Day in the Life Panel



Learn what law librarians do, and what kind of experience is needed, in a variety of settings: law firm, law school, vendor and county law library.

This panel will be led by Liz Reppe. The panelists shall be:

Emily Waitz from Hamline University Law Library |LinkedIn|

Emily Waitz has been the Head of Technical Services at Hamline Law Library since 2008. Prior to working at the University, Emily worked for an online university, local law firm and corporate libraries, and for a vendor. She is a graduate of the Masters of Library Information Science program at Dominican University.

Elizabeth M.C. Scheibel from Lindquist & Vennum's Library |LinkedIn|

Liz Scheibel has been a librarian at Lindquist & Vennum PLLP in Minneapolis since 2010. Her position includes many responsibilities, specifically collection management, cataloging, research and reference, paying the bills, and knowledge management projects. Prior to joining Lindquist, she worked at the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library and had internships at the Minnesota State Law Library and Maslon law firm. Liz is a graduate of Macalester College and received an MLIS from St. Catherine University. She is the MALL Membership Chair and an active member of the Special Libraries Association. Liz fills her time outside of work with running her dog Nate Dogg, reading, copy editing for HeavyTable.com, and leading an ultimate frisbee team called Wolfpack.

Mary Ellen Gallagher from the Dakota County Law Library |LinkedIn|

Mary Ellen Gallagher is currently the law librarian for the Dakota County Law Library in Apple Valley and has been in that position since October of 2011. She has a B.S. from the University of Rhode Island and a J.D. from Duquesne University School of Law. In May of 2011 she obtained her M.L.I.S. degree from St. Catherine's University. Since 1985 she has been an active volunteer attorney for Volunteer Lawyers Network and has also served on the Family Law Committee and is a mentor for new family law attorneys.

Mary Stainbrook-Tri from West, a Thomson Reuters Company

Mary Stainbrook-Tri is currently a Manager of Order Management within Finance Operations at Thomson Reuters. She started her career with Thomson Reuters as a Reference Attorney before moving into Legal Editorial Operations where she held a variety of positions including Team Coordinator, Quality Assurance and Service Support. Mary has also served as a Manager in the Product and Pricing Services area, including leading the Product and Pricing Services Special Projects Team relating to new products and acquisitions. Mary has an undergraduate degree in English and Spanish from the University of St. Thomas, a law degree from Hamline University School of Law and a Masters of Library and Information Science from St. Catherine's University/Dominican University.

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