Student Services Specialist/Professor of Legal Research

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Candidates for these tenure ineligible specialty faculty positions must hold a master’s degree in a field of specialization unless the administrator of the unit determines that experience and/or training is equivalent to the educational requirements. Authorship or co-authorship of significant publications in the field of specialization may be regarded as evidence of qualifying experience and training.

The Student Services Specialist/Professor of Legal Research will be part of the Lawton Chiles Legal Information Center’s public services team with a focus on improving student experience. This position will act as a liaison to student organizations including co-curricular activities, coordinate the promotion of LIC services and programs to students, and organize efforts to assess student needs. The Student Services Specialist will participate in a variety of LIC functions including providing reference services and faculty research support, teaching a section of the required first-year legal research course, and other instructional activities at the University of Florida’s Fredric G. Levin College of Law. The Student Services Specialist/Professor of Legal Research reports to the Associate Director.

Professors of Legal Research are full-time 12-month non-tenure track law faculty members and receive competitive benefits including professional development funding to support attendance at academic conferences, vacation, sick, and holiday leave, medical and dental insurance, and retirement plans. The University of Florida’s Fredric G. Levin College of Law offers a defined promotion path for this position from Assistant-in-Law to Associate-in-Law to Senior Associate-in-Law with commensurate 9% salary increases with each promotion.

Essential Functions

Serve as library liaison to student organizations including co-curricular activities.

Organize efforts to assess student needs and receive input from students about their LIC experience. Make recommendations and implement new services and programs based upon the results of assessments.

Coordinate the LIC’s efforts to promote services and programs to students and to improve overall communication with students.

Provide reference service to students and staff of the School of Law, as well as to the University community, members of the Bar and the public.

Provide research and reference services to College of Law faculty through the library liaison program.

Participate in teaching introductory legal research and/or advanced legal research courses at the University of Florida’s Fredric G. Levin College of Law.

Complete other duties as assigned.

$85,000-95,000 depending on experience

A JD from an ABA-accredited law school is required. Either a master's degree in Library or Information Science (MLS or equivalent degree) from an accredited program or current enrollment in an accredited program is required.

Knowledge of legal research techniques, sources, and formats is required. Applicants must have a strong service orientation and be able to contribute to continual efforts to improve the delivery of legal information. Applicants must be able to contribute positively to an active department that serves diverse communities. Applicants must have excellent oral and written communication skills, and should have experience working in a professional, team-based environment as well as independently.

Academic teaching experience; one to three years professional experience in an academic law library; one to three years of legal practice.

In order to be considered, you must upload your cover letter, resume, and list of references.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.