Description

The Law Library at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law has an opening for an Assistant Director, Public Services.  This management position offers a great opportunity to develop, implement, and manage services.  The deadline for applications for this position is October 15, 2025.  

 For more information and to apply for this job please go to:  https://workforum.memphis.edu/postings/45538.  The job application period closes October 15, 2025.   Please submit a cover letter, resume, list of three references, and an online application.

 JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:  Develops, directs, coordinates, supervises, and manages the operations, services, and personnel of the Law Library Public Services Department. Services and operations include reference, research, circulation, reserve collections, interlibrary loan, and stacks maintenance. Oversees and provides reference, research, and access services to Law School faculty, students and staff, members of the University community, attorneys, and the general public. Develops, coordinates, implements, and participates in Law Library instructional programs and teaching services, including teaching as part of the Legal Methods program and teaching for credit specialized and advanced research courses. (Additional responsibilities are listed in the online job posting). 

AVAILABLE:  Immediately.

 SALARY AND BENEFITS: Salary Range: $100,100 - $106,000.   Excellent benefits.  No state income tax. Support for professional travel and activities. 

Memphis Law offers an outstanding educational program within an R1 research university.  Our affordable tuition attracts a dedicated and hard-working student body. Our downtown home, in the beautifully restored U.S. Customs House, Courthouse, and Post Office overlooking the Mississippi River, perennially ranks as the best law school facility in the nation. The city of Memphis is an attractive location in Tennessee, and is world-renowned for its music, food, and hospitality. 

Requirements

MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATIONS: Requires a Master’s degree in library and information science or relevant area from an ALA accredited school and a Juris Doctorate from an ABA accredited law school and a minimum of six (6) years of experience as a librarian in an academic law library.  Must have experience using the Innovative Interfaces Integrated System, or a similar library system, in an academic law library and previous supervisory experience.

 Preferred qualifications are a working knowledge of the circulation module of the Innovative Interfaces Integrated System, or a similar library system, and experience with interlibrary loan services.