using sound judgment and self-discipline to complete tasks effectively in the absence of a supervisor.
- Demonstrated ability to identify and resolve challenges and develop innovative solutions and strategies.
- Demonstrated customer services skills including adaptability, active listening, conflict resolution, effective communication, and patience.
- Accuracy, thoroughness, precision, ability to focus on detail without losing sight of the big picture.
- Intermediate skill level for Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
- Advanced knowledge of cataloging and circulation features of integrated library systems.
- Working knowledge of library technology including computers, printers, and scanners.
- Adheres to ethical standards and integrity in decision-making and professional interactions.
- Working in a collaborative and collegial space.
- Effective communication skills (listening, speaking, and writing).
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Application Instructions:
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Resume and cover letter required.
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Salary Range:
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$31.76 - $32.41 per hour
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About Us:
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The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is a leader in legal education, located in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village. The law school is renowned for its program in intellectual property, which includes the FAME Center for Fashion, Arts, Media and Entertainment Law. Cardozo Law has a long tradition of public advocacy and is the birthplace of the Innocence Project and the home of our Center for Rights and Justice. Cardozo offers a world-class faculty and encourages creative thinking and innovation in the legal profession. Cardozo provides students with a strong foundation in legal theory combined with practical hands-on experience in a variety of areas, including criminal law, civil rights law, and business law. The school prides itself on creating a vibrant and warm community for faculty, staff, and students.
A division of Yeshiva University, Cardozo Law School offers an excellent compensation package and a broad range of employee benefit plans. The law school is a secular institution within a religious university and welcomes people of all religions, ethnic backgrounds, races, and sexual identities.
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Equal Employment Opportunity:
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Yeshiva University is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunities to all employees and candidates without regard to race, color, age, sex, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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Brooklyn Law School - Reference & Student Outreach Librarian
REPORTS TO: Associate Librarian for Public Services
STATUS: Full-time, Exempt, Hybrid Work Environment
SALARY RANGE: $85,000-$95,000
Founded in 1901, Brooklyn Law School is a distinguished, independent law school located in Brooklyn Heights, New York. The Law School is searching for a Reference and Student Outreach Librarian to support the research and instructional needs of BLS faculty, students, and other library users. The Law School’s size, vibrant employee and student population, and commitment to training the next generation of lawyers and promoting social justice, will offer a candidate the opportunity to develop and diversify practical skills and participate be part of a successful educational institution.
The Reference and Outreach Librarian reports to the Associate Librarian for Public Services, is a member of the reference team, and leads the library’s outreach efforts. As a member of the reference team, this librarian provides reference assistance to library patrons; participates in weekend reference coverage; assists in developing and promoting instructional and user support materials; participates in the faculty liaison program; assists with other information services activities; and works on team-based projects. In addition, the librarian coordinates and manages library outreach to students. This includes working with student groups and other law school departments to promote library services and resources.
Responsibilities include:
Outreach Librarian
- Coordinate & Manage Library Outreach: Organize and oversee events and communication efforts aimed at engaging students by coordinating with student organizations and law school departments.
- Maintain Outreach Calendar: Keep a detailed schedule of all outreach activities to ensure smooth coordination among library staff.
- Stay Informed on Outreach Trends: Continuously update knowledge on the latest developments in outreach services, share insights with reference librarians, and incorporate these into the library's outreach programs.
- Evaluate Student Outreach Efforts: Conduct an annual student survey to evaluate library resources, services, and programs in order to gain a better understanding of student needs and evaluate how effectively the library is meeting them.
- Budget Management: Plan and manage the budget for outreach programs and services.
Reference Librarian
- Reference Services: Provide general reference services both in-person and virtually, including office hours and one-on-one research consultations. Assist patrons with a wide range of inquiries from basic bibliographic questions to complex legal research.
- Research: Perform extensive, in-depth research across legal, non-legal, and bibliographic domains. Utilize a variety of resources and databases to deliver accurate and comprehensive information.
- Liaison Program: Participate in the library’s liaison program, which involves consultations with faculty, law journals, and administrative departments to determine their needs. Design and implement research projects to meet these needs efficiently.
- Instruction & Programming: Participate in formal and informal legal research and library instruction programming including guest lectures, research workshops, and the equivalent of 2 credit hours of formal legal research instruction.
- Instructional Materials: Develop library and research instructional materials, such as course videos, classroom exercises, and research guides.
- Collection Development: Participate in collection development, including source selection and updating research guides.
- Committee Participation: Serve on Library and Law School committees as requested.
- Professional Development: Actively continue ongoing professional development.
