James Wirrell
Professor Wirrell is the Associate Dean for Library Services at McGeorge and a Professor of Law, Legal Practice. His law librarian career has spanned more than 25 years, having worked in the law libraries at UC Law 鈥� San Francisco (formerly Hastings), the University of Illinois, and the University of Richmond. He has been at McGeorge since 2003 first as a reference librarian and since 2013 as the Associate Dean for Library Services.
Originally from Canada, Professor Wirrell earned his JD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and also has an LLB from the University of British Columbia. He has a Master of Science in Library and Information Science degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a Master of Arts in Theological Studies from Regent College (at the University of British Columbia), and a BA from Simon Fraser University in Canada.
Professor Wirrell has recently written a chapter in the book Academic Library Structures: Past Present and Future.
Professor Wirrell teaches Global Lawyering Skills I and II, and Advanced Legal Research.
Professional Experience
- Interim Director; Head of Access Services/Senior Reference Librarian; Instructional Services Librarian; Circulation/Reference Librarian, McGeorge School of Law
- Circulation/Reference Librarian, University of Richmond School of Law
- Reference Librarian, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Recent Publications & Presentations
老司机福利网, in Academic Law Library Structures: Past, Present, and Future (Beth Adelman & Jessica de Perio Wittman, eds., Hein 2022).
Presentation, The Best of Both Worlds: Blending Online and Face-to-Face Learning in Teaching Legal Research. Presented at American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting & Conference, in Boston, Massachusetts on July 23, 2012 (co-presenter).
Book Review, 35 International Journal of Legal Information 591-594 (2007) (reviewing John Witte, Jr., God's Joust, God's Justice: Law and Religion in the Western Tradition (2006)).
Presentation, How to Search Like a Pro. Presented at National Business Institute Seminar Find it Free and Fast on the Net: Strategies for Legal Research on the Web, in San Francisco, California on May 17, 2007 (with Monica Sharum).
How to Search Like a Pro, in Find it Free and Fast on the Net: Strategies for Legal Research on the Web, Program Materials, National Business Institute, 2007 (with Monica Sharum).
Effective Advocacy: Tips, Techniques and Examples, A Selected Bibliography, in Institute Bibliography, Third All California Joint Institute, 2006 (with Monica Sharum).
Book Review, 98 Law Library Journal 172-174 (2006) (reviewing Kent Greenawalt, Does God Belong in Public Schools? (2005)).
Professional Affiliations
- American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), Northern California Association of Law Libraries (AALL chapter); Western Pacific Chapter of AALL.
BA, Simon Fraser University
MATS, Regent College
LLB, University of British Columbia
JD, MSLIS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
