Division: Access Services Division
Salary Grade: 7
Reports To: Director, Access Services Division

PURPOSE:
Working with the Division Director, this position will help to develop and implement divisional goals. Must supervise and manage seven remote library branches, and will participate in community outreach programs throughout Los Angeles County. Will be involved in marketing the Law Library’s services, beyond traditional Library activities and resources, to current and potential users.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervise, direct, and evaluate branch staff through hiring, training, overseeing work product, counseling, disciplining, and completing performance evaluations.
  
• Assist in implementing a marketing plan that will effectively carry the Law Library’s services to the legal community and public libraries throughout LA County.
  
• Maintain professional memberships and represent the Law Library in local, state and national library associations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Supervise all branch assistants and branch functions.
  
• Review and analyze multiple areas of collection management and recommend new materials, formats, additional or replacements copies; weeding.
  
• Ability to communicate to many audiences including the Director of Access Services, the Executive Director, other Division Directors and Supervisors, and staff.
  
• Promote high quality customer service through training and leading by example.
  
• Professional and efficient handling of complex references inquiries.

MINIMUM REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to assist in the development of marketing plans.
  
• Ability to speak well and knowledgably about available Law Library programs and resources before small and large groups of legal professionals.
  
• Exercise sound business judgment and make independent decisions in keeping with Law Library policies and procedures.
  
• Knowledge of legal print and electronic resources in order to share legal information with users having diverse backgrounds and a range of research skill levels.
  
• Must be able to effectively supervise all branch operations, deal with difficult users, explain and fairly enforce Law Library procedures as they apply to staff and users, and demonstrate use of Law Library equipment.

EDUCATION/TRAINING REQUIREMENT:

• Graduate degree from a school or institution accredited by the American Library Association.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years of direct experience managing a department within a public/academic library or the library of a law firm.
  
• 2+ years of demonstrated supervisory experience, preferably in a multi-site organization.

LACLL offers an excellent benefit package.

TO APPLY

Send resume, cover letter, and names, addresses, and phone numbers for three professional references to:

Susan Niemeyer, J.D. Email: jp1001@lalawlibrary.org
Manager, Human Resources
Los Angeles County Law Library
301 W. 1st Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012