Library Assistant 2
Listed on 2026-08-10
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Administrative/Clerical
Library, Education Administration -
Education / Teaching
Library, Education Administration
Department: Law Library Salary/Grade: NEX/10
Target hiring range for this position will be between $18.42- $23.40 per hour. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.
Job SummaryThe Pritzker Legal Research Center of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law invites applications for the full-time, permanent position of Evening Circulation and Fulfillment Assistant. Located in the heart of the Gold Coast on Northwestern's Chicago campus, the Pritzker Legal Research Center supports the research and instructional needs of more than 900 J.D. and LL.M. students and 90 residential faculty of the Northwestern University School of Law
We are looking for someone who enjoys building positive working relationships with a wide variety of people ranging from students to peers to faculty members. The successful candidate will join a team of librarians and staff who maintain a very collaborative work environment and will also have the freedom to work independently and must have a strong sense of responsibility and reliability.
Further information about the Pritzker Legal Research Center is available at the library's website
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Specific Responsibilities Circulation and Access- Performs full range of circulation functions including charging and discharging items, processing fines, placing holds, requesting items from other Northwestern libraries, helping patrons search for items. Maintains student lockers. Reports library facilities and maintenance requests to appropriate departments. Supervises students in this capacity as well.
- Performs full range of duties to maintain physical collection, including shelving, sorting, shifting, shelf reading, reclassifying items, locating missing books, and book repair. Supervises students in this capacity as well.
- Performs full range of duties related to patron requests including retrieving items from open and closed stacks, processing reserves, document scanning, fulfilling interlibrary loan requests, and delivery of materials.
- Closes the library on weekdays and opens the library periodically during intersession periods and summer months. Closing and opening duties include locking/unlocking various library staff and patron areas the main doors, computer lab and copy rooms; turning on/off lights throughout facility; receiving and processing newspapers; turning on/off circulation desk equipment. Full schedule details below.
- Participates in other library support services involving collection processing, library records, and new initiatives, as needed. Other duties as assigned.
- Supervises 1-2 staff.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications- A high school diploma or equivalent required.
- 2 years of administrative support or other relevant experience required.
- Must be exceptionally reliable and have demonstrated reliability in prior work experience.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and organizational skills.
- Ability to establish and maintain excellent working relationships with library users, especially students, coworkers, supervisors, and law school staff members.
- Careful attention to detail.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Flexibility and commitment to providing outstanding customer service.
- Ability to use Microsoft Office software.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to establish positive working relationships with a wide variety of people ranging from students to peers to faculty members.
- Strong sense of responsibility and reliability; must be able to assume responsibility for entire library facility during off-peak hours. Ability to perform physically demanding tasks such as shifting books and pushing book carts.
- Bachelor's degree or higher.
- Library circulation experience.
- Experience in an academic library environment.
- Facility using library research databases, integrated library systems such as Alma.
- Proficiency with digitization software.
- Familiarity with legal resources.
- Successful customer service experience in an organization that values a positive customer experience.
At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful and competitive benefits. The available benefits package for this position will include health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance; paid vacation and holidays; paid medical/sick and parental leave; tuition benefits for the employee and dependents; pre-tax and flex spending accounts for commuting and dependent care; generous retirement savings options; and wellness programs. For a comprehensive overview of available benefits, including eligibility details, visit us at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).
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