Law Librarian Resume

Tailor this law librarian resume to include your own experience, skills and
strengths as they relate to the law librarian job opportunity.

Articulate your suitability for the position in your objective statement to
immediately capture the reader's attention and interest. Your work experience
details should closely and concisely target the librarian job opportunity.

As an
information professional, your resume should very clearly demonstrate your
ability to synthesize and present your own information in the best possible
manner. 

SAMPLE LAW LIBRARIAN RESUME

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YOUR FULL NAME

Your mailing address
Your phone numbers
Your email address

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Objective Statement

Example:

Over 5 years experience providing high-level legal, business and law-related
reference and research services in a large law firm setting.

Relevant skills include:

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  Strong track record of in-depth specialized and technical  research for Litigation, Corporate and Financial projects.
  
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  Highly competent at locating information and providing reference services from a wide range of print resources and electronic databases.
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  Demonstrated ability to solve complex legal research problems and apply
  knowledge of legal reference sources.
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  Proven ability to professionally present information both verbally and in writing.
• Known to be able to quickly and calmly adapt to changing priorities and demands.
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  In-depth knowledge of the U.S. legal system, legal terminology and legal
  citation systems.

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Work Experience

Law Librarian

Hewson Lewis, Boston, MA

September 2014 - date

• Provide in-depth research for Corporate, Litigation, Financial and other areas to
  attorneys, paralegals and administrative staff using varied print and
  electronic research tools.
• Review, evaluate and select information resources according to currency, reliability, relevance and cost effectiveness.
  
• Respond to
  Litigation, Financial, Corporate and General reference questions.
• Compile and
  organize research information into a coherent and focused collection.
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  Effectively monitor, maintain and develop library collections.
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  Provide guidance and training on library resources to staff.
• Monitor and
  keep current with litigation, legislation and regulatory developments and advances in information resources.

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Education

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Master of Science in Library and Information Science (2014)

University of Washington

Bachelor of Science in Informatics (2012)

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Technical
Skills

• Lexis
• Westlaw
• Bloomberg
  Law
• HeinOnline
• D&B
• Hoovers
• MS Office

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Key Competencies

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  collaborative skills
• strong
  customer service orientation
• organizing
  and planning skills
  
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  confidentiality
• stress
  management

• verbal and
  written communication skills
• analytical
  and critical thinking skills
• judgment and decision-making

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