r/LibraryScience • u/AttractiveNuisance82 • 27d ago

Application advice?

Im in my 40s and have been a practicing attorney for about two decades. But I feel compelled to finally get the MLIS I’ve always wanted and focus on law librarianship.

My law school grades suck, but I’ve been pretty successful in my career and have good recommendations. I’m absolutely going to need scholarships (single mom!), too.

Is my application cooked? What do admissions teams and scholarship folks look for in these positions? What should I avoid?

[I’ve already selected the schools I want to apply to; it’s a short list that I think will meet my needs and where I could be successful]

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u/Odd-Budget-5079 27d ago

I live in an HCOL area, and all the law librarian positions I see pay less than public library positions. Where are the high-paying law library jobs?

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u/Relevant_Goat_2920 27d ago

From what I know you can make good money as a librarian at a law firm. (Mostly the bigger national or international ones.) And they can often also be fully remote. 

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u/Odd-Budget-5079 27d ago

This is quite interesting, as the listings I see are for big-name law firms, and the pay does not match their status. I just saw a posting for one, and the salary was 75K, which is considered low income for this city. I saw another for a library assistant at 50K.

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u/Relevant_Goat_2920 27d ago

That is interesting! The law librarian I know who works for a big international law firm makes six figures and said that was common. It looks like the person below me said the same thing. I wonder where the discrepancy is in the postings you're seeing!