The Committee on the Economic Status of Law Librarians ensures sustained attention on issues involving law librarian compensation.
The committee monitors the work of other associations sharing an interest in compensation and pay equity for law librarians and related professions. When appropriate, the committee conveys ideas and suggestions on improving compensation and pay equity to the AALL Executive Board and to AALL members.
The committee strives to develop and maintain a compilation of best practices related to improving compensation of law librarians including:
- increasing and improving marketing, public relations, negotiating skills and advocacy;
- monitoring scholarly developments in the fields of labor economics, human resource management and related fields -- developments relevant to advancing the economic well-being of law librarians;
- working collaboratively with the Public Relations Committee, Chapters and other AALL entities on how law librarians’ skills can be leveraged in a changing environment and;
- assisting the Executive Board in facilitating salary-equity studies to document law librarians' compensation as compared to other professionals in their work environments.