United States Courts is hiring: Supervisory Librarian in New York

Overview of the Position: The U.S. Court of International Trade is accepting applications for a Supervisory Librarian. The incumbent performs supervisory work related to administration and operational management within the court’s Library and Legal Services Section. The Supervisory Librarian reports to the Law Library Manager.

Responsibilities

• Supervise employees involved in library research, technical services, archives, and training activities, including assigning and reviewing work, evaluating performance, and handling disciplinary actions.
• Support the administration of the library by supervising and delivering legal research assignments, projects, and library services.
• Conduct complex research in various areas of the law, regulatory and legislative histories, and other court-related areas.
• Assist in developing, conducting, and coordinating training and orientation programs for all court employees.
• Provide training and guidance to law clerks and judges on the use of various legal research databases.
• Oversee the preparation of library publications, including print and electronic resources and current awareness services.
• Classify and catalog books, publications, and other materials based on subject matter of standard library classification systems.
• Maintain library collections and make recommendations.
• Manage and process library-related requisitions and purchase orders and request section funding needs to management.
• Oversee the development, updating, and maintenance of the library’s intra and internet web pages.
• Promote library and legal services resources to the court and bar.
• Assist with court and library specific short and long-range planning.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in library or information science from an ALA-accredited institution.
• Minimum of four years of library experience, preferably in a law library setting. Two years of progressively responsible supervisory experience that provided an opportunity to acquire skill in developing the interpersonal work relationships needed to lead a team of employees, the ability to exercise mature judgment, and knowledge of the basic concepts, principles, and theories of management, and the ability to understand the managerial policies applicable to the law library.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, analytical, and oral and written communication skills as well as a strong service orientation.
• Knowledge of legal resources and excellent legal research skills.
• Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, database, and publishing applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Experience with SirsiDynix, Dreamweaver, HTML, and/or Sharepoint.

Employee Benefits

The Judiciary offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, and participation in the Federal Employees’ Retirement System. For more information about the major benefits offered to most federal employees, visit this website.

Application Info

• Consideration will only be given to those who apply through the Court’s online application system.
• Upload a cover letter detailing relevant experience and how you satisfy the qualifications for the position and a resume. Attachments must be in pdf format (unless otherwise specified) and not be password protected. Files are limited to a size of 5 MB.

Only applicants selected for an interview will be notified. All application information is subject to verification. The Court reserves the right to modify, withdraw, or fill the vacancy announcement at any time, any of which actions may occur without prior written or other notice.

The federal Judiciary is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.