Assistant Dean Of Career And Professional Development

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Assistant Dean of Career and Professional Development
Requirements : The candidate will coordinate and manage daily functions of the Office of Career and Professional Development, including: required reporting compliance, professional co-curricular training, growth of job listings, communication with students and employers, management of the placement resource area and on-campus interviews. Will serve the College of Law's clients, applicants, students, employers, and alumni. Counsel individual students and alumni regarding general and specific legal and related employment opportunities. Assure accurate and complete disclosure of all required employment data to accrediting agencies and reporting outlets. Compile statistics and complete surveys and reports as required by the National Association for Law Placement and other relevant agencies and publications. Design, implement and coordinate job fairs to be attended by local and national participants and employers. Develop, seek speakers and panelists and schedule regular programs for the student body on resume writing, interviewing techniques, legal career opportunities, job search strategies and other career related topics. Counsel students in class selection for career choices, opportunity awareness, marketing oneself, etc. Track complaints relating to attorneys and agencies who have discriminatory hiring practices or unethical practices and recommend action to the Dean when warranted. Prepare Career and Professional Development handbook, Career and Professional Development office brochures, and other written materials to familiarize students/employers with the workings of the Office of Career and Professional Development. Seek out potential legal and non-legal employers by written, telephone and personal contact as well as marketing and other research techniques. Work with other schools/firms on program for student development for integration into The Florida Bar, i.e., assisting in the transition from student to practitioner. Utilize all relevant technologies to achieve the objectives of the Career and Professional Development Office, including Simplicity, web publications, and similar tools. Work with the Dean in expanding and improving the operations of the Office of Career and Professional Development. Coordinate mass mailings to employers and potential employers. Organize and oversee on-campus interview and other recruiting programs. Attend bar conventions, job fairs, and other professional meetings, as needed. Develop and maintain library resources including legal opportunities, trends, problems, surveys, self-help type materials, directories, graduate degree programs, summer programs, fellowships, internships, alternative career choices and changing career aids. Survey alumni relating to practice areas, success, and advice for students on career planning. Develop alumni to work with students as mentors on certain programs. Oversee the publication of a weekly Career and Professional Development Email newsletter of events, fellowships, job fairs, speakers, and opportunities for the students and a monthly alumni job bulletin. Maintain a good working relationship with other law schools for idea exchange, reciprocity for students and graduates and working on common projects for students. Work with undergraduate placement for developing alternative career opportunities. Ensure compliance with University policies and procedures, county, state, and federal regulations, and accreditation requirements. Fulfill other duties as assigned by Deans.

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