Faculty Services & Law Journals Librarian

Department: Law Library

Faculty Services and Law Journals Librarian

The Pritzker Legal Research Center of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law invites applications for a full-time position of Faculty Services & Law Journals Librarian. Reporting to the Deputy Director, the Faculty Services & Law Journals Librarian will join a team of experienced reference librarians who provide research support services to the law school and university communities. The Faculty Services & Law Journals Librarian will provide administrative support and strategic direction for the activities, production, and management of seven student-edited journals with a legacy of over 100 years of scholarship.

This is a hybrid position, subject to law school and university guidelines and operational needs, that currently permits up to two remote days a week, with standard Monday-Friday business hours.

Specific duties of this position include the following:

• Coordinates onboarding and initial outreach to new faculty members about library services and resources.

• Participates in the faculty-librarian liaison program to provide research support to law school faculty members and consults with the Deputy Director to maintain the faculty-librarian liaison list for the PLRC.

• Oversees the Pritzker Research Fellows program, which involves hiring and overseeing student fellows in providing research assistance on short-term research projects to faculty members.

• Provides in-person and online reference services, including developing tutorials and guides.

• Participates in educational and instructional programs, including class visits to the first-year research program, guest lectures and presentations, and informal programming such as workshops and library tours.

• Oversees the publishing enterprise for the seven student-edited journals, including printing and publishing issues, author publication agreements and reprint requests, legal issues involving copyright and licensing content, and licenses with legal information vendors.

• Provides direction and guidance to student editors on all aspects of journal production, including but not limited to, board management, production workflow and challenges, student conflicts, author disputes, compliance with policies, and other issues as they arise.

• Administers and certifies journal credit during the fall and spring semesters.

• Oversees and manages the annual provisional process and write-on process for prospective members with support by the Journals Program Assistant and Deputy Director.

• Supervises the Journals Program Assistant in carrying out journal administrative support duties.

• Advises journals on sharing communications about published issues, submissions cycles, symposia, and other events with the faculty, staff, and student listservs as appropriate.

• Oversees board transitions, monitors journals activities, and provides training and guidance for students to run symposia, meetings, and other events.

• In collaboration with the library's Financial Coordinator and Journals Program Assistant, oversees and manages the journals' budgets.

• In collaboration with the Deputy Director, creates consistent processes and policies for all journals to best support the overall objectives of the law school.

• Oversees compliance of journals and necessary reporting.

• Advises on new journals initiatives and other journal-related academic activities, including but not limited to, credit for journals, note and comment academic compliance, and Lowden-Wigmore and Bienen Prizes.

• Coordinates hiring, onboarding, and payment of summer clerks with Law School HR.

• Facilitates maintenance of and updates to the journals' websites.

• Establishes and fosters contacts with other professionals by participating in committee work and activities at Northwestern Pritzker Law, Northwestern University, and professional organizations.

Required qualifications:

• J.D. from an A.B.A.-accredited institution.

• Master's degree from an ALA-accredited library school, or related experience and interest in pursuing an M.L.S., or equivalent degree.

• Professional experience in an academic law library.

• Demonstrated experience with legal research materials, techniques, and strategies.

• Strong service orientation and enthusiasm for working with law faculty and students.

• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.

• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and in collaboration with others in a collegial atmosphere.

• Ability to manage and work efficiently on multiple projects and keep track of numerous deadlines.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience supervising or advising law students on research projects, in course work, or with other law school activities.

• Experience supervising staff members.

• Demonstrated experience with Canvas Learning Management System (LMS), Microsoft Office Suite including SharePoint and OneDrive, and survey tools such as Qualtrics.

• Familiarity with techniques and tools such as WordPress and HTML/CSS in relation to content management systems.

The expected annual pay for this position is $90,000 - $105,000. This base pay range is for a twelve-month academic appointment and is subject to negotiation.

Northwestern University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree, training, and field or discipline; departmental budget availability; internal comparators; and external market pay for comparable jobs.

Benefits

At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful, competitive, high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts and more! Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html to learn more.

To apply, candidates should submit a resume and a cover letter explaining their interest in the position through Northwestern's online application system at this link: <>. The search will remain open until the position is filled. Specific inquiries can be addressed to Sarah Reis, Deputy Director, at sarah.reis@law.northwestern.edu.

Please read ALL instructions and make preparations before proceeding to the application page:

• Applications will only be accepted via online submission (see link above and below).

• Please prepare all documents in advance as Adobe PDF files, and please be sure all information is entered correctly and accurately (especially names and email addresses), as there will be no opportunity for online revision after your application has been submitted.

• All required fields in the application form are marked with an asterisk and must be filled before clicking the "Submit" button.
• Be aware that incomplete applications cannot be saved.

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