Temporary Law Librarian (junior to mid level) (Dupont Circle – DC)
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compensation: $20 to $25 / hr., DOE + completion bonus
employment type: contract
One of DC’s fastest growing mid-sized law firms is urgently seeking a temporary Law Librarian to pitch in ASAP.
The selected candidate will be responsible for providing attorneys and staff with a consistently high level of reference service, as well as, working to develop and enhance services offered by the library.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Reference and Research
•Provide outstanding assistance to all Firm personnel in response to any business related information needs.
•Responsible for providing accurate, timely and cost effective answers to general questions submitted by the attorneys and staff of the Firm.
•Conduct in-depth research on specific topics as assigned presenting results in a thoughtful and useful format.
•Familiarity with the library’s collection and other local collections for the purpose of providing quality reference service to the Firm.
•Assist database users with search strategies and technical problems.
•Assist attorneys with the monitoring of court docket systems and various databases that contain court dockets.
•Assist eligible subtenants with their library needs as appropriate.
•Evaluate and maintain quality information resources on the Firm’s Intranet.
•Research and evaluate print and electronic resources for attorney access, collection development, and vendor implementation and improvement.
•Lead the library staff in the organization and development of content for the library portion of the Intranet.
Qualified and immediately available candidates are encouraged to send resumes and pay rate requirements ASAP.
