Opening: Assistant Director of Public Services and Legal Research, Pacific McGeorge School of Law Library

The Gordon D. Schaber Law Library seeks an enthusiastic candidate to be our next Assistant Director of Public Services and Legal Research. The Assistant Director of Public Services and Legal Research is responsible for coordinating and overseeing the overall Public Services operations of the Gordon D. Schaber Law Library, and participates actively in the Law School’s Global Lawyering Skills course. As head of the public services department, the Assistant Director oversees a talented and experienced professional staff with duties encompassing reference services, research and instructional support, computer services, interlibrary loan, circulation, and collection maintenance; the Assistant Director of Public Services also provides reference, instructional, and outreach services. Candidates should have a global perspective on legal education, have the capacity to teach in the School of Law’s expansive Global Lawyering Skills course (legal process, legal research, legal writing, advocacy and lawyering skills), and the ability to work collaboratively in creative curriculum development, with a primary focus on legal research.  The ideal candidate will teach in the Global Lawyering Skills class or may teach Advanced Legal Research.  The Assistant Director for Public Services and Legal Research serves on the Library’s Collection Development Committee, works closely with the Assistant Dean of the Law Library and the Assistant Director of Technical Services on general library administration and management, including space planning, and generally is part of the Law Library management team.

Compensation: Competitive and commensurate with experience, with a full benefits package.

Minimum Qualifications:

• M.L.S., M.L.I.S., or equivalent from ALA-accredited school, and J.D. degree from an accredited ABA law school, or equivalent
• Strong academic credentials
• Knowledge of legal research in all formats
• At least five years of relevant professional experience in a law library
• At least three years of experience supervising library staff, preferably in an academic law library
• Substantial experience teaching legal research or clearly demonstrated ability to gain prowess as a classroom instructor
• Law practice experience
• High quality communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
• Self-starter who undertakes projects and meets deadlines 
• Understanding and familiarity with library related technology 
• Substantial experience using computer-based research tools
• Service-oriented and able to work well in team environments
• Collaborative management style, team player, open to creative approaches to librarianship and legal education generally
• Commitment to scholarship

To Apply: Send a letter of interest, resume, and the names, addresses, and phone numbers of three references to Human Resources, Pacific McGeorge School of Law, 3200 Fifth Ave., Sacramento, CA 95817. Electronic applications may be sent to: mcgeorgehr@pacific.edu.
 
Pacific McGeorge School of Law is an Equal Opportunity Employer.