Law Library Assistant

Are you looking for a new opportunity where you can make the difference in the lives of students and faculty? We’re always looking for highly talented individuals to join our team – people who think big, care deeply, and believe in being the difference in their work and community.

We prioritize student success, access to education, and service in our work to educate well-rounded servant leaders who transform their fields, our society and the world. Our Catholic, Jesuit approach emphasizes student engagement with the world around them and formation of the heart and mind.

We believe in our mission: The search for truth, the discovery and sharing of knowledge, the fostering of personal and professional excellence, the promotion of a life of faith, and the development of leadership expressed in service to others. These core values guide our relationships with our students, each other, and our community.

This is your next opportunity to join an organization that invests in their employees’ career journey by diversifying their skills, deepening their expert knowledge, encouraging a healthy work-life balance, focusing on personal wellbeing, providing leadership training, and sustaining a culture of respect and inclusion.

This position is primarily responsible for staffing the law library circulation desk. This includes checking in/out materials, answering the phone, and independently opening and closing the law library one to two evenings per week and rotating weekends.

1. Staff the law library circulation desk.

2. Independently open and close the law library, including handling cash.

3. Check in/out library materials.

4. Explain and enforce library policies, including processing fines and late fees.

5. Answer and direct calls, take messages, and provide general library information.

6. Maintain statistics of library transactions.

7. Retrieve items from library book drops and reshelving carts.

8. Troubleshoot equipment malfunctions and copiers jams, placing service requests as needed.

9. Provide directional assistance to library patrons and Eckstein Hall guests.

10. File looseleaf materials/updates as assigned.

High school diploma

Excellent verbal and written communication.

Discipline to work independently with periodic interruptions.

Demonstrated ability to exercise good judgment consistent with law library policies.

Ability to follow written policies and procedures.

Ability to handle cash.

Proficiency with Microsoft Office.

At least one to two years of college education.

Familiarity with a library management system such as Ex Libris Alma or Innovative Sierra.

It is the policy of Marquette University to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other applicable federal or state-protected classification.