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Reference Librarian – Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University

Reporting to the Associate Director, the Reference Librarian shares responsibilities with the Reference Team for in-person and remote reference services to the Hofstra Law community, including students, faculty, and members of the local legal community. Limited flexible work arrangements available upon supervisor's approval.

Essential responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Participating in faculty/librarian liaison program.
• Regular in-person reference desk shifts.
• Legal research instruction through formal classroom presentations, regularly scheduled and by faculty invitation.
• Legal research instruction through informal workshops and non-traditional events.
• Systematically engaging student groups and building liaison relationships.
• Working with student groups, including faculty research assistants, journal students, international students, and law school graduate students, to assist with their library and legal research needs.
• Identifying, evaluating, and recommending purchase of new print and digital resources.
• Preparing and maintaining online library guides and videos to teach research skills (including in specific subjects) and orient students, faculty, and the public to the library.
• Developing social media posts and marketing designs.
• Collaborating with Law School outreach and marketing departments.
• Keeping statistics and suggesting outreach strategies.
• Creating and updating library documentation on policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Actively participating in professional development at the national, regional, University, Law School, and Library levels.

 Minimum Qualifications:

• A Master’s degree, or equivalent in Library and Information Science or Knowledge Management from an ALA accredited school or foreign equivalent (completed by the start date).
• JD from an ABA accredited institution or the equivalent combination of education and experience (completed by the start date).
• Experience with use of legal and non-legal research tools.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively, both independently and collaboratively.
• Strong service orientation and organizational skills.
• High-level understanding of digital information systems and software.
• Technological competency and a willingness to learn new technology as needed.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with teaching or instruction.
• Knowledge of marketing and digital content creation.
• Experience providing reference service in an academic law library.

Application Instructions:

• For consideration, please submit a cover letter, resume and three references.
• Link to Posting and Application:   https://hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/1620
• Applications will be accepted until the position is filled and review of applications will begin on June 12, 2023.

About Hofstra:

Hofstra University is nationally ranked and recognized as Long Island’s largest private university located in Hempstead, N.Y. When you work at Hofstra, you join a team of talented professionals committed to preparing students for the challenges of tomorrow, in an environment that cultivates learning through the free and open exchange of ideas for the betterment of humankind. The work we do at Hofstra supports the education and well-being of our students, and the workforce of the future. While working towards this mission, employees can take advantage of many enriching experiences on campus. Whether it’s a lunchtime lecture, a Division I NCAA athletics game, a musical concert, a theatre performance, or a visit to one of our two accredited museums, there is always something exciting to do at Hofstra. Enjoy the ease of going to the fitness center, taking a swim, or grabbing a bite to eat without having to leave our beautiful campus!

Hofstra University is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a highly qualified and diverse academic community of students, faculty, staff, and administrators respectful of the contributions and dignity of each of its members. We especially encourage women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, veterans, and people with disabilities to apply.

Yeshiva University - Head of Scholarly Services
Job No: 496871
Work Type: Staff Full-time
Department: University Libraries
Location: Brookdale Center, 55 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY
Categories: Academic Administration, Legal, Research, Library

Position Summary:      

This position manages the daily operations of the scholarly services offered to law school faculty, including promoting faculty scholarship through online scholarly platforms, facilitating the faculty’s self-promotion of faculty research, and supporting faculty scholarship. Other duties include reference and research services to the law school community. For those with a JD degree, there is the opportunity to teach Advanced Legal Research.

