Academic Law Librarian Tenure and Employment Status Survey

Academic Law Librarian Tenure and Employment Status Survey

Non-director law librarians at U.S. Law Schools

Law Schools Alphabetically: A to C, D to K, L to O, P to T, U to Y. Print this Entire List in PDF

Updated May 31, 2013

  Law Schools Librarian Status Policy/Manual/Sources (Links will open in a new window)
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Akron, University of, School of Law
Law Library
Continuing appointment (“Contract Professionals with Annual Appointments”) University Rules
April 2003
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Alabama, University of, School of Law
Bounds Law Library
Continuing appointment (“subject to dismissal only for cause”) James Leonard
Director
April 2004
3
Albany Law School
Schaffer Law Library
Employees at will Robert Begg
Director
March 2004
4
American University, Washington College of Law
Pence Law Library
Tenure-track law library faculty Law Library Faculty Manual
August 2003
5
Appalachian School of Law
Law Library
Continuing appointment (after being employees at will for three years, after which they can only be fired for cause) Tim Chinaris
Director
July 2004
6
Arizona State Sandra Day O’Connor University College of Law
Ross-Blakley Law Library
Continuing appointment Sally Wise Survey (see “About this web page”)
7
Arizona, University of,
James E. Rogers College of Law
Daniel F. Cracchiolo Law Library
Continuing appointment (eligible for it) University Handbook for Appointed Personnel
8
Arkansas – Fayetteville, University of,
School of Law
Young Law Library
Tenure-track law library faculty Herb Cihak
Director
June 2004
9
Arkansas – Little Rock, University of,
William H. Bowen School of Law
Law Library
Tenure-track law library faculty Susan D. Goldner
Technical Services Librarian
June 2003
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Ave Maria School of Law
Law Library
Employees at will March 2003
11
Baltimore, University of, School of Law
Law Library
“Permanent statuts” (aka tenure in all but name, and counted as tenure for this survey) Will Tress
Director
September 2009
12
Barry University, Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
Law Library
Tenure track law library faculty Glen-Peter Ahlers
Director
June 2004
13
Baylor University School of Law, Sheridan & John Eddie Williams Legal Research and Technology Center Tenure track (“twelve-month tenure track position with law school faculty rank”) Law-Lib Job Posting, 08/17/98
14
Boston College Law School
Law Library
Employees at will Filippa M. Anzalone
Director
March 2004
15
Boston University School of Law
Pappas Law Library
Employees at will Dan J. Freehling
Director
August 2005
16
Brigham Young University,
J. Reuben Clark Law School
Howard W. Hunter Law Library
Tenure track law library faculty Sally Wise Survey (see “About this web page”)
17
Brooklyn Law School
Law Library
Employees at will Sara Robbins
Director
June 2004
18
California – Berkeley, University of,
School of Law (Boalt Hall)
Law Library
19
California – Davis, University of,
School of Law
Mabie Law Library
Continuing appointment (“non-senate academic employees…covered by a collective bargaining agreement [with] continuing appointments”) Judy James
Associate Director
August 2003

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California – Irvine, University Of, School of Law (Provisional ABA Accreditation)
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California – Hastings, University of, College of the Law
Law Library
Continuing appointment (“After a probationary period of six months, a law librarian is presumed to continue working until that person voluntarily resigns, retires, or is terminated. A lot of hoops have to be jumped through to fire someone.”) Jenni Parrish
Director
August 2005
22
California – Los Angeles, University of, School of Law
Law Library
Continuing appointment (“non-senate academic employees…covered by a collective bargaining agreement [with] continuing appointments”) Myra Saunders
Director
June 2004
See also the Collective Bargaining Agreement itself.
23
California Western School of Law
Law Library
Employees at will June 2003
24
Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
Law Library
Continuing appointment (“renewable contract”) Robert M. Linz
Director
September 2005
25
Capital University Law School
Law Library
Continuing appointment (“the librarians have annual contracts and are characterized as administrators”) See Capital University Administrative Handbook (htm), or in PDF
Donald A. Hughes, Jr.
Director
August 2004
26
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Judge Ben C. Green Law Library
Continuing appointment (annual contracts) Kathleen Carrick
Director
July 2011
(update/clarification)
27
Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
Judge Kathryn J. DuFour Law Library
Continuing appointment (“contract employees with annual appointments”) August 2003
28
Chapman University School of Law
Harry and Diane Rinker Law Library
Employees at will (non-director librarians “fall under the Chapman University Staff and Administrative Handbook rules”) Sheryl Kramer
Director
July 2004
29
Charleston School of Law
Sol Blatt Jr. Law Library

