Salaries for Law Librarians in Private Law Firms

[Anonymous]

Is there someone out there who can give me a range of salaries for various positions in a large private law firm in DC or similar large cities?

I know about the AALL survey but don't wish to spend money on that now.

Looking for ranges for mid-senior level reference librarian and Supervisor (without J.D.) degree. Would having a J.D. degree and an M.L.S. command more?

Kind regards to anyone who responds!! Thanks!!

[Anonymous]

I have an MLS and my sense is that law librarian salaries are in the $60-80k range. This chart at Above the Law seems to corroborate that:
http://abovethelaw.com/2008/06/career-alternatives-for-attorneys-law-librarian/

Most of the law librarians I know of have both a JD and an MLS.

[Anonymous]

Who needs them these days.

[Anonymous]

Get a life loser.

[Anonymous]

I am an economist in a federal agency and go to our library staff for all sorts of things..reports, books, access to expensive databases, research, interlibrary loans. They provide me with invaluable assistance for much less $ and effort than if I were to find these items on my own.

Someone who makes a comment like this is out of touch with what librarians do today. I cannot believe people still have this outdated stereotype of a librarian in mind.

[Anonymous]

They are like elevator operators..... dinousaurs

[Anonymous]

You did not spell "dinosaur" correctly.

[Anonymous]

Starting about $70. Managers can be low/ mid 6 figures. Big firms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am an economist in a federal agency and go to our library staff for all sorts of things..reports, books, access to expensive databases, research, interlibrary loans. They provide me with invaluable assistance for much less $ and effort than if I were to find these items on my own.

Someone who makes a comment like this is out of touch with what librarians do today. I cannot believe people still have this outdated stereotype of a librarian in mind.

I agree. I went from BigLaw to government and I miss our law librarians. They were so great for finding all those obscure sources. Even just legislative history searches, they made much easier. The first time I had to do a legislative history search at my current job I wanted to scream. Westlaw/Lexis reps were no help at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am an economist in a federal agency and go to our library staff for all sorts of things..reports, books, access to expensive databases, research, interlibrary loans. They provide me with invaluable assistance for much less $ and effort than if I were to find these items on my own.

Someone who makes a comment like this is out of touch with what librarians do today. I cannot believe people still have this outdated stereotype of a librarian in mind.

I agree. I went from BigLaw to government and I miss our law librarians. They were so great for finding all those obscure sources. Even just legislative history searches, they made much easier. The first time I had to do a legislative history search at my current job I wanted to scream. Westlaw/Lexis reps were no help at all.

Bless you!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You did not spell "dinosaur" correctly.

LOL! See, we all need librarians.

[Anonymous]

Whoever mocked librarians probably doesn't know how to use the library. Google is not the "end all be all" that some folks seem to think it is. As a lawyer, I strongly believe that the only folks trained to do research properly are lawyers and librarians. In my experience, everyone else comes up short.

[Anonymous]

Yes, it's about research and it's a valuable skill.

[Anonymous]

That's why you have Lexus/Nexus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's why you have Lexus/Nexus.

Good luck finding your information on "Lexus/Nexus"....I think you'd better stick with using librarians.