Position Responsibilities:

• Develops, maintains, and promotes all aspects of the law school’s institutional repository, LARC, including faculty profiles, loading content, metadata and performing outreach to the law school community to solicit new projects.
• Manages and maintains the faculty’s presence on scholarly platforms including SSRN, HeinOnline, and ORCID, including managing faculty working papers.
• Develops resources and initiatives to support faculty scholarly services in collaboration with the Director of the Law Library and Head of Reference.
• Annually assesses faculty services and scholarly service initiatives using available and relevant data in coordination with the Head of Reference.
• Prepare and maintain scholarly services policies and workflows.
• Serves as a library representative on the law school’s Editorial Board with the intention of providing context to faculty scholarship and facilitating communication between the library and other law school departments in support of faculty scholarship.
• Remains current on trends and developments in institutional repositories including discoverability, preservation, and visibility of faculty scholarship.
• Provides in-person and virtual reference services on an active reference desk, fulfills faculty research requests, and updates research guides.
• Supervises library staff including hiring, assigning work, and mentoring.
• Maintain the Law School’s small print archive collection.
• Maintains and monitors library social media communication.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of the Library.

This position works closely with a team of experienced library assistants to manage the law school’s institutional repository and faculty scholarly profiles. The individual in this role will make informed decisions regarding new projects, the direction of ongoing projects, and troubleshooting any issues that arise in day-to-day operations, while seeking input from their team and the Director of the Law Library. The position will also work with students and faculty.

Experience & Educational Background:

• Required qualifications:
  • Master's in Library Science (MLS), Master's in Library Information Studies (MLIS), or closely related discipline from an ALA-accredited institution or foreign equivalent.
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience in institutional repository administration.
  • Minimum of 1 year supervisory and people management experience.
• Preferred qualifications:
  • Juris Doctor (J.D.) or foreign equivalent.
  • Deep knowledge of Digital Commons.
  • Interest in print archives and social media.

Skills & Competencies:

• Commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion in our workplace and in the systems, services, and collections.
• Working in a collaborative and collegial space.
• Building and managing diverse relationships within the library and law school, and with vendors.
• Leading teams, embracing change, and fostering innovation.
• Developing direct reports.
• Robust organizational abilities.
• Effective communication skills (listening, speaking and writing).
• Managing time across multiple projects.
• Developing efficient work processes.
• Planning and executing multiple scholarly services projects with multiple stakeholders.

Application Instructions:

Cover Letter and CV required

Salary Range:  $88,000-$103,000

To apply, visit https://apptrkr.com/4195762

About Us:       

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity:           

Yeshiva University is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

This reference position is one of a team of professional librarians in the Research & Scholarship Department, and reports to the Associate Director for Research & Scholarship.  The principal duties of this position are providing reference service to our faculty and students, serving as a library liaison to various faculty members, teaching instructional sessions to various constituencies, creating research guides in areas of subject specialization, and participating in collection development activities. In addition, this position will be responsible for overseeing the look and layout of the faculty’s scholarly profiles, promoting library events and services through social media and physical displays, and ensuring consistency of the library’s messaging.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Serving as a member of the Law Library’s Reference Team, the candidate is expected to be able to:
  • Provide high-caliber legal reference service to Law School faculty and students.
  • Serve as a library liaison, and provide proactive and personalized library services for faculty, including complex research, research assistant training and the tracking of faculty scholarship.
  • Assist in the staffing of the in-person and virtual reference desk, a task that entails some evening and weekend hours.
  • Author and update research guides, bibliographies, and other types of instructional material.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

• Serving as a member of the Law Library’s Scholarly Communications Team, the candidate is expected to be able to:
  • Monitor the faculty’s scholarly profiles, including but not necessarily limited to HeinOnline Author Profiles, SSRN Author Pages, and ORCID Profiles, to ensure consistency and update information, such as titles, when necessary.
  • Organize the transfer of profiles to the NYU Law affiliation for any new faculty.
  • Coordinate with the Reference/Scholarly Services Librarian on the workflows for the Team.
  • Stay abreast of trends and developments in scholarly profiles and shares that knowledge among other library staff members.
  • Provide training as needed.
  • Participate in additional scholarly communication projects as assigned.

