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Assistant Law Library Director
Reports to: Law Library Director Description of the Library Unit The NCCU School of Law was founded in 1939 to provide an opportunity for legal education to African Americans. The School of Law now provides this opportunity to a more diverse student body than any other in the nation, as it pertains to race and gender. This environment of diversity better prepares our students to effect positive change in the broader society. The student body consists of 651 students and 34 faculty members. The Law Library serves the law school faculty and students as their basic library and study resource for teaching and research. Heavy use of the Law Library is made by community people and members of the bench and bar. The NCCU School of Law Library’s more than 360,000 volumes and volume equivalents are offered in a variety of formats providing the legal resources needed to meet the pedagogical, research and scholarship requirements of the Law School’s students and faculty. The Library is a selective North Carolina and United States Government Depository, has a special collection in Civil Rights Law and supports the J.D./M.L.S. and J.D./M.B. A. dual degree programs on campus. Additional collection strengths include intellectual property, small business administration and environmental law. The Law Library has nine professional librarians and nine support personnel. Position Duties: Instruction & Training: Develops and implements policies and procedures related to teaching and reference services; serves as liaison to Legal Writing Program; participates in teaching first year legal research and persuasion courses and upper level research courses and creates, coordinates and promotes library services, instructional services and educational programs that familiarize students and faculty with library resources. Library Management: Serves as a member of the Law Library Management Team; directs library activities in the Director’s absence; oversees the recruitment, selection, training, evaluation and staff development of the Reference Department and other professional librarians as assigned. Works with reference librarians to provide extensive reference and research assistance to patrons, including, participation in the Library Faculty Liaison Program by providing liaison services to an assigned group of faculty members; preparation research bibliographies, user guides and other research aids; participation in the selection of information resources; provision of reference and research assistance to faculty, students, staff, the local bar and the public; and development and marketing of outreach initiatives to educate faculty and students about library services. Performs other duties as assigned. Required: A Juris Doctor Degree from an ABA approved law school and an MLS from an ALA accredited institution with a minimum of five years experience in an academic or law firm library and a demonstrated record of providing sophisticated research assistance to faculty or attorneys. Candidates must also have excellent written and oral communication skills, a demonstrated ability to work well in a fast-paced environment and a familiarity with and understanding of legal research materials in all formats. The successful candidate will be a self-starter, able to meet deadlines and work well in a collaborative environment to achieve common goals. S/he will be able to develop productive working relationships and work effectively as a team member as well as independently. A minimum of three years teaching experience is required.
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