In May of this year, the Legal Division’s Student Relations Committee launched a contest for people currently enrolled in library school.  This essay contest asked the question, “Why do you want to be a law librarian/legal information professional?”  We received many stellar responses, but only ten could be chosen as the recipients of a one-year SLA student-level membership.

Please join me in congratulating and welcoming the newest members of the Legal Division!

• Neel Agrawal, University of Washington
• Angela Aranas, Catholic University of America
• Veronika Kollbrand, Dalhousie University
• Dave Lyons, Rutgers University
• Lorena Neal, University of Illinois
• Vuong Nguyen, University of California, Los Angeles
• Karen Ronga, Kent State University
• Hilary Stamper, Dalhousie University
• Barbara Tafuto, The State University of New York, University at Buffalo
• Kirsten Terry, University of Michigan

Thank you on behalf of the Student Relations Committee:

Grace Rosales, Chair
Helen Mok
Emily Roberts

Do you like hearing about the latest legal cases or staying on top business and legal trends?  Then consider being a Law Librarian!   Law librarians work in many settings including law schools, law firms, government libraries and many public and private companies.  They go by many titles:  law librarian, researcher or information analyst.

If you’re interested in learning more about this exciting field, then join the SLA Legal Division.  SLA Legal Division offers a wide variety of online education opportunities designed to sharpen professional skills throughout your career.  Previous webinar topics have included using social media tools for research, business communication, and career development/job search.  You can also find a mentor to help you learn more about law librarianship.

SLA Legal Division also offers several grants to attend the annual conference.  The conference creates an environment for networking, communication, learning and other developmental opportunities for information professionals. Student membership is only $40.  This includes one chapter and one division.  Here’s the membership link.:  http://www.sla.org/content/membership/joinsla/index.cfm.

As an incentive to join Legal Division, the Student Relations Group will sponsor a contest to win 10 SLA student memberships.  Just write a short paragraph describing your interest in the legal information profession and send this to SLA Student Relations Group Chair Grace Rosales by Friday, June 22, 2012.  Winning entries will receive a one-year free membership with SLA.  We will need a receipt of payment and we will send you reimbursement for payment of your membership.  If you are currently a member, we will pay for your next renewal.  Winners will be notified by Friday, June 29.  Please note that if you are a winner we would like to get a photo of you to include with the winning entries along with a signed waiver so that we can use it for future promotional materials.

Come join us and explore the exciting field of law librarianship!  Send in your entries today!

Any questions?  Feel free to contact the SLA Student Relations Group Chair: Grace Rosales.