- Ongoing/non-ongoing
- Full-time
- Canberra, Sydney or Melbourne
An opportunity exists for a highly experienced law Librarian to join our National Library Services Team.
The Library Services Team is seeking expressions of interest from librarians with significant experience in legal resource training, procurement of legal resources and collection management. The Librarian will be responsible for maintaining and providing a training program to lawyers, assisting with national acquisitions and collection management, and conducting legal research.
About us
Australian Government Solicitor (AGS) is the Australian Government’s central legal practice and part of the Attorney-General’s Department. AGS helps Commonwealth clients to manage legal issues, navigate new challenges and find solutions which deliver the best outcomes for Australia. We are a self-funded legal practice and compete for our work.
AGS is unique. AGS is dedicated to the national interest and is a trusted advisor to Government.
AGS is innovative. Drawing on an exceptional depth of experience and expertise, we assist the Australian Government in the development and implementation of solutions to legal issues that have national importance.
AGS is diverse. With offices in every capital city and a team of 660 staff, including 470 lawyers, we work in more than 40 different areas of law related to government.
About the role
The Library Services Team provides a highly valued service for legal research and resources to the lawyers and officers of the Attorney-General’s Department. This role is based in Canberra, Melbourne or Sydney and will involve delivering high level, customer focused library services. A key part of this role will be to maintain, manage and deliver our Legal Research Training Program and undertake a broad range of legal library activities as part of a team. You will also be expected to efficiently undertake reference enquiries in response to client requests.
In this role you will:
- draw upon your extensive law librarian knowledge and skills to deliver excellent customer focused library services to clients and support the AGD library network.
- manage and deliver a national legal research training program and develop training sessions in response to client requests
- support the national acquisitions manager with procurement and maintenance of subscriptions
- manage reference enquiries in response to client requests in a timely manner
- undertake a broad range of library activities as part of a small, dedicated and professional team.
For further information about the requirements of the role, please refer to the role description available below. Please note this role may be offered as ongoing or non-ongoing depending on operational requirements and the successful applicant may be required to travel to Canberra (up to 3 times per year) if they are located in Sydney or Melbourne.
About you
Candidates for this position should have:
- relevant tertiary qualifications in library studies / information management
- formal training qualifications or significant training experience
- experience in acquisitions, and knowledge of government procurement
- demonstrated ability to undertake high level reference and research work in a legal environment
- excellent knowledge of legal materials, maintaining collections and their data
- demonstrated ability in the use of:
- legal resources
- the delivery of in-person and remote training
- library technology and
- data management
- a willingness to take responsibility for tasks and a collaborative approach to cross-team development
- well-developed written and oral communication skills.
To apply
To apply you must be an Australian Citizen and be willing to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the Baseline level.
Please ensure your application includes your resume, details of 2 referees (one must be your current supervisor) and a statement of claims (covering letter) addressing the duties as described in both the role description and the job ad (max 750 words).
To apply, please click the ‘Begin’ button. Applications close at 5:00pm (AEST) on Tuesday 16 May 2023.
Further enquiries
Further information can be obtained by contacting Janet Gray, Library Manager on 02 62537114 or janet.gray@ags.gov.au or Kate Abbott, Library Manager on 02 95817677 or kate.abbott@ags.gov.au
