What's It Like to Be A Law Librarian?
See also Law Librarianship as a Career and Education and Job Placement Resources.
Wondering if law librarianship might be right for you? In the following profiles, law librarians reflect on how they entered the profession, share tips for a fulfilling career, and describe a day at their jobs.
A Day in the Life of a Law Librarian is the theme of the Winter 2007 issue of Law Library Lights, the chapter magazine of the Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C. (LLSDC). Contributors include academic law school librarians, private law firm librarians, special librarians, library relations consultants, an interlibrary loan specialist, and a current MLS/JD-degree candidate.
Spotlight on Law Librarians, a recurring feature of the Law Librarian Blog
A Day in the Life of a Law Librarian by Todd Bennett (The Recorder, August 4, 2006)
Check This Out! a weekly podcast from Jim Milles, University at Buffalo Law School
- Episode 039: Law Librarians on Work, Part II
- Episode 038: Law Librarians on Work, Part I
An Academic Law Librarian in a Law Firm World: The Myths and the Truths about Working in a Law Firm by Jennifer S. Murray (ALL-SIS Newsletter, Spring 2006)
How I Became a Law Librarian — Profiles originally appeared in the February 2003 issue of AALL Spectrum
- Mark Bernstein
- Deputy Director & Senior Lecturing Fellow
Duke University School of Law Library
Durham, NC - Robert C. Berring
- Director of the Law Library and Professor of Law
University of California School of Law, Boalt Hall Law Library
Berkeley, CA - Al Podboy Jr.
- Director of Libraries
Baker & Hostetler LLP
Cleveland, OH - Jennifer Loope Selby
- International Law Librarian
University of Michigan Law Library
Ann Arbor, MI
Finding Challenges & Maintaining Enthusiasm — Profiles originally appeared in the Fall 2001 issue of Law Library Journal
- Donna Bausch
- Law Librarian
Norfolk Law Library
Norfolk, VA - A. Michael Beaird
- Director & Associate Professor
University of Arkansas At Little Rock / Pulaski County Law Library
Little Rock, AR - Carol Billings
- Director of the Law Library
Law Library of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA - Ellen Callinan
- Web Services Coordinator and Adjunct Professor
Georgetown University Law Center
Washington, DC - Cindy Chick
- Latham & Watkins
Los Angeles, CA - Timothy Coggins
- Director & Associate Professor of Law
University of Richmond School of Law Library
Richmond, VA - Laura (Lolly) Gasaway
- Director of Law Library and Professor of Law
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Law Library
Chapel Hill, NC - Karl T. Gruben
- Director of Practice Information Support
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP
Cleveland, OH - Penny A. Hazelton
- Professor of Law and Law Librarian
University of Washington Gallagher Law Library
Seattle, WA - Jean M. Holcomb
- Law Librarian and Director
King County Law Library
Seattle, WA - Judith Meadows
- Director
State Law Library of Montana
Helena, MT - Anne K. Myers
- Head of Technical Services
Boston University, Pappas Law Library
Boston, MA - Lee R. Nemchek
- Information Resources Manager
Morrison & Foerster, LLP
Los Angeles, CA - Sharon Hamby O'Connor
- Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Law
Boston College Law School
Newton, MA - Alvin M. Podboy Jr.
- Director of Libraries
Baker & Hostetler LLP
Cleveland, OH - Gitelle Seer
- Director of Library Services
Dewey Ballantine LLP
New York, NY - Brian Striman
- Head of Technical Services & Professor of Law Library
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, Marvin & Virginia Schmid Law Library
Lincoln, NE - Gail Warren
- State Law Librarian
Virginia State Law Library
Richmond, VA
“A Day in My Law Library Life,” Circa 1997 — Profiles originally appeared in the Spring 1997 issue of Law Library Journal
- Barbara Cornwell Holt
- Manager, Library and Central Records
Preston Gates & Ellis L.L.P.
Seattle, WA - Sarah Holterhoff
- Government Documents Librarian
Valparaiso University School of Law Library
Valparaiso, IN - Carol Avery Nicholson
- Assistant Director for Collection Resources and Bibliographic Services
Kathrine R. Everett Law Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC - Laura Orr
- Senior Reference Librarian
Lillian Goldman Law Library, Yale Law School
New Haven, CT - Brian D. Striman
- Head of Technical Services and Associate Professor of Law Library
Marvin & Virginia Schmid Law Library
University of Nebraska College of Law
Lincoln, NE - Mary Whisner
- Head of Reference
Gallagher Law Library, University of Washington
Seattle, WA - Leonette Williams
- Associate Director for Collections and Technical Services
University of Southern California Law Library
Los Angeles, CA
For More Information About Law Librarianship or the AALL Recruitment Committee, contact committee chair Sarah Mauldin.