Dir College of Law, Law & Technology Librarian

The Sandra Day O’Connor of Law at ASU seeks a Director, College of Law, Law and Technology Librarian. The Director, COL, Law and Technology Librarian serves as a leader for the College of Law on emerging and existing legal research technologies. The Director also serves as a member of a dynamic reference team that provides research support and reference services to the faculty and students at the College of Law and participates in the library’s instructional services. The Director manages the library’s video projects and the library’s legal research databases, including troubleshooting, testing new technology, and training. This position reports to the Associate Director of the law library.

Administration

Ross-Blakley Law Library

Full-Time

VP/EXEC VICE PROV DPC

Open

This is not a grant funded position and is not contingent on future grant funding.

$52,000 – $65,000 per year; DOE

18-September-2023

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• Manage the library’s video projects.
• Explore new technologies related to legal research, legal education, and legal practice and share your knowledge with library staff, students, and faculty.
• Train Law College students, faculty, staff, and librarians on the library’s online resources.
• Arrange trials and set up access for new online resources.
• Serve as a resource for the library director for issues relating to licenses for legal research databases.
• Serve as library contact for Westlaw, Lexis, Bloomberg Law, and other online research providers with respect to passwords, training, and promotional materials.
• Work with vendors and other relevant parties to resolve access and other issues with the library’s online legal research products.
• Provide reference services to assist library patrons in-person, via the telephone, and through email.
• Provide in-person research instruction, orientations, and library tours to College of Law students.
• Meet one-on-one with law students to provide instruction on legal research.
• Work on research projects for College of Law faculty and administration.
• Physical presence at the workplace or the college is an essential function or requirement of this job.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support the goals of the department.

Juris Doctorate.

• Interest in pursuing a Master of Library Science (M.L.S.), Master of Library Information Science (M.L.I.S.) or equivalent Library Degree from an ALA-accredited institution preferred.
• Demonstrated interest in and experience with exploring emerging legal research technologies, such as generative AI
• Experience with video editing
• Experience providing reference services in a law library
• Experience working in an academic law library
• Demonstrated legal research experience
• Evidence of effective communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Experience in demonstrating organization and problem-solving skills

Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding, and manipulating a computer mouse. Required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work. Frequent bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds. Regular activities require ability to quickly change priorities which may include and/or are subject to resolution of conflicts. Ability to clearly communicate to perform essential functions. Use standard office equipment including, but not limited to: computer workstation/laptop (keyboard, monitor and mouse), printer, fax, calculator, copier, telephone and associated computer/technology.

The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University is one of the nation’s preeminent law schools, focused on offering students a personalized legal education. Ranked No. 1 in Arizona since 2010 and No. 32 nationally by U.S. News & World Report, ASU Law offers students the opportunity to tailor their education, to match externships to their interests and career services resources to help land their ideal jobs. Additionally, ASU Law’s LEED Gold-certified building in downtown Phoenix is steps away from Arizona’s legal, political and economic heart. For more information, visit law.asu.edu.

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation’s fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

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Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.

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Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.

ASU does not pay for travel expenses associated with interviews, unless otherwise indicated.

Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

IMPORTANT NOTE: What is the meaning of “equivalent combination” in the minimum qualifications? It means one year of higher education or 24 credit hours, is equal to one year of experience. For example, a four year Bachelor’s degree is equal to four years of experience.