Dear Clark Society Member:

We write to solicit applications or nominations for candidates to assume the position of Director of the Howard W. Hunter Law Library at Brigham Young UniversityÆs J. Reuben Clark Law School. The appointment would preferably begin in the fall of 2005, but could begin later.

The J. Reuben Clark Law School is located in Provo, Utah and is part of Brigham Young University. BYU, an equal opportunity employer, is sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and requires observance of Church standards. Preference is given to members in good standing of the sponsoring Church.

Founded in 1972, the J. Reuben Clark Law School has graduated over 4500 lawyers since graduation of its charter class in 1976. It has a student body of about 450, forty three full-time faculty (professorial and professional combined), as well as a number of part-time and adjunct faculty. The Howard W. Hunter Law Library contains just under 500,000 volumes and volume equivalents. The library also houses 475 individual, private study carrels with full Internet and LAN computer connectivity. The Law School is a member of the Association of American Law Schools.

The Director of the Law Library must have both a law degree and a graduate library degree. He or she will have overall responsibility for the administration of the law library, including collection development, faculty research support, long-range planning, budget, facility maintenance, technology development, and personnel management. In addition to these responsibilities, the Director will be expected to participate in professional law library organizations, to publish library-related scholarship, and to encourage and support other members of the law library faculty in these two areas.

The position of Library Director is a professional faculty position with continuing faculty status (the terminology used by Brigham Young University to describe a permanent faculty position). The Director of the Law Library will report directly to the Dean of the Law School.

Inquiries, applications or nominations should be addressed to:

James R. Rasband
Associate Dean and Professor of Law
Chair, Library Director Search Committee
J. Reuben Clark Law School
540 JRCB
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah 84602

Applications must be submitted by June 10, 2005 and should include a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of at least three references.

Thank you for your consideration. We look forward to hearing from you.

Very truly yours,

James R. Rasband
Associate Dean and Professor of Law
Chair, Search Committee