• Serving as a member of the Law Library’s Social Media & Promotional Team, the candidate is expected to be able to:
  • Collaborate with other members of the Team to promote the Law Library’s resources and increase engagement with our faculty and students
  • Generate content that can be used across different platforms including but not limited to social media, the Law Library’s website, NYU Law’s communication channels, flyers, and physical displays.
  • Act as quality control to ensure that messaging regarding the Law Library’s services are consistent on the Law Library’s website, handbooks for faculty, and other publicly or institutionally distributed materials.
  • Build relationships with student affiliate groups and Centers and suggest programming and other outreach measures to the Associate Director for Research & Scholarship.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• M.L.S. (or equivalent).
• J.D.
• Demonstrated ability to provide legal research and reference support.
• Experience or interest in the use of social media and other marketing measures to promote events, services, and resources.
• Interest or experience with Canva and other common tools used to generate promotional content and videos.
• Demonstrated ability to pay attention to detail in messaging across several platforms.

Preferred Qualifications & Experience

• 1-5 years of professional law library experience, with academic library experience preferred. Experience obtained while a student will also be considered.
• Knowledge or interest in Scholarly Communications.

Classification

This is a non-tenure track faculty (Assistant Librarian of Practice) position, and after the first year is eligible for multi-year contracts.

Salary

In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary for this position is $79,000-$98,000. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.

Excellent benefits package. 

Diversity & Inclusion

The NYU Law Library is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community, and to bringing new voices into the field. We strongly welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

Application Instructions

Please submit a cover letter, a resume and the names and contact information for three professional references via:  http://apply.interfolio.com/125320

NERA Senior Manager Operations – Information Resources (Chicago or Washington, DC)

We have an immediate opening for a fulltime Senior Manager – IRC Operations in our Washington, DC or Chicago office. This is an exciting opportunity for a detail-oriented, creative thinker who has vision and enthusiasm to join a global Information Resources team with an established and expanding firm, with a hybrid working environment.

Description and Responsibilities

The qualified candidate will have the following responsibilities:

Subject Matter Expert of Global IRC-related Technology, including:

• Resources available via the NERA intranet
• Resources available to the IRC Team, exclusively
• Development and maintenance of IRC-related tools
• Maintenance and management of IRC SharePoint sites
• Maintenance and management of IRC Intranet page
• Direct NERA Technology Services in implementing and supporting IRC Solutions, while delivering technology and security best practices
• Lead data procurement, licensing, and subscription management services on a Global basis
• Work on special projects, as necessary
• Management and supervision of IRC Associate         

Requirements

• Advanced degree in Business, Finance or Library/Information Science is an advantage
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working in a research environment providing technology-related support is required.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience with SharePoint
• Minimum 2 years’ people management experience is required
• Experience in Website Development is a preferred
• Experience working in a procurement role is preferred
• Experience working in a law firm setting is a plus
• Ability to prioritize, problem solve, respond quickly to resolve problems
• Strong leadership skills
• Strong project management skills
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills as well as strong oral and written communication skills
• Work alongside the Senior Manager – Research in leading the day-to-day operations of the Global IRC Team
• Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and SharePoint 

The qualified candidate must be able to work Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM and additional hours as needed, to meet time-sensitive deadlines. Qualified candidates will be driven self-starters and be comfortable with face-to-face interactions with colleagues at all levels.

We offer a competitive salary, including an excellent benefits package.

Link to Apply: https://mmc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/Chicago---155-Wacker/NERA-Senior-Manager-Operations---Information-Resources--Chicago-or-Washington--DC-_R_232456

NERA Economic Consulting is an international firm of consulting professionals providing economic, financial, and statistical advice, research, and analysis.  Our clients include multinational corporations, the world’s leading law firms, governments, and U.S. regulatory agencies.  Our team of roughly 600 professionals operates in 25 offices across North America, Europe, and Asia / Pacific.  To learn more about NERA and to apply to this position, visit our website at: www.nera.com/careers.  