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Charlotte School of Law Law Library Employees at will Bobbie Studwell Associate Dean for Library, Information Services
March 2009
Chicago, University of, Law School
D’Angelo Law Library
Tenure-track (“The University of Chicago has an appointment and promotion system with three levels (assistant, associate, and senior librarian). Within 10 years librarians are appointed to a senior level with indefinite appointment.”) Judith Wright
Director
March 2004
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Chicago-Kent College of Law, see Illinois Institute of Technology
32
Cincinnati, University of, College of Law Tenure-track (University-wide library faculty) Cynthia Aninao
Acquisitions/Technicial Services Librarian
May 2006
33
City University of New York School of Law Tenure for law library faculty; long-term contract after seven years for librarians with administrative rank Sally Wise Survey (see “About this web page”)
34
Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Employees at will (“Professional staff”, but employment status is currently under reconsideration) Michael Slinger
Director
See also CSU Human Resource policies.
June 2004
35
Colorado at Boulder, University of, School of Law Continuing appointment (“librarians have the faculty rank of Instructor or Senior Instructor, which are non-tenure track faculty positions”) Jane Thompson
June 2003
36
Columbia University School of Law Employees at will Kent McKeever
Director
March 2004
37
Connecticut, University of, School of Law Continuing appointment (“union employees with continuing appointment contract”) Celeste Feather
Associate Law Librarian for Library Services
June 2003
38
Cornell University Law School Continuing appointment (after six years of of multi-year contracts) Claire Germain
Director
October 2010
39
Creighton University School of Law Continuing appointment (“annual renewable contracts”) Kay L. Andrus
Director
July 2003

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Dayton, University of, School of Law Law Library Tenure-Track Faculty Thomas Hanley
Director
March 2004
41
Denver, University of, College of Law Employees at will April 2003
DePaul University College of Law Employees at will Allen R. Moye
Director
June 2004
(New contact information added, June 2005)
42
Detroit College of Law, see Michigan State University
43
Detroit Mercy, University of,
School of Law
Tenure track law librarians May 2006
44
District of Columbia, University of, David A. Clarke School of Law Continuing appointment Brian L. Baker
Director of the Law Library
April 2003
45
Drake University Law School Tenure track law library faculty John D. Edwards
Director of the Law Library
July 2003
46
Drexel University, Earle Mack School of Law Employees at will Peter J. Egler Legal
Interim Director, Research Center
March 2009
47
Duke University School of Law Continuing appointment Librarians Assembly: Governing Documents
48
Duquesne University School of Law
49
Elon University School of Law (Greensboro, NC) Employees at will Kathleen McLeod
Associate Dean for Library and Information Services
March 2009

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Emory University School of Law Employees at will Robin Screiber
Director
March 2004
51
Faulkner University,
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law (Montgomery, Alabama)
Continuing appointment (“Our law librarians have faculty status, but it is on a continuing contract basis.”) Tim Chinaris
Director
June 2007
52
Florida A & M University College of Law Continuing appointment Grace Mills
Director
June 2005
53
Florida Coastal School of Law Employees at will Martha Smith
Associate Director
November 2003
54
Florida International University College of Law Continuing appointment Matthew P. Downs
Director
June 2005
55
Florida State University College of Law Continuing appointment (have “general faculty” title, but do not earn tenure) Sally Wise Survey (see “About this web page”)
56
Florida, University of,
Fredric G. Levin College of Law
Tenure track library faculty Career Development Handbook, Tenure and Promotion Guidelines for Library Faculty and Supervisors
57
Fordham University School of Law Employees at will Robert J. Nissenbaum
Director
September 2007
58
Franklin Pierce Law Center Employees at will Judith A. Gire
Director
August 2005
59
George Mason University School of Law Continuing appointment (“contract professionals with annual appointments”) Rae Ellen Best
Associate Director for Technical Services
August 2003

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George Washington University Law School Employees at will Scott Pagel
Director
March 2004
61
Georgetown University Law Center Continuing appointment ( “Academic and Administrative Professionals” eligible for multi-year renewable contracts) Peggy Fry
Associate Director
August 2003

