Sarah Mauldin
Director of Library Services at Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
Ms. Mauldin joined Smith, Gambrell & Russell in 2010. In her current role she is responsible for management of all aspects of library services, including providing research services and training to attorneys and staff, maintaining the library budget, and planning for library growth.
Ms. Mauldin has been a law librarian since 2003 and has worked for firms in Texas, Nevada, and Georgia. She is very active in library professional associations, serving in local and national leadership roles. She is also a frequent speaker and writer on issues including law firm librarianship, law school/law firm partnerships for practice-ready graduates, innovative training models, infographics and data visualization techniques, and how law firm librarians can support Access to Justice programs.
A proud Atlanta native, Ms. Mauldin lives one mile from her childhood home with her husband, Ryan, and three orange cats.
Recent Publications
“Getting to Practice-Ready: Bridging the Gaps from Law School to Law Firm,” AALL Spectrum, March/April 2016
Data Visualizations and Infographics, Library Technology Essentials Series No. 8, Ellyssa Kroski, Ed., Rowan and Littlefield Publishers, 2015
“Online Information Sources,” in Law Libraries in the Digital Age, Ellyssa Kroski, Ed., Scarecrow Press, 2014
“Access to Justice Members Briefing – Perspectives by Library Type – Private Law Firms,” AALL Spectrum, Member’s Briefing, December 2014
Book Review, The Relevant Lawyer, in Keeping Up with New Legal Titles, 108:1 Law Library Journal, p.119, 127 (2016)
Book Review, The Librarian’s Legal Companion for Licensing Information Resources and Services, in Keeping Up with New Legal Titles, 106:1 Law Library Journal, p.101, 113 (2014)
Professional Activities
Professional Activities- Member, American Association of Law Libraries
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- Member, Special Libraries Association
- Member, Georgia Library Association
- Member, Atlanta Law Libraries Association
- Member, Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries
- Chair of Council of Chapter Presidents, American Association of Law Libraries
- Past President, Atlanta Law Libraries Association
- Member-at-Large, Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries
- Board of Directors, 7 Stages Theatre
- Member, Leadership DeKalb class of 2013
- VP/President, Georgia Chapter of the Special Libraries Association (SLA)
- Member, Special Libraries Association
- Member, Georgia Library Association
- Member, Atlanta Law Libraries Association
- Member, Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries
- Chair of Council of Chapter Presidents, American Association of Law Libraries
- Past President, Atlanta Law Libraries Association
- Member-at-Large, Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries
- Board of Directors, 7 Stages Theatre
- Member, Leadership DeKalb class of 2013
- VP/President, Georgia Chapter of the Special Libraries Association (SLA)
- M.L.I.S., University of Texas at Austin, 2002
- B.A. in Letters, summa cum laude, University of Oklahoma, 1999