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AALL Biennial Salary Survey and Organizational Characteristics

The only source for up-to-date comparative salary information for law librarians, broken out (and cross-tabbed) by position, region, education, years in current position, years of library experience, and membership in AALL. The survey is available online for free for AALL members only.

Economic Status of Law Librarians Committee

Economic Status of Law Librarians Toolkit

The AALL Committee on the Economic Status of Law Librarians created this toolkit to help law librarians - in law firms, academia, and government settings - advocate for improvements in compensation, both individually and collectively. 

AALL Continuing Professional Education Programs

Salary Negotiation Skills for Law Librarians (www.aallnet.org/stream/)

Date: July 2004

AALL Spectrum Articles

The AALL Biennial Salary Survey

The law librarian's tool for fair compensation in the best--and worst--of times

by Femi Cadmus and Loretta Orndoff

AALL Spectrum, November 2009, vol. 14, no. 2

Talk the HR Talk

Understanding law librarian salary figures and surveys

by Regina A. Watson

AALL Spectrum, September/October 2008, vol. 13, no. 1

Employee Compensation

How does HR see us, how do we see ourselves?

by Jocelyn D. Stilwell

AALL Spectrum, September/October 2007, vol. 12, no. 1

Lighting a Fire under a Bushel

How to ignite law librarians’ compensation, recruitment, and job satisfaction

by Ellie Slade

AALL Spectrum, February 2006, vol. 10, no. 4

The Librarian’s Taboo: Negotiating Salaries

Session provides tips to increase job compensation

by Elizabeth G. Adelman

AALL Spectrum, September/October 2004, vol. 9, no. 1