62

Georgia State University College of Law Continuing appointment (Non-tenure track, eligible for promotion from Librarian I – IV) June 2003
63
Georgia, University of, School of Law Annual contract and annual intent to renew letters Sally Wise Survey (see “About this web page”)
64
Golden Gate University School of Law Employees at will (some “are also considered adjunct faculty for the legal research classes that they teach”) Margaret Arnold
Director
June 2004
65
Gonzaga University School of Law Tenure-track or employees at will (two tracks – non-director law librarians can choose between “tenure-track law faculty positions” or “professional at-will positions”) June Stewart
Director
September 2005
66
Hamline University School of Law Employees at wills See Hamline Staff Guidebook
Susan Kiefer
Director
August 2004
67
Harvard University Law School Employees at will June 2003
68
Hawaii, University of, William S. Richardson School of Law Tenure track Job announcement available formerly listed on AALLNet.Org
March 2004
69
Hofstra University School of Law Employees at will New Director Forthcoming, July 1
June 2004

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Houston, University of, Law Center Continuing appointment Governance of Librarians in the University of Houston Libraries (February 28, 2003)
August 2003 (listing updated May 2006)
71
Howard University School of Law Employees at will Rhea Ballard-Thrower
Director
March 2004
72
Idaho, University of, College of Law Tenure-track (“faculty at large”, tenure track through the university librarians) May 2006
73
Illinois Institute of Technology,
Chicago-Kent College of Law
Employees at will Tom Gaylord
Law Librarian
July 2003
74
Illinois, University of, College of Law Tenure track library faculty Lee Peoples Survey (see “About this web page”)
75
Indiana – Bloomington, University of,
School of Law
Tenure-track (through university library system) May 2006
76
Indiana – Indianapolis, University of,
School of Law
Tenure track library faculty University of Indiana Library Faculty Handbook (no longer available on-line)
77
Inter-American University of Puerto Rico School of Law
78
Iowa, University of, College of Law Continuing appointment (“career status after a probationary period”) Mary Ann Nelson
Director
July 2011
(update/clarification)
79
John Marshall Law School (Atlanta)
Law Library
Employees at will Michael Lynch
Director
July 2004
John Marshall Law School (Chicago) Employees at will Gwen Gregory
Associate Director
September 2009
81
Kansas, University of, School of Law Tenure track law library faculty Joe Custer
Associate Director
August 2005
82
Kentucky, University of, College of Law Tenure track library faculty University Policy on Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure for Librarians (pdf document)
83
Lewis and Clark Law School Employees at will (“but have ‘adjunct faculty status” during the semesters they teach Advanced Legal Research”) August 2003
84
Liberty University School of Law Employees at will Barbara Baxter
Director
March 2006
85
Louisiana State University,
Paul M. Hebert Law Center
Tenure track (“Eligible for tenure”) See University Bylaws and Regulations (pdf) (search for sections 2-6 and 2-7)
86
Louisville, University of,
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
Tenure track (“Eligible for tenure”). The Redbook (see source note at right) does not specifically address the question of librarian tenure. In 2005, a provision making librarians ineligible for tenure was deleted, allowing the university library faculty and the law faculty to change their governing documents to allow for librarian tenure. University “Redbook”, Chapter 3: Organization and Governance of the Academic Programs; see explanatory text at the end of Section 3.1.1.
87
Loyola Marymount University – Los Angeles,
School of Law
Employees at will Karen Verdugo
Associate Director
June 2004
88
Loyola University Chicago School of Law Employees at will (non-director librarians are “the same as exempt staff and non-reappointment can be issued at any time”) Frederick D. Barnhart
Associate Director
July 2004 (with follow-up, April 2005)
89
Loyola University New Orleans School of Law Law Library Tenure-Track Faculty University Faculty Handbook, Chapter 11: Librarians (pdf) (currently under revision)

