The Law Librarian Recruitment Committee shall encourage qualified candidates to enter the profession of law librarianship by:
- Acting as a clearinghouse of law librarianship education and career information for prospective law librarians; and developing and updating such materials for the clearinghouse;
- Acting as a clearinghouse of law librarianship recruitment resources for members and chapters to use for local recruitment and outreach initiatives, such as career day materials; and developing and updating such materials for the clearinghouse;
- Maintaining the Committee website as the Committee's primary clearinghouse site for law librarianship graduate education, career and recruitment information and resources;
- Answering questions from individuals who contact Headquarters or the Committee, and questions referred to the Committee, inquiring about the profession;
- Encouraging and supporting individual and chapter law librarianship recruitment and outreach efforts;
- Coordinating with the Diversity Committee to provide particular support for law librarianship recruitment efforts directed toward diverse populations;
- Coordinating with Headquarters to distribute information on law librarianship annually to library schools, law schools, paralegal programs, bar associations and other target groups;
- Educating the membership on the importance of law librarianship recruitment in their daily lives;
- Developing other methods to promote law librarianship as a career.
(Revised by the Executive Board, March 2007 Board Meeting - Tab 23)
Size: The Committee shall consist of eight committee members plus a chair.
For More Information About Law Librarianship or the AALL Recruitment Committee, contact committee chair Barbara G. Traub.