Law Library Assistant

Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.Job Description

The Law Library Assistant handles a wide range of library support activities in a highly automated and computerized environment. The responsibilities for this position include: providing assistance to patrons at the Library's Information Desk, including answering basic reference questions; monitoring and assisting users in the Library's four computer labs; shelving and stack maintenance; loose-leaf and microfiche filing; assisting users with microform, photocopy and audiovisual equipment; opening, sorting and distributing library mail. Other duties include night and/or weekend supervisory responsibilities (one evening per week; two to three Saturdays per semester) which include opening and/or closing the Library building. The position also entails utilizing the Library's integrated online system for technical processing duties including serials check-in and other processing operations. Additional responsibilities assigned to law library assistants typically include one or more of the following: bindery operations, course reserves processing, microform processing, government documents processing, interlibrary loan/document delivery, creation and maintenance of serial patterns, processing of added volumes, support activities relating to collection development and acquisitions, computer lab management, editing and updating Library web pages, assistance in managing faculty publications initiatives, supporting Education and Reference group in teaching-related projects and outreach activities.

This is a full-time 35 hour per week position. Hours are 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (four days per week) and 1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (evening shift - one day per week) during the academic year. Summer hours are 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Position Details: Department: 056601 - Law Library Position: 00003431 - Law Library Assistant Grade: 2ND

Hiring Range: $23.46/hr to $29.34/hr. Pay rate commensurate with relevant experience.

Requirements

College degree strongly preferred; strong organizational skills and attention to detail; ability to work with complex legal materials; high degree of flexibility to handle changing priorities and schedules; ability to maintain a cheerful demeanor while working both independently and as a team member; strong customer service orientation; demonstrated proficiency in a computerized environment and familiarity with electronic mail, networked environments, Windows OS; experience with word-processing, spreadsheet, HTML desirable; library experience helpful..

Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

• Tuition remission for Employees
• Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Low-Cost Life Insurance
• Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
• Paid Holidays Annually
• Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
• Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity.

Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination.

Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.