The Research and User Services Librarian provides reference and research support to the Michigan Law patron community and is the point person for the Law Library's student outreach initiatives.  The Research and User Services Librarian reports to the Head of Emerging Legal Technology. Spring/Summer 2025 graduates are encouraged to apply.

Founded in 1859, Michigan Law School is one of the world's leading institutions of legal education and enjoys a reputation for academic excellence. Michigan is consistently ranked among the top law schools in the nation and enjoys international renown for its intellectual rigor, stunning physical surroundings, preeminent faculty scholarship, and a community noted for collegiality and warmth. Michigan Law has an exceptional and cooperative community of talented and interesting students, with 1000 in the J.D. and 40 in the LLM. programs. Our commitments to collegiality, constructive and challenging debate, and enabling our students to pursue a wide range of options explain why the Law School has long been committed to diversity along many dimensions. Our graduates serve with distinction in the private, public, non-profit, and academic sectors, in large numbers in every major market in the nation and internationally.

The Law Library holds one of the world's most comprehensive collections of foreign, comparative, and international law materials. The University of Michigan is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, which is considered among the best places in the United States to live and work.  With over 1 million volumes, the Law Library has one of the world's premier collections.

• Work with the Head of Emerging Legal Technology to create and coordinate outreach and instruction initiatives for law students
• Perform in-depth, expert legal and non-legal research for law faculty
• Assist and back-up the Faculty Research Librarian in managing the Faculty Research Service
• Provide reference service in all areas of law for all jurisdictions, as well as in non-law subject areas
• Participate in the evening and weekend rotation at the reference desk
• Collaborate with the Law Library's social media team to develop social media strategy for marketing the library's spaces, resources, services, and staff. Create and post content on the Law Library's social media accounts in accordance with Library policy
• Provide ad hoc synchronous and asynchronous research instruction sessions for law school classes and individual or group research consultations
• Create and update research guides, FAQs, and other information provided to patrons
• Fill in for other reference librarians and provide back-up supervision for unit functions during vacations and other absences, as needed
• Other duties as assigned

• J.D. from ABA accredited law school
• Knowledge of and proficiency with a wide range of legal information sources and research methods
• Demonstrated experience performing legal research in an academic, court, or law firm setting
• Ability to work evening and weekends at the reference desk on a rotating basis

• Master's degree for an ALA accredited school of information or library science
• Licensed to practice law in one or more U.S. states
• Some experience performing reference work in an academic law library and/or experience in a large research library
• Some experience preparing and delivering educational programs
• Ability to work with foreign language materials

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

It is the policy of the University of Michigan to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and other applicable federal and state laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability.  Pursuant to the 2025-2029 UM LEO-GLAM agreement, each appointing unit will designate an administrative contact ("administrative designee") who is responsible for communicating with the necessary parties about accommodation requests made by Employees in that appointing unit on each campus. The Administrative Designee for the [APPOINTING UNIT]  is [NAME OF ADMINISTRATIVE DESIGNEE]. They may be reached at [EMAIL OF ADMIN DESIGNEE].

  
Applications are accepted and reviewed on an ongoing basis. Ideally a candidate would start by the beginning of the Fall term.

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.