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Reference Librarian

May 21, 2010 • by aarroyo • no comments »

Stanford Law School is seeking a motivated, hard-working reference librarian for the Robert Crown Law Library.

The reference librarians provide premier level reference desk service, and librarians receive a flood of requests for assistance from an accomplished faculty and student body. The reference team collaborates on a wide range of academic projects and instructional resources.

The reference librarians are actively engaged in teaching and comprise the core of the legal research instruction to first year students. In addition, librarians may opt to teach one or two Advanced Legal Research electives at the Law School. Advanced research training is offered in a variety of formats, often in small group presentations to doctrinal classes.

DUTIES:

  • Provides reference assistance to Law School faculty, staff and students and to other users of the Library. Responds to reference requests received by personal visit, telephone and e-mail.
  • Initiates contact with Law School faculty and staff to determine personal and course-related research needs. Facilitates reference-on-the-road program created to serve the faculty and staff in their offices and departments.
  • Supervises and supports Library Faculty Borrowing and Interlibrary Loan staff.
  • Utilizes desktop publishing software to create audience appropriate faculty, staff and student library resource guides.
  • Creates, publishes and develops bibliographies, guides and web pages in furtherance of the law library’s research mission.
  • Conducts classes on computer assisted legal research, both in groups and individually, including the use of Lexis, Westlaw and other online databases.
  • Reference librarians are encouraged and supported to seek opportunities for professional growth and education evolvement, both here in the education-rich Bay Area and nationally.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Candidates must have knowledge of basic legal research sources and be skilled at using print and electronic materials.
  • Should have a JD and MLS degree, or equivalent law and/or library degree or a related advanced degree.
  • Candidates with 1-3 years relevant experience; teaching experience; and/or basic knowledge of digital resources are also preferred.
  • Must possess a very strong service ethic, and the ability to blend harmoniously with his or her colleagues and the law school and university communities.
  • A commitment to continuous service improvement and innovation is important.

All librarians are eligible for continuing term appointments.

All qualified and interested applicants must apply online via the Stanford jobs website http://jobs.stanford.edu (Reference job number 38203). To apply, please send resume, the names of three references and a few short paragraphs briefly describing a typical day in what would be your “dream” law library job.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Erika Wayne

Deputy Director, Robert Crown Law Library

Stanford, CA 94305-8612

evwayne@stanford.edu

650-723-2471

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Executive Director, Criminal Justice Center

May 21, 2010 • by aarroyo • no comments »

Stanford University is recognized as one the world’s most prestigious academic institutions. Stanford Law School currently has an opening for an Executive Director to join the Stanford Criminal Justice Center (SCJC).

You will serve as the chief administrator for the program. Duties will include:

  • Assist the Faculty Co-Directors (Joan Petersilia and Robert Weisberg) with all SCJC activities.
  • Identify and develop the direction/goals for the center.
  • Take the lead in planning and executing research and programs.
  • Work with the Program Support Group to manage all aspects of events.
  • Assist with the placement and editing of scholarly papers generated by SCJC events.
  • Work with the Levin Center for Public Service and Public Interest Law to identify and arrange for the supervision of students in criminal law externship programs.
  • Help advise JD students interested in pursuing criminal law careers.Qualifications:Requires a J.D. and criminal law experience, as well as familiarity with social science research methods. Candidates without a J.D. but with a doctoral-level criminal justice degree will be considered if they also have extensive familiarity with criminal court systems.

    Experience in program administration, social science research, and event-organization is desired, as is the ability to work in a collaborative academic setting.

    A writing sample to demonstrate excellence in writing should be available on request.

    We will reward you with attractive compensation & benefits. All interested and qualified applicants must apply online via the Stanford jobs website. Reference the job number 37860 in the Keyword Search field to locate this job description and apply. Questions about this opening (but not the application itself) can be sent to weisberg@stanford.edu.

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