Description

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is looking for a qualified and motivated law librarian to join our Office.

About the Office

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is an innovative, nationally-recognized municipal law office working to protect and advance the rights and interests of the City and County of San Francisco and its residents. With nearly 350 talented and dedicated employees, the Office provides exceptional legal services to the City’s Mayor, Board of Supervisors, officials, and departments. Our work empowers City leaders with effective, responsive, and creative legal solutions and representation so they can deliver critical public services, and our affirmative advocacy enhances the lives and wellbeing of San Francisco’s residents and visitors.

The Office recognizes that diversity in the backgrounds, identities, and experiences of our employees enriches our workplace and enhances our work. We aspire to recruit, employ, retain, and promote talented individuals representing the full spectrum of our community, and welcome all candidates, including candidates of any race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, and age, and candidates with disabilities. We have a clear vision: to be the place where a diverse mix of people want to come and stay, grow professionally, and find purpose and engagement, and where all employees feel welcomed and respected, and valued for their work and contributions to the Office and the City. To learn more about the Office’s efforts to provide an inclusive workplace where employees feel they belong and can meaningfully contribute, please visit: https://www.sfcityattorney.org/aboutus/dei/

The Office provides a hybrid work schedule for eligible employees.

To learn more about the City Attorney’s Office please visit: https://www.sfcityattorney.org/

Requirements

About the Law Librarian and Library

The Law Librarian is an integral part of the City Attorney’s Office, providing research services and training to support the legal work of attorneys and professional staff across all practice teams. The position manages all aspects of the library’s administrative work including prioritizing resources within the budget, managing the budget, acquisitions, serials control, collection maintenance, contract negotiations, and invoice processing. The library has physical resources in the Office’s work spaces in both San Francisco City Hall and Fox Plaza.

Law Librarian Responsibilities

The responsibilities listed below represent the range of duties that may be assigned and are not intended as an exhaustive list.

• Develops and manages the law library annual budget.
• Manages overall library resources to prioritize and meet the legal research needs of the Office within the Library’s available budget. Evaluates usage of current library resources, evaluates alternate resources with an emphasis on digitizing resources, and makes recommendations for renewal of existing materials or purchase of alternate resources.
• Conducts research for employees in a timely and effective manner. Advises attorneys and professional staff on research strategy and resource selection to ensure research is accurate and conducted in the most efficient and cost-effective manner.
• Trains employees in using information resources; develops, prepares and conducts presentations, including in-person, hybrid, web enabled trainings and asynchronous; prepares and updates guides, newsletters, and intranet pages on library services and information resources.
• Negotiates contracts for library resources, with assistance as needed from an assigned Deputy. Manages library contracts. Orders new materials and handles renewals.
• Provides employee onboarding to library services, including establishing employee accounts for Office subscriptions.
• Manages physical resources, including checking in and processing library materials, updating loose-leaf filing, and shelving library materials.
• Manages desk copy surveys, orders, and distribution.
• Routes print and electronic newsletters.
• Processes invoices.
• May collaborate on Office knowledge management initiatives and tools, including generative AI tools.
• May supervise other library personnel.

To apply, please visit: Law Librarian - Library Team - City Attorney's Office (8151) | City and County of San Francisco