Director Career Services

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Director, Career Services
The candidate will be responsible for: Responsible for developing, managing, implementing and evaluating an annual Career Services Strategy and associated tactics in support of the School of Law’s vision and priorities, which include a commitment to diversity and inclusion. Oversees career services programming including, but not limited to: career counseling for current law students and alumni, on campus recruitment, legal employer outreach and engagement, and professional development services. Leads and manages proactive and responsive career services professionals, including a team of 3-4 staff members and several student assistants. Create and maintain a positive, professional, and collaborative working environment, leading through example, and providing staff development and mentorship. Establishes performance measures, monitors results, and works with the Assistant Dean, Development and External Relations to evaluate the effectiveness of the Career Services Office. Primary point of contact between USF School of Law and external stakeholders who can fulfill student and alumni employment needs. Manages a portfolio of attorneys and employers who regularly hire our students and alumni, as well as a portfolio of students including McAuliffe Honor Society students and diverse students. Connecting current students with alumni for networking and professional development opportunities as part of the law school’s comprehensive effort to further the career placement opportunities for USF School of Law students and alumni, with a strong emphasis on supporting current students. Spends a significant portion of their time building relationships with alumni and non-alumni hiring managers and other decision makers at law firms, companies, government and non-government agencies, and other legal employers who recruit, interview, and hire USF School of Law students and alumni to measurably increase employment opportunities for our students, recent graduates, and alumni. Manages the alumni mentor program, employment-related data collection, including at special events such as the School’s swearing in ceremonies, and a comprehensive portfolio of career-related events and programs. Develops, implements and manages new initiatives and programs that support student employment through internships, clerkships, externships, and permanent placements, and works with the Externship Office to identify externship opportunities for current students. Serve as the primary point of contact between career services and the faculty (in partnership with the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs) to provide information and answer questions regarding employment of students and recent graduates. Responsible for keeping informed of changes in the legal market and implementing changes, new activities, and programs to ensure USF law students have access to the best and most compelling job opportunities possible. Represents USF School of Law in leadership roles with organizations including Bay Area Legal Recruitment Association (BALRA), National Association of Law Placement (NALP), and local, state, and national bar association career-related events and programs. Develops, implements and manages career-focused communications on the USF School of Law website, social media channels, and through other channels including the Office of Career Services newsletter. Working in close collaboration with career services staff, the Director also ensures the integrity of the office’s various web and software-based applications and databases including Salesforce and Symplicity. Preparing survey instruments and overseeing the collection, tracking, and maintenance of all statistical information on graduate recruiting and employment for use in strategic planning and to fulfill internal and external reporting requirements. Responsible for budget oversight and careful stewardship of the office’s allocated budget, and is responsible for other duties as assigned.

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