Position: Principal Law Librarian
Location: Supreme Court, Twelfth Judicial District
Bronx, NY
Base salary: $53,141 + location pay $729
Classification: Non-competative
Qualifications: One year permanent competative class service in senior law
librarian title or three years in law librarian title OR Masters Degree
from an accredited school of library science and five years of work
experience in a law library or library specializing in the social sciences, one
year of which must be in an administrative position OR law degree from an
accredited law school and five years of work experience in a law library
or library specializing in social sciences one year of which must be in
an administrative position OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
While these are minimum qualifications for this title, consideration may
be given to education and experience directly related to the assignment.
distinguising features of work: Under general supervision, Principal
law librarians are responsible for providing professional library
service and assisting the Chief Law Librarian in the formulation and
implementation of statewide legal research collection policies and
directly participating in statewide library planning. They evalulate existing
library systems and services for sufficiency in meeting the needs of the
users of the collection, and set standards for the currency, relevance,
and completelness of these systems and services. They serve as a resource
for new developments in the law library profession, resolve complex questions
related to the application of library classification and cataloging
systems, and coordinate resource sharing among several collections.
Principal law llibrarians, in concert with the local administrative
office, are responsible for budget preparation, resource allocation, and
other administrative duties. Principal Law Librarians supervise Senior
Law Librarians, Law Librarians and clerical personnel, and may perform
legal research and other related duties.
Principal Law Librarns generally have direct reponsiblity for a legal
research collection that is extensive and specialized. Such collections
are the largest in the Unified Court System and have access to several
automated legal research and libary systesm, and regularly serve a very
large number of judges. In addition, Principal Law Librarians may be
responsible for several chambers collections and overseeing the operations
of several geographically separate collections (other than those in
individual chambers).
Assignment: Bronx Supreme Court Law Library
General Information: The above statement are intended to describe the
general nature and level of work being performed by persons assigned to
this title. They do not include all job duties performed by employees
in the title and every position does not necessarily require the same
duties. Although a position is available and situated at a specific
location, the appointee may be subject to reassignment to any position
in the same title in thes promotion unit depending on the needs of the
Unified Court System. All applications received from this announcement
may be used to fill any vacancies in this title that may occur in this
court or agency within the next three months. Special arrangements for
the disabled may be made by contacting the Coordinator of Special
Accomodations at (212) 417-5891 prior to the interview. Postions available
at the present time - One (1)
Submit to :
Mr Michael Burke
Chief Clerk VII
Bronx Supreme Court
851 Grand concourse
Bronx, New York 10451
Applicants are encouraged to complete the EEO data collection form
Posting Date: January 12, 1994
Applications must be received or postmarked by ; February 2, 1994
New York State Unified court System is an EEO Employer
women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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