Director of the Wiener-Rogers Law Library and Associate or Professor of Law [R0150325]

University of Nevada Las Vegas•Las Vegas, MD

About The Position

The William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Boyd Law) is seeking applications for the position of Director of the Wiener-Rogers Law Library and Associate Professor or Professor of Law. This full-time faculty appointment is tenured or tenure-track dependent on the successful candidate’s experience. The Director will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of legal information services at Boyd Law, ensuring the library remains a vibrant hub for research, teaching, and innovation.

Requirements

A Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an ABA-accredited law school.
A Master’s degree in Library and Information Science (M.L.I.S. or equivalent) or Master of Library Science (M.L.S or equivalent) from an American Library Association (ALA)-accredited program.
Experience with mentoring a diverse range of law library professionals and having at least five years of progressively responsible experience in an academic or law library, including management and supervisory roles.
Demonstrated expertise in legal research, library administration, and emerging technologies.
Demonstrated strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated commitment to principles of job equity and the ethics principles of AALL.

Nice To Haves

Evidence of scholarly activity and professional service.
Experience with strategic planning and accreditation processes.
Familiarity with legal research tools and data analytics.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership and overall administration of the law library, encompassing budgeting, personnel management, and policy development.
Oversee the collection development and management of both print and electronic resources to meet the curricular, scholarly, and space needs of the law school community.
Ensure compliance with ABA and AALS accreditation standards.
Support faculty scholarship by maintaining and further developing Boyd Law’s unique F aculty Liaison Program which pairs law library and law faculty to undertake complex research projects.
Foster a culture of innovation by harnessing emerging technologies and best practices in legal information services.
Employ a progressive vision to maximize physical space design and usage to promote student learning and foster community among the student body.
Engage in faculty governance, scholarly research, and professional service.
Oversee library hiring, supervision, evaluation of library faculty and staff, and the allocation of responsibilities among library faculty and staff.
Represent the law library within the law school, the university, the local legal and library communities, and the broader national legal academy.