The applicable base salary range for this role is $130,000 to $150,000. The base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, and education, and any applicable minimum wage requirements. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis. In addition to the base salary, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentives. We are excited to offer a competitive total rewards package which includes health and welfare benefits, tuition assistance, 401K savings and other retirement programs as well as employee assistance programs.

NERA Senior Manager – Information Resources (Chicago, NYC, Washington, DC) 

We have an immediate opening for a full-time Senior Manager in our Washington DC, NYC or Chicago office. This is an exciting opportunity for a creative thinker who has vision and enthusiasm to join a global Information Resources team with an established and expanding firm, with a Hybrid working environment.

Description and Responsibilities

Reporting to the Executive Director, Information Resources, the qualified candidate will have the following responsibilities:

• Management of the IRC Global Research Team
• Work with global consulting staff on a wide range of research projects using information tools and proprietary databases to provide information for client projects and business development initiatives
• Responsible for Research quality, efficiency and effectiveness on a daily basis
• Mentor IRC Global Research team members on best practices and professional development
• Provide quick solutions and in-depth research, current awareness services, competitive intelligence and special research to support NERA’s consulting staff
• Work with NERA information resources team members from other regions and offices to continue to build a global research function through sharing work and experiences
• Management of research during East Coast business hours
• Guidance on more complex research projects
• Help educate consulting staff on research issues and train them on end-user products
• Assist in marketing and developing information services to NERA staff globally
• Work on special projects as assigned

Requirements

• Advanced degree in one of the following is required: information/library science from an accredited program or Masters (MBA) in business or economics; undergraduate degree in economics or finance would be an advantage.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience working in a research environment providing business/corporate, and financial information is required.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience managing a Geographically diverse Team is required.
• Excellent understanding of the US legal system and a minimum of 2 years’ experience conducting Legal Research using tools such as PACER, Westlaw, and Bloomberg Law, is required.
•  JD or Paralegal Certification is an asset
• Understanding/knowledge and experience with database services such as:  Bloomberg, CapIQ, FactSet, , Refinitiv, DataStream, , S&P Global Market Intelligence, legal databases (LexisNexis, Westlaw, Bloomberg Law, Lex Machina)
• Experience searching academic/literature/news databases such as Factiva, LexisNexis, Econlit, ProQuest, Dialog, Business Source Corporate, Hein Online
• Ability to prioritize, problem solve, respond quickly to requests and handle a workload requiring creative, analytical, evaluative, accurate, and interpretive thought processes.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills as well as strong oral and written communication skills
• Knowledge of the Securities Finance industry is an advantage
• Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and SharePoint

The qualified candidate must be able to work Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM, and additional hours as needed, to meet time-sensitive deadlines. Qualified candidates will be driven self-starters and be comfortable with face-to-face interactions with colleagues at all levels.

We offer a competitive salary, including an excellent benefits package.

Apply here:  https://mmc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/New-York---1166/NERA-Senior-Manager---Information-Resources--Chicago--NYC--Washington--DC-_R_232043-2

NERA Economic Consulting is an international firm of consulting professionals providing economic, financial, and statistical advice, research, and analysis.  Our clients include multinational corporations, the world’s leading law firms, governments, and U.S. regulatory agencies.  Our team of roughly 600 professionals operates in 25 offices across North America, Europe, and Asia / Pacific.  To learn more about NERA and to apply to this position, visit our website at: www.nera.com/careers.  

The applicable base salary range for this role is $130,000 to $150,000. The base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, and education, and any applicable minimum wage requirements. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis. In addition to the base salary, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentives. We are excited to offer a competitive total rewards package which includes health and welfare benefits, tuition assistance, 401K savings and other retirement programs as well as employee assistance programs.

Senior Resource Coordinator - Arnold & Porter - NY

The Research Services Department (formerly the Library) of Arnold & Porter has an opening for a Senior Resource Coordinator to join our energetic, creative, and global service team. This position is hybrid in the New York office.