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Maine, University of, School of Law Continuing appointment (with union bargaining rules) See Professional Staff contract/agreement at http://www.maine.edu/pdf/UMPSA.PDF (PDF file) (The main page for labor relations information at Maine is http://www.maine.edu/labrel.html).
June 2004
91
Marquette University Law School Continuing appointment Patricia Cervenka
Director
June 2004
Maryland, University of, School of Law Continuing appointment (“eligible for continuing status”) Pamela Bluh
Associate Director
March 2004
92
McGeorge School of Law, see University of the Pacific
93
Memphis, University of, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
94
Mercer University,
Walter F. George School of Law
Continuing appointment (“annual renewable contracts”) Suzanne Cassidy
Director
July 2004
95
Miami, University of, School of Law Continuing appointment Law-Lib Job Posting, 7/8/1999
96
Michigan, University of, School of Law Continuing appointment (“a presumption of continued appointment after we complete any probationary period”) Margaret Leary
Director
See also: Bylaws of the Board of Regents and the University’s Standard Practice Guide (search for librarian)
March 2004
97
Michigan State University,
Detroit College of Law
Employees at will Charles Ten Brink
Director
August 2003
98
Minnesota, University of, Law School Continuing appointment March 2003
99
Mississippi College School of Law Continuing appointment Brian Huddleston (formerly worked here)
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Mississippi, University of, School of Law
101
Missouri – Columbia, University of,
School of Law
Continuing appointment (” more analogous to the university’s professional and administrative staff than to faculty”) Martha J. Dragich
Forner Director
August 2005
102
Missouri – Kansas City, University of,
School of Law
Continuing appointment (“non-director librarians are ‘academic appointments’. None of them have tenure or are tenure track. However, some of them participate in the library promotion system (Library 1-4) and go up through the campus P&T committee. All of their contracts are on an annual basis.”) Paul D. Callister
Director
August 2005See also: UMKC Librarians’ Council Handbook
103
Montana, University of, School of Law Continuing appointment (annual contracts)

Fritz Snyder
Director
July 2011

104
Nebraska, University of, College of Law Faculty-eligible, then University Tenure Track (as best as I can tell) University Board of Regents Policy (see Sections 4.2.9 and 4.3); (no longer available on-line)
105
Nevada – Las Vegas, University of, William S. Boyd School of Law Librarians are tenure-track academic faculty under the University Handbook University Handbook Title 5, (see Section 4.1.1 and 4.3.1)
106
New England School of Law Employees at will Anne M. Acton
Director
October 2005
107
New Mexico, University of,
School of Law
Tenure-track law library faculty Carol A. Parker
Associate Dean for Library and Information Technology
September 2010
108
New York at Buffalo, State University of, School of Law University Library Tenure Track Faculty University Library Faculty Governance Documents (no longer available on-line)
109
New York Law School

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New York University School of Law Tenure-track (“All professional librarians (those with JD/MLS OR double masters) have library tenure similar to faculty tenure. Start with a contract for 3 years, after 7 can get tenure.”) May 2006
111
North Carolina Central University School of Law Continuing appointment (“either a one year or three year renewable contract”) Deborah Mayo Jefferies
Director
September 2005
112
North Carolina, University of, School of Law Continuing appointment (Faculty appointment possible, but is non-tenure track) Sally Wise Survey (see “About this web page”)
113
North Dakota, University of, School of Law At will Rhonda R. Schwartz
Director
July 2011
(update/clarification)
114
Northeastern University School of Law Employees at will Sarah Hooke Lee
Director
June 2004
115
Northern Illinois University College of Law Library Faculty Tenure (using university-wide criteria) University Constitution, Article 5 (see Section 5.21 and the discussion of librarians therein)
116
Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law Tenure Track Law Library Faculty September 2003
117
Northwestern University
School of Law
Employees at will May 2005
118
Notre Dame, University of, School of Law Non-tenure track library faculty. Sally Wise Survey (see “About this web page”). See section 3 (c) of the Faculty Handbook (pdf).
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Nova Southeastern University,
Shepard Broad Law Center
Employees at will August 2003

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Ohio Northern University,
Claude W. Pettit College of Law
Tenure track law library faculty Nancy Armstrong
Director
See 2004-2005 University Faculty Handbook (Covers professional librarians at the university in general; the law school faculty handbook has more specific information about the law librarians, but it is not online.)
June 2004
121
Ohio State University College of Law Employees at will Carole Hinchcliff
Associate Director
June 2003
122
Oklahoma City University School of Law Employees at will See Staff Handbook, specifically the Employment Acknowledgement Form
Patti Monk
June 2005
123
Oklahoma, University of, College of Law Employees at will Alma Singleton
Director
See also OU Staff handbook
June 2004
124
Oregon, University of, School of Law Continuous appointment May 2006
125
Pace University School of Law Employees at will Marie Newman
Director
June 2004
126
Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law Tenure track (as part of the university library) See the University Policy Manual, specifically HR-21, Definition of Academic Ranks and HR-23, Promotion and Tenure Procedures and Regulations.
June 2004
127
Pennsylvania, University of, School of Law Employees at will Paul George
Director
See also: Univeristy Policy Manual
March 2004
128
Pepperdine University
Odell McConnel Law Center
Continuing appointment Daniel Martin
Director
June 2004
129
Phoenix School of Law Employees at will Kris Niedringhaus
Director
June 2007

