Description
Overview
The Yale Law Library is seeking a 2026/recent graduate or early career professional to build expertise in research and instructional services with an emphasis in clinical support. The Research and Clinical Services Librarian will participate in the law library’s highly regarded faculty liaison program and provide reference and research services to scholars and researchers. This position will be assigned a librarian rank depending on professional experience and accomplishments. Information about librarian ranks can be found at http://bit.ly/YULRanksPromotions.
Reporting to the Associate Director for Research and Scholarly Services, the Research and Clinical Services Librarian leads the law library’s dynamic and proactive research, instructional, and reference support to faculty, students, and staff in Yale Law School’s expansive clinical program. Students can begin taking clinic and appearing in court during the spring semester of their first year. For a complete list of clinics, see: https://law.yale.edu/clinics/our-clinics.
As a member of the Research and Instructional Services team, the Research and Clinical Services Librarian participates in the faculty liaison program, staffs the reference desk, conducts research consultations, and contributes to the library’s instructional program. This position teaches in the ILaw/Small Groups program (first year legal research) and may also teach in upper-level credit-bearing research courses.
Principal Responsibilities
1. Provides and oversees delivery of research services to faculty, students, and staff of YLS clinics.
2. Coordinates librarian liaison assignments to clinics.
3. Meets proactively with clinic faculty to ascertain research and reference support needs, including scholarly, project, or client-oriented activities. Collaborates with liaison librarians to address and respond to those needs as required.
4. Assists clinical faculty, students, and staff in utilizing law practice technologies including knowledge and case management tools, time and billing resources, and other applications.
5. Participates in instructional and educational programming, including ILaw/Small Groups, guest lectures, workshops, and other presentations.
6. Participates in the collection development process with particular emphasis on identifying practice-oriented resources that support clinical offerings.
7. Maintains and updates research guides as assigned.
8. Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Required Education and Experience
J.D. from an ABA-accredited institution and a Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited library school.
Required Skills and Abilities
1. Demonstrated experience with legal research resources, techniques, and strategies.
2. Strong service orientation and enthusiasm for working with law faculty and students.
3. Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
4. Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a collegial environment/ Ability to manage multiple projects effectively and meet competing deadlines.
Preferred Skills and Abilities
1. Professional experience in an academic law library.
2. Experience with or interest in law practice technologies.
3. Reading knowledge or fluency in one or more non-English languages.
Additional Information
Apply by submitting a CV and cover letter on the Yale Careers page at http://bit.ly/4b5KWez. Applications will be reviewed as received with a priority deadline of July 31.
For job advertisement purposes, Yale University Library provides a compensation range applicable to all librarian positions. Final compensation may vary based on the selected candidate's qualifications, experience, and internal equity considerations.
While we are not conducting interviews at the AALL Annual Meeting, several of our librarians (including three members of the search committee) will be in attendance and available to answer questions about the positions. Look for our badge ribbons!