The Senior Resource Coordinator works as part of a firmwide team to support designated components of the resource management systems for one or more offices, including acquisitions, invoice processing, and serials control.  The Senior Resource Coordinator supports collection services by performing some or all of the following tasks for the New York and Newark offices and also provides basic support for research services.

Essential responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

• Supporting collection services by performing some or all of the following tasks for one or more of the firm’s offices:
• Establishing and maintaining effective vendor relationships and work with vendors to rectify billing issues;
• Researching and purchasing approved print resources, checking in, processing and distributing;
• Processing invoices, recording data in acquisitions databases, and allocating client-matter charges;
• Conducting desk book audits, recording data in desk book management program;
• Sorting and processing mail; establishing and maintaining serials and routing records and distribution lists; and checking in and routing materials;
• Creating and maintaining holdings, item and patron records and processing new materials in the firm’s integrated library system;
• Maintaining the print collection, including shelving, withdrawing titles, filing and/or overseeing the filing contractor, shifting and shelf reading, as needed.
• Participating in collection review projects as assigned.
• Assisting with off boarding of new attorneys and staff. 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree; major in business administration, accounting or related subject preferred or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of two years of experience providing collection management or technical services in a library, preferably law or business.
• Experience with library operations, including law or business libraries.
• Knowledge of legal and business literature, including print and electronic resources.
• Experience with integrated library systems.   
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Very good organizational skills; including the ability to coordinate large amounts of data.
• Good analytical skills and an aptitude working with numbers.
• Ability to multitask.
• Good written and oral communication skills.  
• Strong customer service orientation. 

The anticipated base salary for this position is $54,000 to $70,000. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

Apply here:  Senior Resource Coordinator | Current Opportunities | Careers | Arnold & Porter (arnoldporter.com)

Legal Information Specialist - Robinson & Cole LLP

Robinson & Cole LLP, an AmLaw 200 firm, is seeking a full-time highly skilled Legal Information Specialist. The Legal Information Specialist is a member of a team supporting the Information Resource Center (IRC). This role includes the following responsibilities and tasks: conducting legal research, assisting in the day-to-day operations of the department, as well as developing, implementing, and supporting legal research technology. This full-time position is based in Hartford Connecticut, Stamford Connecticut or New York City, with some travel to other offices.

Resource Management:

• Conduct in-depth legal research on requests covering all practice areas of the firm using electronic and print sources.
• Maintain information resources both online and in print. This responsibility may include evaluating, maintaining, and sharing these resources.
• Help maintain the IRC intranet and other technology tools.
• Assist in training IRC clients in the use of technology.
• Order materials and maintain invoice and subscription records for the budget process.
• Handle occasional large-scale research projects involving multiple vendors, staff members and resources.
• Assist in maintenance of physical library, including retrieval and in-office delivery of books.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Position Competencies:

• Operational Excellence - Strives for operational excellence; adopts best practices and lessons learned from within and outside the organization. Integrates efficiencies and principles of continuous improvement within sphere of influence. Continuously strives to improve service, work process, and deliver value added solutions.
• Client/Customer Focus - Strong service orientation. Looks for ways to increase client service and satisfaction and provide value beyond expectations.
• Decision Making - Can quickly diagnose a problem and bring appropriate resources forward. Makes sound and timely decisions, considers risks, benefits, alternatives, stakeholder perspectives, organizational impact, and alignment to overall goals. Evaluates and weighs alternatives before acting; includes appropriate people in the decision-making process.
• Detail Oriented – Achieve thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task through concern for all the areas involved. Demonstrate commitment to quality; produce accurate, thorough work in a timely manner. Provide accurate, consistent information in a useable form. Follow policies and procedures.

 Experience:

Experience working in an information management and/or library setting. Demonstrates excellent communication, writing and organizational skills, and working knowledge of Microsoft and other standard office technology applications.

Education:

A graduate degree in library or information science preferred, or the equivalent experience in legal information services settings, or the equivalent in experience and knowledge of legal information systems and research. 

To be considered for this position, click HERE to apply.