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Pittsburgh, University of, School of Law Continuing appointment (“‘Faculty librarian'”, non-tenure track, with 1, 2, or 3 year appointments, and then “‘expectation of continuing appointment'”). University Faculty Handbook
131
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law
132
Puerto Rico, University of, School of Law
133
Quinnipiac College School of Law Continuing appointment (“contract professionals with annual appointments”) Ann DeVeaux
Director
June 2004
134
Regent University School of Law “Tenure Track Available” Law-Lib Job Posting, 01/11/00
135
Richmond, University of, School of Law Continuing appointment (“university faculty status” with “annual appointments”) August 2003
136
Roger Williams University
Ralph R. Papotto School of Law
Employees at will Gail Winson
Director
June 2004
137
Rutgers University – Camden, School of Law Tenure track library faculty University Regulations and Procedures Manual (apparently no long on-line)
138
Rutgers University – Newark,
School of Law
Tenure track library faculty University Regulations and Procedures Manual (apparently no long on-line)
139
St. John’s University School of Law Continuing appointment (“‘Administrative status’ (for a dual-degree position)”) Law-Lib Job Posting, 08/10/98
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St. Louis University School of Law Eligible for tenure-track faculty appointment See on-line University Policies.
141
St. Mary’s University School of Law Tenure track library faculty Sally Wise Survey (see “About this web page”)
142
St. Thomas University School of Law (Florida) Employees at will Karl Gruben
Director
March 2004
143
St. Thomas (Minnesota) Continuing appointment (“a new status of ‘continuing appointment’ was created within the university when the law school was established; policies details are still underdevelopment”) Margaret Axtmann
Associate Director
July 2005
144
Samford University,
Cumberland School of Law
Continuing appointment (“the librarians work under an ‘annual agreement'”) Becky Clapp
Director
July 2004
145
San Diego, University of, School of Law Employees at will (“Librarians are administrators under at will contracts.”) June 2003
146
San Francisco, University of, School of Law Continuing appointment (“Probationary, two-year appointments, and regular appointments depending on rank.”) Sally Wise Survey (see “About this web page”)
147
Santa Clara University School of Law Continuing appointment (“Academic staff: librarian (term employment, eligible for continuing status)”) Mary Hood
Associate Director
March 2003
148
Seattle University School of Law Non-tenure track Law-Lib Job Posting, 7/5/02
149
Seton Hall University School of Law
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South Carolina, University of, School of Law Tenure track See Tenure Policy and Criteria (PDF)
Pamela Melton, Assoc. Director, June 2005
Duncan E. Alford, Director February 2010 (link updated)
151
South Dakota, University of, School of Law
152
South Texas College of Law Employees at will David G. Cowan
Director
August 2005
153
Southern California, University of, School of Law Continuing appointment (“eligible for continuing appointment”) Pauline Aranas
Acting Director
July 2011
(update/clarification)
154
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale School of Law Tenure track library faculty Promotion and Tenure Standards
(or in WordPerfect)
155
Southern Methodist University
School of Law
Employees at will Gail Daly
Director
March 2004
156
Southern University Law Center (Louisiana) Continuing appointment, after six years. (“The professional law librarians at the are continuing appointment employees after six years of consecutive employment. From 0- 6 years they are at will employees.”) Alvin A.Roche’ Jr.
Director
May 2006
157
Southwestern University School of Law Employees at will Linda Whisman
Director
June 2004
Stanford University School of Law Continuing appointment March 2004
158
State University of New York, see New York at Buffalo
159
Stetson University School of Law Employees at will Rebecca S. Trammell
Director
April 2010

