International and Foreign Law Librarian Job at American Association of Law Libra
American Association of Law Libraries, New York, NY, United States
POSITION: International and Foreign Law Librarian
REPORTS TO: Associate Librarian for Public Services
STATUS: Full-time, Exempt, Hybrid Work Environment
RANGE: $85,000 - $115,000
Founded in 1901, Brooklyn Law School is a distinguished, independent law school located in Brooklyn Heights, New York. The Law School is searching for a International and Foreign Law Librarian to support the instructional needs of BLS faculty, students, and other library users. The Law School’s size, vibrant employee and student population, and commitment to providing the best legal education, will offer a candidate the opportunity to develop and diversify practical skills and participate firsthand in operating a successful educational institution.
Reporting to the Associate Librarian for Public Services, the International and Foreign Law Librarian will join a library staff of ten librarians and ten paraprofessionals. BLS Library provides reference service to faculty, staff, students, and alumni six days per week, both in person and electronically. International and Foreign Law Librarian teach in the 1L legal research course as well as other formal and informal classes. In addition, the librarian in this role will teach the upper-level Foreign, Comparative, and International legal research course and may contribute to additional FCIL-related responsibilities, including research support, collection development, and outreach to faculty and student groups focused on international and comparative law. The position is designed to support both immediate curricular needs and long-term continuity in FCIL services, with flexibility to train and mentor early-career candidates or to support a seasoned FCIL professional.
Please include a cover letter with your application materials.
Responsibilities
Reference Librarian
Reference Services: Provide general reference services both in-person and virtually, including office hours and one-on-one research consultations. Assist patrons with a wide range of inquiries from basic bibliographic questions to complex legal research.
Research: Perform extensive, in-depth research across legal, non-legal, and bibliographic domains. Utilize a variety of resources and databases to deliver accurate and comprehensive information.
Liaison Program: Participate in the library’s liaison program, which involves consultations with faculty, law journals, and administrative departments to determine their needs. Design and implement research projects to meet these needs efficiently.
Instruction & Programming: Participate in formal and informal legal research and library instruction programming including guest lectures, research workshops, and the equivalent of 2 credit hours of formal legal research instruction.
Instructional Materials: Develop library and research instructional materials, such as course videos, classroom exercises, and research guides.
Collection Development: Participate in collection development, including source selection and updating research guides.
Committee Participation: Serve on Library and Law School committees as requested.
Professional Development: Actively continue ongoing professional development.
Foreign, Comparative, and International Law (FCIL) Support Responsibilities
Reference Services: Collaborate with the current Associate Librarian for International Law to support reference services, collection development, and outreach related to FCIL resources and faculty research needs.
Instruction & Programming: Teach the upper-level FCIL legal research course, including preparing instructional materials, evaluating student work, and incorporating current developments in international legal research and practice.
Liaison Program: Serve as a liaison to international law faculty and student groups.
Professional Development: Stay current with developments in international legal research and instruction, and develop subject expertise through training, professional development, and mentorship as needed.
Contribute to the continuity and long-term planning of FCIL services within the law library, with the potential to assume expanded responsibilities over time.
Required
M.L.S. or equivalent from an ALA accredited library school
ABA accredited JD or equivalent foreign degree
Experience supervising, developing and leading staff
Working knowledge of legal materials and research strategies needed by law faculty and students
Excellent teaching skills
Demonstrated expertise and aptitude for learning technology related to job duties
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, and OneDrive
Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills, possession of a sound service philosophy, and demonstrated ability to successfully manage multiple projects and deadlines
Ability to work both independently and as a team member in a fast-paced environment
Preferred
Experience teaching or training people to use legal research tools
Experience working in an academic law library online legal research tools including LEXIS, Westlaw, Bloomberg Law, and other online legal resources
Knowledge of a foreign language
Remote capabilities
This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule
Travel
Some travel may be required
Brooklyn Law School has an excellent benefits package that includes sick, personal and vacation paid time off, a generous retirement plan, dependent tuition scholarship Pre K- undergraduate college and additional summer Friday PTO.
Affirmative Action/EEO Statement
It is the policy of Brooklyn Law School to be impartial in the treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination as to race, creed, religion, color, natural origin, citizenship status, gender, age, veteran status, disability, marital status, union affiliation, political affiliation, sexual orientation or preferences or any other legal protected status.
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In Summary: Brooklyn Law School is searching for a International and Foreign Law Librarian to support the instructional needs of BLS faculty, students, and other library users . The librarian in this role will teach the upper-level Foreign, Comparative, and International legal research course . The position is designed to support both immediate curricular needs and long-term continuity in FCIL services .