Required:
- M.L.S. or equivalent from an ALA accredited library school
- ABA accredited JD or equivalent foreign degree
- Working knowledge of legal materials and research strategies needed by law faculty and students
- Excellent teaching skills
- Demonstrated expertise and aptitude for learning technology related to job duties
- GenAI Literacy
- Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills, possession of a sound service philosophy, and demonstrated ability to successfully manage multiple projects and deadlines
- Ability to work both independently and as a team member in a fast-paced environment
Preferred:
- Experience teaching or training people to use legal research tools
- Experience working in an academic law library, and using legal research tools including LEXIS, Westlaw, Bloomberg Law, and other online legal resources
Work environment
- The work environment includes indoor areas. Indoors may include small and or enclosed spaces. Exposure to environmental conditions expected.
Remote capabilities
- This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule, requiring a minimum in-office presence of four (4) days per week during the academic year when classes are in session and during exam periods. During the summer and academic breaks, when classes are not in session and exams are not being administered, a minimum of three (3) days per week of in-office presence is required.
Physical demands
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Must be able to push and lift up to 20 pounds at times.
Travel
- Some travel may be required.
Apply Online: https://www.click2apply.net/RGgJKBIWl2aM1HGA4T6PQ5
Benefits:
Brooklyn law school has an excellent benefits package that includes sick, personal and vacation paid time off, a generous retirement plan, dependent tuition scholarship Pre K- undergraduate college and additional summer Friday PTO.
Affirmative Action/EEO statement:
It is the policy of Brooklyn Law School to be impartial in the treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination as to race, creed, religion, color, natural origin, citizenship status, gender, age, veteran status, disability, marital status, union affiliation, political affiliation, sexual orientation or preferences or any other legal protected status.
Other duties:
Please note this job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position and its responsibilities. However, duties and expectations may evolve based on the needs of the institution. Brooklyn Law School reserves the right to modify, add, or remove job duties as necessary to support the organization’s mission and operational requirements.
Mayer Brown - Specialist: Legal Information Center Research
Mayer Brown is an international law firm positioned to represent the world’s major corporations, funds, and financial institutions in their most important and complex transactions and disputes. We are recognized by our clients as strategic partners with deep commercial instincts and a commitment to creatively anticipating their needs and delivering excellence in everything we do.
We are a collegial, collaborative firm where highly motivated individuals with an unwavering commitment to excellence receive the opportunity, support, and development they need to grow, thrive, and realize their greatest potential all while supporting the Firm’s client service principles of excellence, strategic partnership, commercial instinct, integrated strengths, innovation, and collaboration across our international firm.
If you enjoy working with team members whose defining characteristics are exceptional client service, initiative, professionalism, responsiveness, and adaptability, you may be the person we are seeking to join our Legal Information Center department in our New York office, as a Specialist: Legal Information Center Research.
The role of the Specialist: Legal Information Center Research is of one who while supporting the various practice groups exercises discretion and independent judgment while working under the general direction of the Senior Manager: Legal Information Center – US and according to established Firm policies and procedures.
The Specialist: Legal Information Center Research is primarily responsible for providing in-depth research and reference services to attorneys and staff to ensure that their needs for information are met efficiently, accurately, and cost effectively by performing essential duties and functions. This is a professional library position. Maintains professionalism and strict confidentiality in all client and Firm matters.
Essential Functions:
- Independently, creatively, and accurately assess incoming research requests to identify the scope, complexity and specific data required by the requestor
- Apply critical thinking to determine the most relevant and effective questions to pose as a part of the “reference interview,” to ensure that one is delivering accurate, relevant and timing results within any time constraints and/or budget restrictions
- Work closely with customers, practice groups, and other stakeholder to ensure clarity in research objectives and expectations
- Perform conventional and sophisticated legal and non-legal research using a variety of online research tools including but not limited to Westlaw, LexisNexis, CCH/Wolters Kluwer, Bloomberg as well as many other practice-specific databases
- Provide creative and strategic solutions to address unique research queries, adding value to the findings
- Perform research relating to corporations, securities law, banking and finance, litigation, employment/benefits, government/global trade, IP, bankruptcy, tax, environmental law. real estate and many other practice areas
- Provide accurate, relevant and timely research results to the practice groups, Business Development & Marketing Department, industry teams, recruiting department, and to strategic committees of the firm, in alignment with the firm’s strategic and business plans
- In conjunction with the other Firm librarians, evaluate, and when appropriate, recommend, new publications and research services in a variety of formats to develop the Firm’s information resources
- Seek out opportunities for collaboration across administrative teams in order to offer enhanced deliverables to stakeholders, ensuring that the outcomes align with organizational goals and client needs
- Makes informed and educated decisions as to the best and most relevant research tools needed in order to address and answer the requestor’s inquiry all the while staying abreast of new and emerging technologies in the legal research market and profession
- Legal Monitoring: track and monitor court rulings, government publications, news outlets, and relevant legislative, regulatory and judicial developments from local, national and international sources
