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Cultivating a superior collection. Serving as a gateway to legal information. Facilitating access to legal system. Every day, LA Law Library provides this and much more to the public and legal community of Los Angeles County. With thousands of people accessing its services and resources, LA Law Library continues to a vibrant asset for people located around the globe.
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On-Call Global/FCIL Reference Assistant
LA Law Library is currently seeking a Reference Assistant for intermittent and on-call work to assist with Foreign, Comparative, and International Law (“Global Law”) questions at LA Law Library’s busy Reference Desk. The Reference Assistant will help to staff the desk during periodic and unplanned absences by providing in-person and remote reference service to self-represented litigants, attorneys, law firm librarians, and other patrons. Remote-only work is an option for a qualified, successful candidate.
MLIS and/or JD degree preferred. Knowledge of Global Law sources and research methods is preferred. Past Reference Assistants are included, retirees, recent graduates, and others looking for part-time, intermittent work. The successful candidate will be given paid training appropriate to their knowledge level, gain experience using LA Law Library’s world-class collection and resources, and contribute towards our mission of access to justice.
Hourly rate is $35. To apply for this position, please submit your resume to the contact information below:
Starts: 8/19/2025
Ends: Until Filled
Contact: Ryan Metheny, Director, Reference & Collections, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Administrative Technician, Public & Legal Education
LA Law Library is currently looking for an energetic Administrative Technician who will provide support and administration for classes, programs and other projects and activities of the Public & Legal Education department. The successful candidate will also be responsible tin scheduling outreach and reminder, statistics, distribution of class and promotional materials.
For a complete list of responsibilities and qualifications for this position, please review the full job description provided under “More Information”.
To apply for this position, please submit your cover letter and resume.
Starts: 8/24/2025
Ends: 10/17/2025
Salary Range: $43,000-$55,120
Contact: Ziprecruiter
More Information: Administrative Technician, Public & Legal Education – Job Description
Library Associate, Public Interest
LA Law Library currently seeks an energetic Library Associate for Public Interest within the Public & Legal Education department. The successful candidate will provide support and administration for classes, programs and other projects and activities of the department.
For a complete list of responsibilities and qualifications for this position, please review the full job description provided under “More Information”.
Starts: 10/10/2025
Ends: 10/24/2025
Salary: $22.00/hour
Contact: Ziprecruiter
More Information: Library Associate, Public INterest – Job Description
As the second largest public law library in the United States, LA Law Library meets the needs of the public, self-represented litigants and the legal community in a dynamic, ever-evolving global environment where information is shared, updated and accessed 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.
The LA Law Library is:
- A curator and cultivator of a superior collection of one million volume equivalents. This collection includes Federal and State materials, a comprehensive California collection and one of the nation's largest foreign and international law collections.
- A gateway to legal information and resources. LA Law Library serves a primary connection between the courts, legal service providers, and the public, and the most current legal information (accessible online and print) coupled with extensive historical information.
- A navigator of the courts and legal system. LA Law Library serves as an integral partner with the Los Angeles County Superior Court and other courthouses and administrators throughout the county and state, thereby giving the public and self-represented litigants unique direction on how to address their legal concerns.
With a newly renovated Main Library in Downtown Los Angeles, located steps from the Stanley Mosk Courthouse, self-service digital research stations recently introduced in the Norwalk and Pomona county courthouses, and expanding relationships with legal aid foundations, pro bono organizations, bar associations and public libraries, LA Law Library is becoming a robust community education center for the residents of Los Angeles County, the state of California and the world.
