Foreign & International Law Librarian

The University of Georgia, chartered in 1785, is the birthplace of public higher education in America and the state’s flagship university. Located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, UGA is ranked among the top 20 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The university enrolls over 41,000 students across 19 schools and colleges.

About the Role

The Foreign & International Law Librarian provides specialized legal research, reference, instructional, and collection development support for the School of Law’s foreign, international, and comparative law programs. This position supports faculty, students, journals, moot court teams, visiting scholars, and related centers; contributes to Law Library operations and strategic initiatives; instructs legal research courses; and participates in professional, scholarly, and service activities.

The position is based on-site at the University of Georgia School of Law in Athens, Georgia, with a regular work schedule of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The anticipated start date is May 1, 2027, with flexibility based on the candidate’s availability.

Responsibilities

• Library Administration (40%)
  • Provide specialized assistance to law school programs in international, foreign, and comparative law, including the Rusk Center, the Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law, international moot court teams, international law faculty, and visiting scholars.
  • Promote, develop, maintain, and assess the foreign and international collections.
• Research, Reference, and Informal Instructional Services (25%)
  • Provide synchronous and asynchronous informal legal research instruction and materials as needed.
  • Participate in research and reference services.
• Law Library Operations (10%)
  • Contribute to teams and committees by planning, evaluating, assessing, marketing, and implementing services, resources, and technologies.
  • Support initiatives in the Law Library and School of Law strategic plans.
• Professional Development and Other Duties (10%)
  • Participate in professional, scholarly, and service activities.
  • Maintain knowledge of library and legal education trends.
  • Acquire new skills and participate in other projects as needed.
• Instruction (15%)
  • Instruct School of Law legal research courses.

Requirements

• A J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school.
• An ALA-accredited master’s degree in librarianship or information science.
• Degrees must be completed before the candidate’s starting date of employment.

Qualifications

• Prior role as an Academic Law Librarian.
• Expertise in international law research.
• Advanced legal research skills, including the ability to conduct in-depth research, synthesize results, and deliver high-quality, comprehensive final products.
• Proven ability in project management and development and evaluation of services and programs.
• Demonstrated ability to work with educational technologies and knowledge of legal research instruction design.
• Demonstrated teaching ability.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• An established record of service and teamwork.