The people who come to our libraries and see us in action know that librarians are accomplished, highly-trained professionals. Find Out More About What Law Librarians Do One way to get a sense of what law librarians do is to talk to us. We are a chatty lot and many of us are happy to talk to people who are considering the profession. Talk to the librarians at the law library you use or contact your local chapter of AALL . To get a snapshot of many law librarians' workdays, see Frank G. Houdek, comp.
Some people work as law librarians without formal training in librarianship.
So a library degree is not necessary to work as a law librarian. However, it certainly opens more doors. Even if the degree is not strictly required, it will give you a competitive edge over applicants who lack it. More importantly, library education can give you skills and knowledge that will make you a better librarian. With the structure of classes and having papers to write and projects to produce, you will learn a great variety of things, from the basics of cataloging to issues of intellectual freedom, from setting up a web page to managing a department.