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Margaret F. Hall serves as Associate Dean and Law Library Director while holding the academic rank of Associate Professor of Law at Southwestern Law School, where she has been employed since 2013 after seven years as Associate Director. Her career spans multiple law libraries including the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Minnesota, and private sector institutions.
Her academic credentials include:
- B.A. in History from University of Minnesota (1999)
- M.L.I.S. from Dominican University (2001)
- J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law (2005)
Professor Hall's research focuses on legal research methodologies, law librarianship practices, and environmental law applications. She has developed curriculum for legal research instruction across multiple educational levels and contributed to innovative projects including a massive open online course (MOOC) in environmental law. Her expertise extends to law library management systems and legal information organization.
No scientific awards were documented in the source material.
She teaches Advanced Legal Research, Practical Legal Research, and first-year legal writing courses while serving on regional and national library committees. As Immediate Past President of SCALL (Southern California Association of Law Libraries), she demonstrates leadership in professional development though specific grant funding or student advising details were not provided. Her office environment, nicknamed 'Café Margo', fosters open academic discussion on diverse topics from case law to Chihuahuas.