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Suffolk University School of Law Continuing appointment (“Librarians are non-tenure, non-faculty administrative positions with annual renewable contracts.”) Betsy McKenzie
Law Library Director
June 2003
161
Syracuse University College of Law Employees at will Gregory Ewing
Reference Librarian
July 2006 (Information revised)
162
Temple University,
James E. Beasley School of Law
Continuing appointment John Necci
Director
May 2006
163
Tennessee, University of,
College of Law
Tenure track law library faculty William J. Beintema
Director
June 2004
164
Texas – Austin, University of,
School of Law
165
Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law Employees at will Keffus S. Falls
Director, Human Resources
June 2004
166
Texas Tech University School of Law Continuing appointment (“Librarians are staff on continuing status contracts”) Robert Hu
Associate Director
July 2003
167
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law “Tenure-track academic faculty” See the University Faculty Handbook (PDF), specifically secion 5.13 at page 5-5 and 5-6.
168
Thomas Jefferson School of Law Employees at will Karla Castetter
Director
June 2004

169

Thomas M. Cooley Law School Employees at will

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Toledo, University of, College of Law Employees at will Don Arndt
Interim Director
See also University Policy on Terminations, specifically paragraph 6
June 2004
171
Touro College,
Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Employees at will April Schwartz
Library Director
(Information received June 2004; point of contact changed April 2005)
172
Tulane University School of Law Continuing appointment Lancy Query
Acting Director
November 2006
173
Tulsa, University of, College of Law Employees at will See Office of Personnel Service, Employee Relations, specifically the model Offer Letter for administrative and non-faculty professional positions
Richard Ducey
Director
August 2004
174
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law Continuing appointment (annual contracts) Matthew P. Downs
Director
July 2011
175
Utah, University of, College of Law
Tenure track Lee Warthen
Assistant Director
March 2004
176
Valparaiso University School of Law
Continuing appointment (“Have faculty rank and are eligible for a continuing contract.”) Mary Persyn
Law Library Director
177
Vanderbilt University Law School
Continuing appointment (after a probationary six-month period) Martin Cerjan
Director
March 2004
178
Vermont Law School
Employees at will (“some librarians are adjunct faculty for the semesters they teach”) Diane F. Frake
Associate Director
August 2005

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Villanova University School of Law

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Virginia, University of, School of Law
Continuing appointment (“There is an expectation of continuous appointment after the 6 year review of a librarian–it’s akin to tenure but weaker. In practice, it is hard to remove someone after that period and they are entitled to a year’s notice.”) May 2006
181

Wake Forest University School of Law
Employees at will Maureen Eggert
Assistant Director for Research Services
July 2003
182
Washburn University School of Law
Continuing appointment (year to year contracts) John E. Christensen
Director
July 2011
(update/clarification)
183

Washington and Lee University
School of Law

Continuing appointment (“No long-term contracts, though possibly implied.”) Sally Wise Survey (see “About this web page”)
184
Washington University in St. Louis
School of Law
Employees at will Philip Berwick
Associate Dean For Information Resources
September 2007
185
Washington, University of, School of Law
Continuing appointment (“Renewable Appointments at initial ranks, eligible for promotion to higher rank with ‘ “Permanent and Continuing Appointment'”) University of Washington Gallagher Law Library: Appointment and Promotion of Librarians (Word Document, updated 2012)
186
Wayne State University Law School
Continuing appointment (though tenure track status could apparently be available for some positions) Georgia A. Clark
Director
June 2004
187
West Virginia University College of Law
Continuing appointment (They are university “library faculty” and are “entitled to retention and promotion but not tenure”.) Camille Riley
Director
June 2004
188
Western New England College School of Law
Employees at will August 2003

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Western State University School of Law (California)
Employees at will Cindy Parkhurst
Director
August 2005

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Whittier College Law School
Employees at will J. Denny Haythorn
Director
July 2011
(update/clarification)
191
Widener University School of Law Continuing appointment (“at will annual contract”) Michael Slinger
Director
July 2011
(update/clarification)
192
Willamette University
Truman Wesley Collins Legal Center
Continuing appointment (one-year renewable contracts) (See Employee Handbook for Administrators and Professional Employees)

Richard F. Breen
Law Library Director
March 2003

193
William & Mary School of Law
Employees at will James Heller
Director
March 2004
194
William Mitchell College of Law
Employees at will Ann Bateson
Director
June 2004
195
Wisconsin, University of, Law School
Continuing appointment May 2006
196
Wyoming, University of, College of Law
Continuing appointment (“extended term contract of five years”) Sally Wise Survey (see “About this web page”)
197
Yale University Law School
Continuing appointment (“continuing appointment status somewhat comparable to tenure once they successfully are promoted to the Librarian III level”) Blair Kaufman
Director
August 2005
198
Yeshiva University
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Employees at will Lynn Wishart
Law Library Director
June 2003