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Unemployed law librarians - AALL can help!AALL is now offering a discounted membership rate for AALL members who are recently unemployed. The discounted membership appears online and in all public records simply as an “Active” membership, but is billed at the student/retired rate ($41.25 instead of $163.50). The discounted rate is good through May 31, 2010.
Visit www.aallnet.org/about/unemployed-member-form.pdf to get the discounted rate. Unemployed AALL members can also contact Hannah Phelps (hphelps@aall.org or 312-205-8022) with any questions or for more information.
AALL Career Center
The only online job board targeted for law library jobs exclusively. Online you can:
AALL Placement Office
If you’re looking for the next step in your law library career, be sure to visit the AALL Placement Office during the 2010 AALL Annual Meeting in Denver.
AALL Continuing Professional Education Programs
Preparing for the Next Step In Your Career Can I succeed today with yesterday's skills? Do I have the qualities, skills and abilities necessary to compete and succeed? What do employers seek in candidates? What can I do to reach the next step in my career? Be proactive. Positioning yourself for the right career choices requires focused effort. It takes deliberate steps to increase your value proposition. Date: June 26, 2009 Cost: $45 AALL members; $60 non-members
Where the Jobs Are: Locating Law Librararian Job Openings Made Easy Date: July 2006
AALL Spectrum Articles
How tough times are affecting law libraries, and how you can fight back by Hillary Baker AALL Spectrum, June 2009, vol. 13, no. 8
How to find and interview for your first law library job by Katherine Marsh and Nathan Preuss AALL Spectrum, April 2008, vol. 12, no. 6
Hiring (or not) the Distance Grad Does completing the MLS/MLIS degree as a distance student significantly impact a law librarian’s career? by Charity S. Braceros and Tina S. Ching AALL Spectrum, March 2008, vol. 12, no. 5
Can an Academic Librarian become a Firm Librarian become a Court Librarian? Thoughts on becoming—and remaining—a law librarian in a variety of settings by Jennifer Murray AALL Spectrum, December 2007, vol. 12, no. 3
Law librarianship offers many satisfying directions within the profession by Deborah Hackerson AALL Spectrum, September/October 2006, vol. 11, no. 1
How to Get Behind the Reference Desk Academic Directors Share What They Look for in Reference Librarians by Rhonda Hankins AALL Spectrum, February 2003, vol. 7, no. 5
Law Library Journal Articles
The Zen of Law Librarian Job Interviews How to Interview for a Job and How to Interview the Job by Jennifer S. Murray Law Library Journal, Spring 2004, vol. 96, no. 2
Other Resources
CHARTING A NEW COURSE MID-CAREER Review of AALL Annual Meeting Program D2 by Tom Duggan PLL Perspectives, Fall 2009, Vol. 21, issue 1
EENIE, MEENIE, MINIE, MO…COUNTY, COURT, ACADEMIC, PRIVATE—SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO? Review of AALL Annual Meeting Program E3 by Randall J. Thompson PLL Perspectives, Fall 2009, Vol. 21, issue 1
17 Best Tips for Replying to a Help Wanted Ad KnowHR Blog, August 5, 2009
LOL - Laid Off Librarians in DC Geared towards law librarians in the Washington DC area, this site brings together resources, materials and a sense of community for a group of people who face unique challenges in this job market (private site).
Professional Edge: Before the Job Loss by Charlene Cunniffe Law Librarians in the New Millennium, May/June 2009
So, You’ve Lost Your Job. Now What? By Carol Barra LexisNexis Librarian Relations Group Monthly Columns, July 2009
The Law Librarians of Leisure Guide to Being Unemployed by Christine Sellers Law Librarians of Leisure Blog, June 10, 2009
Answer Maven Blog, May 4, 2009
Print Resumes and Business Cards FREE at Staples Visit any Staples store around the U.S. and print 20 resumes and 40 business cards for free from 4/26/09 through 6/13/09. Also check out the job searching tips on the career stimulus page.
Law Librarians of Leisure Blog by Christine Sellers A blog for unemployed law librarians, intended to "gather statistics, post jobs and advice, and provide a place where we can stay connected.”
Interview Tips: Biglaw to Small Law (Part I)by Elie Mystal AbovetheLaw.com 3/12/09
Interview Tips: Biglaw to Small Law (Part II)by Elie Mystal AbovetheLaw.com 3/13/09
After a Layoff, Law Librarian Starts 'A La Carte' Business by Thomas B. Scheffey The Connecticut Law Tribune, April 22, 2009 |
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