Employer Name: D’Angelo Law Library, The University of Chicago Law School
Position Title: Judith M. Wright Law Library Fellow
Position Description
The D’Angelo Law Library at the University of Chicago is accepting applications for the Temporary 2025 Judith M. Wright Fellowship. This Fellowship develops promising new professionals in academic law librarianship by supporting a career training program at the D’Angelo Law Library. The Judith M. Wright Fellowship provides $5,000 to a law school or library science student or a recent graduate selected for training at the D’Angelo Law Library for a Fellowship as described below.
The Fellowship gives candidates interested in law librarianship as a career an opportunity to apply their skills and knowledge in an academic law library setting. Fellows working in the D’Angelo Law Library under the guidance and supervision of the Law Library Director and other librarians will learn about the Library’s overall functions, policies, and practices in both the collections services and user services departments. In addition to participating in the daily work of a premier academic law library, Fellows will undertake and complete a project based on the needs and capabilities of the D’Angelo Law Library and the interests and prior experience of the Fellow. As a requirement for completing the Fellowship, the Fellow will give a presentation on their project and write and submit a report summarizing and reflecting on their experiences working at the D’Angelo Law Library.
Education, Experience, or Certifications
Education:
- Degree from an accredited library science or information science program and/or a JD from an ABA-accredited law school required, or must be currently enrolled in an accredited library science or information science program and/or a J.D. program at an ABA-accredited law school.
Experience:
- An interest in academic law librarianship demonstrated through appropriate coursework or previous experience is required.
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:
- This position is required to work onsite at the D’Angelo Law Library 5 days per week.
Compensation and Benefits:
- The Judith M. Wright Fellowship provides $5,000 for six consecutive weeks of temporary, full-time work in the summer 2025, ideally between June 16 and September 12, 2025. The candidate selected will be paid at a rate of $20.83 per hour at 40 hours per week for six weeks.
- This position is not benefits eligible.
