Assistant to Law Librarian (Administrative Support III) Organizational Unit Johnson County KS

The Johnson County Law Library seeks to fill an opening for an Assistant to the Law Librarian.  Duties include:

• Manages financial accounts using Quicken; updates and reconciles financial accounting database; reconciles credit card deposits; prepares checks each month to pay invoices; prepares bank deposits and accounts payable; prepares monthly budget reports for director and board of trustees; assists with budget planning.
• Develops and maintains EOS catalog and circulation patron records; updates or deletes old records; imports new catalog records; resolves cataloging problems; labels and barcodes materials; shelf reads; orders books and materials; imports JIMS patron data into EOS circulation database.
• Manages attorney registration database; maintains registered attorney records on JIMS system; obtains file download of attorneys who must register from Supreme Court; coordinates annual registration mailings and database updates.
• Provides reference and information; conducts reference interview to determine user’s legal information need; answers legal reference questions; assists users with locating and using materials in the law library; recommends library research materials to users; instructs users on the use of online legal research databases and the Internet; refers users to appropriate staff members, departments, or agencies; assists users in operating copy machines and collects copy fees.
• Assists in directing library staff, development of policy and procedure, and special projects; assists Director as needed.

High school diploma or equivalent and two years of administrative support are required.

Associate’s degree in Pre-Law or Paralegal studies, Liberal Arts, Political Science, or a related field is preferred.  Two years of experience in a legal or law library setting is preferred.  Two years of experience in financial accounting and budgets is preferred.  One year of experience working with library materials is preferred.

Experience can substitute for education.  Education can substitute for experience.