Legal Information Librarian / Lecturer in Law

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 Boston College Law Library has an exciting opportunity for a Legal Information Librarian to join our team. The Legal Information Librarian participates as a member of the Teaching & Research (T&R) team. T&R operates as a self-managed team that promotes an atmosphere of teamwork, strategic action, respect, integrity, self-directed work, collegiality, and excellence. The department plays an essential role in providing research instruction and support to Boston College Law School students, faculty, and staff. Legal Information Librarians may teach popular for-credit legal research courses and offer additional instruction to ensure students have the necessary skills to be successful legal practitioners. The Legal Information Librarian also provides individualized support for faculty scholarship and classroom instruction. Responsibilities may change as they are dependent on the priorities of the law school, library and department needs.

Responsibilities include:

• Deliver legal research instruction to law students through for-credit research courses, guest lectures,
  library-sponsored research workshops and online learning resources.
• Provide research and reference support to the Boston College Law School community.
• Serve as liaison to assigned faculty members providing support for scholarship and teaching.
• Contribute to the development of new library services and programs.
• Participate in outreach activities promoting engagement within the law school community.
• Identify and evaluate new resources through participation in the collection development process.
• Serve on library, law school, and other professional committees.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Full-Time Equivalent Hiring Range: $78,950 to $98,700; salary commensurate with relevant experience.

Requirements

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school.
• M.L.S. from an ALA-accredited institution.
• Knowledge and experience conducting legal research and providing reference support.
• Experience or interest in providing research instruction through a variety of modalities.
• Interest in curriculum development, teaching, and assessment.
• Ability to work as part of a team to solve problems, learn new skills, and support each other's work.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Commitment to providing a high level of customer service.
• Demonstrated ability to work flexibly with faculty, students, staff, and a diverse community.
• Commitment to an inclusive learning environment.

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 .