Faculty Services Librarian and Assistant Professor of Law

Faculty Services Librarian and Assistant Professor of Law

Position Title Faculty Services Librarian and Assistant Professor of Law

Department

Department Part-Time Law Program

Position Category

Position Category Faculty

Job Description

Under the general supervision of the Associate Director of the Law Library, the Faculty Services Librarian oversees research assistants, specialized research, and instructional and scholarly support services to law faculty. This position plays a central role in advancing faculty teaching resources and scholarship by delivering research assistance, providing training on instructional resources, and supporting the integration of legal research into the curriculum.

The Faculty Services Librarian holds a non-tenure-track faculty appointment and will teach various legal research courses and potentially other courses within the law school curriculum

J.D. degree from an ABA
-approved law school and experience in an academic law library;
Master of Library and Information Science degree from an ALA
-accredited program, or significant graduate-level coursework toward such a degree

Law library reference desk, help desk, or other customer service experience; familiarity with law library operations; familiarity with bibliographic classification systems, such as MARC , LC classification, or LCSH ; teaching, training, or other instruction experience; experience using technology for teaching or presenting to large groups; active law license; law practice experience.

Physical Demands

Campus

Campus Duncan School of Law

• provide sophisticated research and reference assistance to DSOL faculty
• provide legal research instruction to DSOL students and faculty via workshops and guest lectures
• provide research assistance to DSOL faculty and their research assistants
• teach for-credit courses in the law school curriculum, including, but not limited to, Legal Research
• serve as the liaison to the faculty to develop programming and provide services
• develop instructional and scholarship assistance to faculty
• oversee research assistants
• support current awareness and emerging technologies
• contribute to the Law Library s strategic initiatives
• participate in the planning and implementation of new Law Library programs and procedures
• serve on faculty committees as appointed by the Dean
• attend faculty meetings other mandatory events for faculty
• participate in the DSOL community by attending events and providing support to student activities
• meet all other requirements of the faculty as set forth in the DSOL Appendix to the LMU Employee Handbook
• other duties as assigned

Posting Number

Posting Number F01814P

Job Open Date

Job Open Date 07/01/2026

Job Close Date

Job Close Date 11/01/2026

Open Until Filled Yes

Special Instructions Summary

About the Institution

Lincoln Memorial University is a values-based learning community dedicated to providing educational experiences in the liberal arts and professional studies. The main campus is located in Harrogate, Tennessee. For more information about employment opportunities, contact the Office of Human Resources at  or human resources .

AA/EEO Statement

Lincoln Memorial University is an Equal Opportunity education institution. Lincoln Memorial University prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability, veteran status, military status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, and genetic information in all University programs and activities.

The University will conduct criminal background checks on all employees. Background checks may include but are not limited to confirmation of the individual’s identity, credit information, motor vehicle driving record, review of an individual’s criminal conviction record (if any), verification of any license, and certificate or degree required for the position.

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