Research and Instruction Law Librarian - Hiring Two

Research and Instruction Law Librarians will have the following essential areas of responsibility: Legal Research, Reference & Instruction Provide expert reference services and in-depth research consultations. Deliver workshops, presentations, and embedded classroom instruction. Develop legal research guides and promote critical legal information literacy. Support faculty with legal research tools, including AI and emerging technologies. Curricular Instruction Teach legal research in the 1L Lawyering course and the LLM Principles of American Legal Research and Writing course. Design curricula, create instructional materials, and assess student learning. Prepare students for clinical work, legal practice, and the NextGen Bar Exam. Advanced Legal Research Course Responsibilities Design and teach advanced legal research courses (e.g., FCIL, business law, legal tech). Develop learning outcomes and assessments as instructor of record. Service & Professional Development Engage in outreach, orientation, and committee work across Cornell Law School and University Library. Contribute to professional conferences, publications, and collaborative initiatives. Candidate Profile JD from an ABA‑accredited program or equivalent; or combination of legal research competencies normally gained through a JD program. Master’s degree in library and/or information science from an ALA‑accredited institution; or academic law librarianship skills equivalent to those expected to be acquired from professional experience in an academic law setting. Demonstrated ability to conduct and teach U.S. legal research using U.S. legal information databases and print resources. Demonstrated knowledge about current pedagogical approaches to legal research curricular development and teaching, such as topical, programmatic, or advanced legal research courses in a law school or legal education, librarianship, or another relevant accredited program. Adept at working constructively in an environment of collaboration, inclusion, and openness to diverse perspectives in areas of assigned responsibility and as part of teams led by others. Effective and inclusive communication skills, both orally and in writing, with colleagues and with students and faculty. Ability to initiate, develop, manage, and assess projects and programs in collaboration with others, in alignment with organizational priorities and with a willingness to adapt as priorities shift. Preferred Qualifications Demonstrated knowledge about one or more of Tribal Law, Federal Indian Law, and Indigenous law research; New York legal research; Business Legal Research, and Foreign, Comparative, and International Legal Research. Ability to plan, organize, develop, and maintain subject‑specific research guides for use as research and instructional tools. Familiarity with bar preparation or bar examinations in any jurisdiction. Benefits 22 vacation days, 13 paid holidays, health insurance, life insurance, university retirement contributions, childcare and adoption assistance, and child tuition reimbursement. Funding is available to support professional training and research. Relocation assistance may be provided. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Consistent with Cornell’s practice, appointment to academic positions require candidates to disclose relevant information about their prior employment, including whether they have been found to have violated institutional or employer policies related to or governing unlawful discrimination and harassment, academic and research misconduct, or financial misconduct. We anticipate filling these positions at the academic rank of Assistant Librarian. #J-18808-Ljbffr