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Biddle Law Library Research Assistant Positions Available

May 06, 2020

Biddle Law Library Research Assistant Positions Available

Are you looking to improve your legal research skills while contributing to the scholarly output of Penn Law? The Biddle Law Library is hiring summer research assistants to work on projects for Penn Law faculty, administration, and staff. Under the supervision of Biddle librarians, you will work on a variety of research projects and will present your research to faculty directly.

RAs will gain valuable skills in:

  • Advanced legal research strategy and techniques
  • Issue spotting, analysis, time management, and problem solving
  • Communicating research results to stakeholders, including faculty
  • Using a wide array of legal and non-legal databases

Eligibility: All Penn Law students are eligible to apply.

Salary: $14/hour

Work Schedule: RAs can work part-time or full-time; part-time work must be for a minimum of 10 hours per week.

Duration: Projects will be completed remotely; preference will be given to students who can commit to working for the entire summer—May 18th through August 28th.

Interested parties can apply through Symplicity or send a copy of your resume/CV and a brief statement of interest to facultyresearch@law.upenn.edu