Librarian

• Ongoing/non-ongoing
• Full-time
• Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane

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 the provision of legal research, legal resource training, procurement of legal resources and collection management. The role will be responsible for providing complex and specialist library and information services at a national level.

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 715 staff, including over 500 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 including AGS. This role is based in Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane and will involve delivering high level, customer focused library services. A key part of this role will be to assist in the delivery of reference work, catalogue print and electronic resources using the Moy’s classification scheme, and undertake a broad range of legal library activities as part of a team, including legal resource training.

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 department’s work
• contribute to a national legal research training program including presentation of selected online sessions to the department
• support the national acquisitions manager with procurement and maintenance of subscriptions
• manage reference enquiries in response to client requests in a timely manner
• provide assistance in managing the library’s subscription services, databases and systems, including engaging with vendors
• 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 if they are located in Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne (up to 3 times per year).

About you
Candidates for this position should have:

• relevant tertiary qualifications in library studies / information management
• training experience in a library environment
• knowledge of library acquisitions and 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.

To apply, please click the ‘Begin’ button and ensure that you upload a 1-2 page cover letter along with a copy of your CV. Applications close at 5:00pm (AEDT) on Sunday, 9 February 2025.

Further enquiries
Further information can be obtained by contacting Janet Gray, Library Manager on 02 6253 7114 or [email protected] or Kate Abbott, Library Manager on 02 9581 7611 or [email protected]