Posted on behalf of Milton Copeland, Acting Dean, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University
Director of the Law Library
Faulkner University, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Montgomery, Alabama, invites applications and nominations for the tenure-track position of Director of the Law Library. A review of applications will continue until the position is filled.
An applicant must have the J. D. and M. L. S. degrees from nationally accredited programs and have significant management experience in a law library, preferably a library of a law school approved by the American Bar Association.
The Director of the Law Library is the chief administrative officer in the law library, reports directly to the Dean, supervises the professional librarians and other members of the library staff, plans and oversees development of the collection, participates in the budgeting process and oversees the library's expenditures, negotiates reciprocal borrowing agreements with other libraries, participates in professional library associations, stays informed of new technologies and procedures by an ongoing review of professional publications, works with the Director of Development in raising funds for the library, collaborates with University library administrators, and has other responsibilities typical of those of a director of a law school library. As a voting member of the law faculty, the Director of the Law Library teaches, attends faculty meetings, works on faculty committees, and participates in strategic planning and the self-study connected with applying for approval by the American Bar Association.
Jones School of Law was established in Montgomery in 1928, and has been a part of Faulkner University since 1983. Faulkner University is a Christian university supported primarily by members of Churches of Christ. Jones is a dual-division law school, and offers classes in the evenings for part-time students.
Graduates of Jones take the Alabama bar examination and practice in the state. However, the University and the law school are preparing to seek approval by the American Bar Association. The Dean is fully informed as to the Standards and Rules of Procedure for the Approval of Law Schools by the American Bar Association. The Administration and the Dean are determined to devote all necessary resources and in other respects to take all necessary steps to present a program of legal education that will qualify for approval by the American Bar Association. Of course, the law school makes no representation that it will be approved by the American Bar Association prior to any specific date.
Montgomery, the capital of Alabama, has a metropolitan area with a population of over 300,000 and is the home of Alabama State University, Auburn University Montgomery, Huntingdon College, the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, and the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts.
Faulkner University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, handicap, or disability in connection with its educational policies, admissions, financial aid, employment, education programs, or activities. The university is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and is interested in receiving applications from persons of each sex and all races and national and ethnic backgrounds. The university does not discriminate against any person on the basis of sexual orientation. However, sexual conduct outside marriage is inconsistent with the University's religious traditions, values, affiliation, and purpose. Therefore, in accordance with ABA Standard 210(e), the School of Law does not knowingly employ individuals who engage in such conduct or encourage it in others. The university also reserves the right to make employment-related decisions which recognize a preference for members of Churches of Christ and other believers in Christ who also agree with the purpose a
nd mission of the school.
Contact: Milton Copeland, Acting Dean, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University, 5345 Atlanta Highway, Montgomery, Alabama 36109. Telephone: 1-800-879-9816. E-mail: mcopeland@faulkner.edu <mailto:mcopeland@faulkner.edu>.
Brenda See, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs will be at the AALL Annual Meeting in Boston on July 12 and 13 to conduct preliminary interviews with interested candidates. Candidates interested in meeting with Dean See at the Annual Meeting in Boston should e-mail her at bsee@faulkner.edu <mailto:bsee@faulkner.edu>.
Jennifer Lunt
Reference, Serials and Interlibrary Loan Librarian
George H. Jones, Jr. Law Library
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law
5345 Atlanta Highway
Montgomery, Alabama 36109
334-386-7138 (voice)
334-386-7223 (fax)
"A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.."
Martin Farguhar Tupper
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