County Law Librarian Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Salary : $65,638.00 - $102,560.00 Annually
Location : Apple Valley, MN
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 4205.26.001
Department: Law Library
Opening Date: 08/28/2026
Closing Date: 9/11/2026 4:30 PM Central
General Description
POSTING TYPE: Open Competitive
DEPARTMENT: Law Library
HOURS: Full-time
PREFERRED HIRING RANGE: $65,638 - $82,048
SALARY RANGE: $65,638 - $102,560 (Grade 107)
LOCATION: Apple Valley
UNION: None
CLOSE DATE: Friday, September 11, 2026, at 4:30 p.m.
Incumbent is primarily responsible to staff a law library satellite location in the Galaxie Public Library. Services provided include assisting users in finding needed legal information, offering legal research instruction, and providing outreach to promote use of essential legal resources. Market and promote law library services. Ensure the collection of legal references and resources is current. Related duties as assigned.
Who We AreDakota County is Minnesota's third-largest county and home to more than 400,000 residents. We strive every day to achieve excellence public service, with a focus on four values: Service, Integrity, People, and Innovation.
Dakota County aims to create an environment that is welcoming and inclusive of diverse people, backgrounds, and experiences. Our goal is to have a workforce that is reflective of the communities and individuals we serve. We promote an equitable and culturally aware work environment where everyone can be their authentic selves.
Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree in library and informational science AND a minimum of two (2) years' experience in legal resources.

Preferred Qualifications:
Experience working in a public library.
Duties & Responsibilities
These examples do not include all possible tasks in this work and do not limit the assignment of related tasks in any position of this classification. Regular attendance according to the position's management approved work schedule is required for all positions.
1. Conduct customer interviews to determine users' needs/requests for legal reference and legal research services.

• Analyze customer's question to determine type and amount of information needed and appropriate available sources.
• Identify and provide legal research titles and resources to meet needs of individual users or groups.
• Evaluate customer's proficiency to conduct legal research using either print or online resources.
• Determine availability of information sought, including availability of needed resources in the Hastings Judicial Center Law Library.

2. Provide professional instruction to customers on effective use legal resources (including court forms), library facilities, and equipment.

• Evaluate customer's proficiency to determine level of instruction necessary.
• Determine particular legal subject matter or procedural information needed.
• Determine public demand for instructional materials.
• Inform Galaxie public librarians about basic legal resources; instruct in legal research as needed.
• Participate in training sessions offered by public librarians to explain public library policies and procedures.
• Teach legal research instruction classes to the public.

3. Manage currency of collections and identifies trends among court users and the general public for legal information. Reviews professional literature in law librarianship to stay abreast of new resources and services.

• Determine appropriateness of legal resources for satellite law library and the community it serves.
• Recommend the purchase of books, AV materials, periodicals and databases to enhance the overall law library collection.

4. Provide outreach services to court users and legal researchers in the community.

• Determine need to communicate with district court staff to better serve pro se clientele.
• Respond to requests from the County Law Enforcement Center.
• Facilitate Family Court Self-Help Center sessions with pro se users and volunteer attorneys.

5. Market and promote law library services to the public.

• Develop and support Law Library webpages.
• Develop promotional and/or instructional materials for court users, judges, court staff, and attorneys.
• Establish appropriate contacts to promote library materials to the community at large.

6. Primarily staffs the Law Library satellite in the Galaxie Library. Rotates regularly at the reference desk in Hastings Judicial Center Law Library.

• Provide assistance to coworkers as needed to cover for absences.
• Determine essential duties to be performed in absence of supervisor.
• Follow established priorities of workload distribution.
• Instruct public librarians to refer legal related queries to the satellite law librarian.

7. Pursues professional development through networking and continuing legal education (CLE) opportunities.

• Attends appropriate educational workshops.
• Contributes expertise to library, professional, and countywide committees.