En Español: Posición: Biblioteca de Derecho Internacional y Extranjero REPORTS TO: Librarian Associate for Public Services STATUS: Full-time, Exempt, Hybrid Work Environment RANGE: $85,000 - $115,000 Fundada en 1901, Brooklyn Law School es una escuela de derecho distinguida e independiente ubicada en Brooklyn Heights, Nueva York. La Facultad de Derecho está buscando un bibliotecario de Derecho internacional y extranjero para apoyar las necesidades educativas de los profesores, estudiantes y otros usuarios de la biblioteca. Además, el bibliotecario en este papel enseñará el curso de investigación legal extranjera, comparativa e internacional de nivel superior y puede contribuir a responsabilidades adicionales relacionadas con FCIL, incluyendo apoyo a la investigación, desarrollo de colecciones y divulgación a profesores y grupos estudiantiles enfocados en derecho internacional y comparativo. El puesto está diseñado para apoyar tanto las necesidades curriculares inmediatas como la continuidad a largo plazo en los servicios del FCIL , con flexibilidad para capacitar y asesorar a candidatos tempranos en su carrera o para respaldar a un profesional experto de FCIL. Por favor, incluya una carta de presentación con sus materiales de solicitud. Diseñar e implementar proyectos de investigación para satisfacer estas necesidades eficientemente. Instrucción y programación: Participar en investigaciones legales formales e informales y programas de instrucción de la biblioteca, incluidas conferencias invitadas, talleres de investigación y el equivalente a 2 horas crediticias de enseñanza formal de investigación legal. Materiales instructivos: Desarrollar materiales educativos de la Biblioteca y Investigación, como vídeos de cursos, ejercicios del aula y guías de investigación. o equivalente a una escuela de bibliotecas acreditada por la ALA ABA JD acreditado o título extranjero equivalente Experiencia en supervisar, desarrollar y dirigir personal Conocimiento del trabajo sobre materiales legales y estrategias de investigación necesarias para los profesores y estudiantes de derecho Excelentes habilidades docentes Demostradas experiencia y aptitud para tecnología de aprendizaje relacionada con las tareas laborales Proficiencia con aplicaciones de Microsoft Office, incluidas Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint y OneDrive Excelente habilidad de comunicación escrita e interpersonal, posesión de una sólida filosofía de servicio, y capacidad demostrada para gestionar exitosamente múltiples proyectos y plazos de graduación Capacidad para trabajar tanto de forma independiente como como miembro de equipo en un entorno rápido Experiencia preferida Enseñanza o capacitación de personas para utilizar herramientas de investigación legal que trabajan en una biblioteca académica Lexis, Westlaw, Bloomberg Law y otros recursos jurídicos en línea Conocer el estatus de afiliación a un idioma distante Algunos beneficios personales Esta posición es elegible bajo un programa de viajes Jurídico que puede ser un viaje libre de edad sin discriminación colectiva, libertad de empleo gratuita, condición física, etc.
REPORTS TO: Associate Librarian for Public Services
STATUS: Full-time, Exempt, Hybrid Work Environment
RANGE: $85,000 - $115,000
Founded in 1901, Brooklyn Law School is a distinguished, independent law school located in Brooklyn Heights, New York. The Law School is searching for a International and Foreign Law Librarian to support the instructional needs of BLS faculty, students, and other library users. The Law School’s size, vibrant employee and student population, and commitment to providing the best legal education, will offer a candidate the opportunity to develop and diversify practical skills and participate firsthand in operating a successful educational institution.
Reporting to the Associate Librarian for Public Services, the International and Foreign Law Librarian will join a library staff of ten librarians and ten paraprofessionals. BLS Library provides reference service to faculty, staff, students, and alumni six days per week, both in person and electronically. International and Foreign Law Librarian teach in the 1L legal research course as well as other formal and informal classes. In addition, the librarian in this role will teach the upper-level Foreign, Comparative, and International legal research course and may contribute to additional FCIL-related responsibilities, including research support, collection development, and outreach to faculty and student groups focused on international and comparative law. The position is designed to support both immediate curricular needs and long-term continuity in FCIL services, with flexibility to train and mentor early-career candidates or to support a seasoned FCIL professional.
Please include a cover letter with your application materials.
Responsibilities
Reference Librarian
Reference Services: Provide general reference services both in-person and virtually, including office hours and one-on-one research consultations. Assist patrons with a wide range of inquiries from basic bibliographic questions to complex legal research.
Research: Perform extensive, in-depth research across legal, non-legal, and bibliographic domains. Utilize a variety of resources and databases to deliver accurate and comprehensive information.
Liaison Program: Participate in the library’s liaison program, which involves consultations with faculty, law journals, and administrative departments to determine their needs. Design and implement research projects to meet these needs efficiently.
Instruction & Programming: Participate in formal and informal legal research and library instruction programming including guest lectures, research workshops, and the equivalent of 2 credit hours of formal legal research instruction.
Instructional Materials: Develop library and research instructional materials, such as course videos, classroom exercises, and research guides.
Collection Development: Participate in collection development, including source selection and updating research guides.
Committee Participation: Serve on Library and Law School committees as requested.
Professional Development: Actively continue ongoing professional development.
Foreign, Comparative, and International Law (FCIL) Support Responsibilities
Reference Services: Collaborate with the current Associate Librarian for International Law to support reference services, collection development, and outreach related to FCIL resources and faculty research needs.
