What are the responsibilities and job description for the Reference & Instructional Services Librarian & Adjunct Professor of Law position at Marquette University and Careers?
The Reference & Instructional Services Librarian teaches an advanced legal research course, collaborates with colleagues to provide legal research instruction in other areas of the curriculum, and provides legal research instruction and reference assistance to law students, law faculty, the Marquette community, the legal community, and members of the public. Law librarians also collaborate on reference policies, collection development, assessment, and other programs, service, and resources.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Teach in the fall and spring semesters, including designing, developing, teaching, and assessing advanced legal research courses. In rotation with other law librarians, teach advanced legal research during the summer session.
- Support other areas of the curriculum through legal research instruction and outreach, including in collaboration with legal writing faculty in the first year Legal Analysis, Writing, and Research curriculum.
- Participate in the weekly reference schedule, including the potential for occasional evening and weekend hours.
- Participate in the library liaison program, offering research and research support to faculty and research assistants.
- Develop and update research guides, bibliographies, or other instructional materials and resources.
- Collaborate on collection development and related policies.
- Collaborate in the development, evaluation, and implementation of law library goals, objectives, policies, procedures, services, and publications as needed or assigned, and perform other related duties as assigned. May serve on law library, law school, and university committees. · Participate in the life of the Law School and in professional development activities.
- J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school.
- M.L.I.S. (or equivalent) from an ALA-accredited institution or current enrollment in such a program with degree completed within one year of the date of hire.
- Knowledge of legal research methodology and legal bibliography in multiple formats.
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Flexibility and the ability to work independently and cooperatively as part of a team.
- Strong service orientation and ability to work with a diverse patron population.
- Experience teaching legal research or information literacy, including the ethical and effective use of generative artificial intelligence tools.
- Experience providing research and reference services.
- Experience working in a law library or in a legal practice setting.
It is the policy of Marquette University to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other applicable federal or state-protected classification.
Required Documents
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Optional Documents
- Curriculum Vitae
- Cover Letter/Letter of Application