- Responsible for opening, sorting, distributing mail; retrieving and working with the mail room to deliver library materials both within (e.g., office copies) and outside the Firm (e.g., interlibrary loans)
- Assists with publication check in and routing, invoice processing; verifying invoice matches materials received, bar coding, and labelling of those materials
- Maintains professional appearance of the library collections; to include shelving
- Responsible for the check-in process of the mail and loose-leaf filing into our ILS (Softlink) in preparation for the outside loose-leaf filing service
- Responsible for making library claims for scheduled materials not received from vendor suppliers
- Work with Legal Information Center Manager on the maintenance and currency of standing orders for library publications
- Update and maintain routing lists for the standing orders of library publications
- Work with Lexis and Westlaw account representatives to coordinate training and maintenance of database passwords
- Communicates with management team on projects and deadline issues
- Assists with special projects and coverage as needed in ancillary business service departments
- Performs other duties as assigned or required to meet Firm goals and objectives
Education/Training/Certifications:
- Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) from a program accredited by the American Library Association, required Professional Experience: Minimum of 3-5 years of previous law library experience, required
- Prior experience working in a law firm, preferred
- Experience and Proficiency in legal and business research required
- Business & Competitive Intelligence research experience, required
- General familiarity, awareness and inquisitiveness with regards to emerging AI technologies in the legal landscape, preferred Technical Skills
- Strong computer skills with solid experience and proficiency in Microsoft Office products, required. Knowledge of various search strategies, functionality and navigation using a variety of Internet search engines, required
- Analytical and technical skills requiring an aptitude for detail, precision, and logic with comprehensive knowledge of Library principles and practices in order to conduct legal and business research and reference services; analyze data and recommend solutions; evaluate new research services and resources, required
- Experience effectively utilizing and navigating a variety of legal and business research tools, such as, but not limited to: LexisNexis, Westlaw, Bloomberg, CCH/Wolters Kluwer VitalLaw, S&P Capital I.Q., RIA Checkpoint, PACER, Factset, Pitchbook, HeinOnline, required
- Experience using automated library systems including in-house and outside libraries, preferred
- Ability to keep current on new enhancements and developments relating to online legal and business research, required
- Maintain a network of information resources outside of the Firm; and participate in continuing education, required
Performance Traits:
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate effectively and in a professional manner with all levels of the Firm and outside vendors
- Ability to work in a diverse team environment and effectively support the demanding needs of the FirmAbility to work under pressure, meet deadlines with shifting priorities
- Must be a self-starter with a high level of initiative
- Strong customer service skills, able to anticipate needs
- Strong attention to detail, organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects
- Maintains professionalism and strict confidentiality in all client and Firm matters
- Exercises solid strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to retrieve and distribute library materials, written documentation, files, and/or push and pull carts of books and periodicals weighing up to 25 pounds, and/or retrieve and replace objects from shelves up to 8 feet high
Contact Information & Application Instructions: https://usjobs-mayerbrown.icims.com/jobs/5766/specialist%3a-legal-information-center-research/job
New York City Law Department - Assistant Law Librarian
Salary Range: $90,395 - $180,791
Employer Statement:
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.~
Job Description: The New York City Law Department is seeking a highly skilled attorney to serve as Assistant Law Librarian. The person in this role will support the diverse research and training needs of one of the world's largest public law offices. This role bridges the gap between traditional librarianship and active legal practice, providing sophisticated research support to nearly 1,000 attorneys and coordinating the agency's legal research instruction programs. Core
Responsibilities include:
- In-Depth Investigative & Legal Research: Perform complex research using Westlaw, Lexis+, Bloomberg Law, PACER and other databases.
- Be open to learn how to conduct specialized investigative research, including social media searches and legislative intent tracking for New York City and State laws.
- Agency-Wide Training: Coordinate and deliver legal research training for new hires, summer interns, and experienced attorneys, focusing on cost-effective search strategies and the use of emerging AI research tools.
- Reference Services: Provide daily reference assistance to Law Department staff and, on occasion, other City agencies such as the Mayor’s Office and the City Council.
- Collection & Knowledge Management: Assist in maintaining the department's physical and digital collections. Help manage internal knowledge resources, such as brief banks and opinion archives.
Job & Educational Requirements:
Applicants must be graduates of an ABA approved law school and be admitted and in good standing with the New York State Bar. A Master’s in Library Science (MLS/MLIS) is strongly preferred. There is a preference for candidates with at least one to two years of experience in a law library or legal research setting.
Applications should include a cover letter, resume, a writing sample, and a list of three individuals who would serve as references (including their name, title, email address, phone number, and a brief description of their working relationship to the candidate). Please include in your cover letter the names of divisions/positions that you are most interested in. If you are interested in more than one division/position, please only submit one application. You can include statements of interest for additional divisions/positions that you are interested in as addendums to your cover letter.
Applications can be addressed to:
John Campbell, Director of Legal Recruitment
New York City Law Department
100 Church Street
New York, NY 10007
Click here to apply: https://lawcruit.micronapps.com/sup/ApplicationForm.aspx?lawfirm=217&id=55.
Feel free to contact us at [email protected] with any questions.
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