Instruction & Programming: Teach the upper-level FCIL legal research course, including preparing instructional materials, evaluating student work, and incorporating current developments in international legal research and practice.
Liaison Program: Serve as a liaison to international law faculty and student groups.
Professional Development: Stay current with developments in international legal research and instruction, and develop subject expertise through training, professional development, and mentorship as needed.
Contribute to the continuity and long-term planning of FCIL services within the law library, with the potential to assume expanded responsibilities over time.
Required
M.L.S. or equivalent from an ALA accredited library school
ABA accredited JD or equivalent foreign degree
Experience supervising, developing and leading staff
Working knowledge of legal materials and research strategies needed by law faculty and students
Excellent teaching skills
Demonstrated expertise and aptitude for learning technology related to job duties
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, and OneDrive
Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills, possession of a sound service philosophy, and demonstrated ability to successfully manage multiple projects and deadlines
Ability to work both independently and as a team member in a fast-paced environment
Preferred
Experience teaching or training people to use legal research tools
Experience working in an academic law library online legal research tools including LEXIS, Westlaw, Bloomberg Law, and other online legal resources
Knowledge of a foreign language
Remote capabilities
This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule
Travel
Some travel may be required
Brooklyn Law School has an excellent benefits package that includes sick, personal and vacation paid time off, a generous retirement plan, dependent tuition scholarship Pre K- undergraduate college and additional summer Friday PTO.
Affirmative Action/EEO Statement
It is the policy of Brooklyn Law School to be impartial in the treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination as to race, creed, religion, color, natural origin, citizenship status, gender, age, veteran status, disability, marital status, union affiliation, political affiliation, sexual orientation or preferences or any other legal protected status.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
In Summary: Brooklyn Law School is searching for a International and Foreign Law Librarian to support the instructional needs of BLS faculty, students, and other library users . The librarian in this role will teach the upper-level Foreign, Comparative, and International legal research course . The position is designed to support both immediate curricular needs and long-term continuity in FCIL services .
En Español: Posición: Biblioteca de Derecho Internacional y Extranjero REPORTS TO: Librarian Associate for Public Services STATUS: Full-time, Exempt, Hybrid Work Environment RANGE: $85,000 - $115,000 Fundada en 1901, Brooklyn Law School es una escuela de derecho distinguida e independiente ubicada en Brooklyn Heights, Nueva York. La Facultad de Derecho está buscando un bibliotecario de Derecho internacional y extranjero para apoyar las necesidades educativas de los profesores, estudiantes y otros usuarios de la biblioteca. Además, el bibliotecario en este papel enseñará el curso de investigación legal extranjera, comparativa e internacional de nivel superior y puede contribuir a responsabilidades adicionales relacionadas con FCIL, incluyendo apoyo a la investigación, desarrollo de colecciones y divulgación a profesores y grupos estudiantiles enfocados en derecho internacional y comparativo. El puesto está diseñado para apoyar tanto las necesidades curriculares inmediatas como la continuidad a largo plazo en los servicios del FCIL , con flexibilidad para capacitar y asesorar a candidatos tempranos en su carrera o para respaldar a un profesional experto de FCIL. Por favor, incluya una carta de presentación con sus materiales de solicitud. Diseñar e implementar proyectos de investigación para satisfacer estas necesidades eficientemente. Instrucción y programación: Participar en investigaciones legales formales e informales y programas de instrucción de la biblioteca, incluidas conferencias invitadas, talleres de investigación y el equivalente a 2 horas crediticias de enseñanza formal de investigación legal. Materiales instructivos: Desarrollar materiales educativos de la Biblioteca y Investigación, como vídeos de cursos, ejercicios del aula y guías de investigación. o equivalente a una escuela de bibliotecas acreditada por la ALA ABA JD acreditado o título extranjero equivalente Experiencia en supervisar, desarrollar y dirigir personal Conocimiento del trabajo sobre materiales legales y estrategias de investigación necesarias para los profesores y estudiantes de derecho Excelentes habilidades docentes Demostradas experiencia y aptitud para tecnología de aprendizaje relacionada con las tareas laborales Proficiencia con aplicaciones de Microsoft Office, incluidas Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint y OneDrive Excelente habilidad de comunicación escrita e interpersonal, posesión de una sólida filosofía de servicio, y capacidad demostrada para gestionar exitosamente múltiples proyectos y plazos de graduación Capacidad para trabajar tanto de forma independiente como como miembro de equipo en un entorno rápido Experiencia preferida Enseñanza o capacitación de personas para utilizar herramientas de investigación legal que trabajan en una biblioteca académica Lexis, Westlaw, Bloomberg Law y otros recursos jurídicos en línea Conocer el estatus de afiliación a un idioma distante Algunos beneficios personales Esta posición es elegible bajo un programa de viajes Jurídico que puede ser un viaje libre de edad sin discriminación colectiva, libertad de empleo gratuita, condición física, etc.