The Law Library is offering an opportunity for five qualified individuals to serve on temporary appointments as Legal Research Fellows working on an intermittent basis. These positions are located in the Foreign, Comparative, and International Law (FCIL I) division, Global Legal Research Directorate, Law Library of Congress.

Legal Research Fellows work as junior researchers on foreign, comparative, and international law under the guidance of the chiefs of the FCIL divisions. The incumbents' specialty areas are defined by Library of Congress needs in jurisdictional coverage. The Law Library is particularly interested in candidates with knowledge and experience of the laws of Iran and/or Afghanistan, Turkey, Spain and other Spanish-speaking jurisdictions, and jurisdictions in East Asia and the Middle East.

Each Legal Research Fellow will work on defined legal research assignments in the area of his/her responsibility, up to a maximum of 100 hours.

Duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Provide research services on the laws of foreign countries.
• Author informative legal materials of moderate complexity for the Law Library's publications.

Application Process

Interested candidates should:

1. Obtain permission from their supervisor.
2. Submit a federal style resume (Please follow the link and ensure the resume includes all components of a federal style resume.)
3. Submit a one-page Statement of Interest describing qualifications that include work experience, education and training related to the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed below.

• Demonstrate familiarity with accepted research techniques and knowledge of domestic and international legal and legislative principles and concepts.
• Be informed of global legal issues and foreign legal resources.
• Ability to prepare informative documents using legal and research materials.
• Proficient oral and written communications skills to maintain efficient and effective collaboration with staff and Library users.

Eligibility: This opportunity is open to all.

Work Schedule: The work schedule is intermittent, based on assigned projects. Incumbents may work onsite or telework and may be eligible for distant telework.

Submission: With permission from their supervisor, candidates should submit the required documents above to lawresearch@loc.gov by 5pm on May 31, 2024.

Selection: Applicant information will be reviewed and the top qualified candidate based on the required knowledge, skills, and abilities will be selected.

Start Date: The desired start date for the Temporary Appointment is July 1, 2024.

Deadline for Application Submissions is May 31, 2024

This temporary appointment will be for intermittent work, NTE 100 hours.