8. Assist Galaxie public librarians as needed.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: 1 through 8
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities and Work Environment

• Knowledge of professional law librarian, legal reference and research methods and materials.
• Ability to prioritize and complete tasks and projects.
• Strong service orientation and comfortable working with a diverse user population which includes the general public, judges, law clerks, government officials, and members of the bar.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of community and legal referral agencies
• Ability to coordinate programs among diverse court users and professional groups.
• Ability to work independently or in a team environment

Work EnvironmentThe work is sedentary and requires no special physical demands. The work involves minimal risks and observance of safety precautions typical of office settings. The work is typically performed in an adequately lighted and climate-controlled office. May require occasional travel.
Benefits

• Comprehensive and affordable medical, dental, vision, and other benefits
• Excellent work-life balance
• Generous paid time off (accrual rate starts at four weeks per year)
• Eleven paid holidays and one floating holiday each year
• Pension with a generous employer contribution
• Ability to work from home some of the time

Selection Process

• You submit an online application that includes supplemental questions.
• We assign you a score based on your qualifications.
• Top scoring candidates are referred to the hiring manager for interview consideration.
• We conduct interviews and reference checks before extending an offer.
• We extend an offer and conduct background checks.

Visit our Benefits site for more information.
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*******Applicants for this recruitment will be rated based on their answers to the supplemental questions listed below and application materials. It is IMPERATIVE that information provided on the application and resume are detailed and clearly outline your work experience & skills. They must also support and/or match answers to the supplemental questions.Please initial the box below to CONFIRM that the information provided is accurate and true to the best of your knowledge. Falsification may result in disqualification from consideration for this and subsequent recruitments with Dakota County for up to three years.
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Do you have a Master's Degree in Library and Information Science?

• Yes
• No

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How many years of full-time work experience do you have with legal resources? This information must be listed on your application. Please count only full years.

• None
• Less than 2 years
• 2 years
• 3 years
• 4 years
• 5 + years

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How many years of professional law librarian experience do you have? This information must be listed on your application. Please count only full years.

• None
• Less than 2 years
• 2 years
• 3 years
• 4 years
• 5 + years

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How many years of experience do you have with instructing or training others on effective use of legal resources? This information must be listed on your application. Please count only full years.

• None
• Less than 2 years
• 2 years
• 3 years
• 4 years
• 5 + years

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How many years of experience do you have using Westlaw or Lexis? This information must be listed on your application. Please count only full years.

• None
• Less than 2 years
• 2 years
• 3 years
• 4 years
• 5 + years

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How many years of full-time experience do you have working in a library in a public facing role? This information must be listed on your application. Please count only full years.

• None
• Less than 2 years
• 2 years
• 3 years
• 4 years
• 5 + years

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Indicate whether you have experience in the following skill sets (Select all that apply):

• Marketing and promoting law library services to the public
• Collection development for a law library
• Website development and support
• Leadership or involvement in a professional library organization
• Experienced with personal computers and software
• None of the above

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The full salary range for this position is $65,638 - $102,560 and preferred hiring range is $65,638 - $82,048 annually. The amount that is offered is dependent on the candidates' overall skills, education, experience and internal equity. The offer would also include the County's benefits package.
Taking that information into consideration, what would be the minimum salary you'd accept if selected for the position?
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Your response to this question will help Dakota County evaluate the effectiveness of recruitment sources for this specific position. Please select the one source that most closely describes how you first learned about this opportunity.

• Facebook
• Friend, Family or Colleague
• Indeed
• Job Fair or Dakota County Event
• Job Interest e-mails from Dakota County
• League of Minnesota Cities
• LinkedIn
• Diversityjobs.com
• Minnesotaworks.net
• Minnesota Association of Counties
• Monster
• Professional Association Website
• Referred by a Dakota County Employee
• College Website, Instructor, Career Services
• Dakota County Website
• Other

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If you selected Other, please indicate where you heard about this opportunity with Dakota County.
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