Reference Librarian

Description

Position overview Salary range: $77,631 - $118,893 Application Window Open date: February 6, 2025

Next review date: Thursday, Mar 6, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Thursday, Apr 3, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description Reference Librarian Department: Law Library Rank and Salary: Associate Librarian – Librarian ($77,631 - $118,893) Position Availability: May 1, 2025 Application deadline for first consideration: March 6, 2025

The UCLA Law Library seeks a Reference Librarian to join a team that provides reference and research services at the Law Library, which serves the Law School faculty and students as their basic library resource for instruction, research, and study.

Requirements

Position Duties Under the general direction of the Library Director, Reference Librarians provide a high level of in-depth research assistance to the UCLA Law faculty, staff, and students, including Law School departments and deans. This level of commitment offers the librarian an opportunity to work closely with many different individuals and units within the Law School.

In addition, Reference Librarians supervise faculty research assistants, provide in-person and remote reference desk service, prepare and maintain research guides, and actively participate in the teaching of legal research courses and workshops throughout the year. Reference Librarians may be assigned to an area of concentration or to projects that vary according to library needs and the Librarian's individual talents and interests. This position may also serve as a liaison to selected deans, department heads, clinics, and/or faculty members.

To effectively perform the above duties, Reference Librarians must possess a vast, in-depth knowledge of complex legal resources, covering a variety of jurisdictions in a variety of formats, in addition to a familiarity with research tools and applications in non-law academic disciplines.

Specific duties and responsibilities include:

Provide in-depth research assistance to Law faculty, departments, committees, and students. Prepare research memos and provide cite checking and editing services to support faculty research and scholarly projects. Serve as library research liaison to selected Law School deans, departments, clinics, programs, and/or faculty. Assist in the training of research assistants. Provide ongoing support and supervision to a group of research assistants. Participate in library orientation programs. Prepare and maintain research guides. Perform reference desk service. Teach legal research classes as needed, including Advanced Legal Research, research refreshers and workshops, undergraduate instruction, training for journal editors and staff, and presentations for other law courses, clinics, seminars, and/or programs. Contribute to the profession and represent the UCLA Law Library in the academic, scholarly, and professional community. Serve as a member of the Law Library team and work to further the overall goals of the Law Library. The successful candidate will be committed to promoting and enhancing diversity through engagement with and promotion of the UCLA Principles of Community.