Assistant Dean for Career Development

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Assistant Dean for Career Development
The candidate envisions, creates, implements, and supports innovative strategies for the development and enhancement of career opportunities for Law students and alumni. Will maintain a leadership role in the law school’s Parris Institute for Professional Formation. Develop direct relationships and contacts, and foster effective outreach programs and working relationships, with employers, alumni, faculty, staff, and other placement professionals. Continuously grow alumni and employer outreach programs and current job listings. Directly place students and alumni with employers, driving excellence in law school’s student and graduate employment outcomes relative to peer and aspirational schools. Encourage ongoing positive communications and relationships between students, alumni, and the CDO. Plan and implement innovative marketing strategies to identify and solicit a diverse group of potential employers. Work closely with the Alumni Affairs Office of Alumni Relations to cultivate and enhance employer and alumni relationships. Regularly attend and help organize and facilitate alumni and employer networking functions. Manage employment data collection and reporting to the ABA, NALP, and other entities. Maintain general office supervision within the CDO, including managing the office budget and supervising and encouraging the professional development of the Career Counselors, Recruiting Coordinator, Administrative Assistant, and student workers. Direct, supervise, and work with Career Development Office (CDO) staff to: Counsel students and alumni in career planning, job searches, resume preparation, interviewing skills, and networking in the diverse legal market; Coordinate training skills workshops, career forums, and alumni speaker programs. Manage the on-campus interview (OCI) and student recruiting programs. Maintain and improve CDO databases and resource materials. Regularly meet with, report to, and strategize with Associate Dean for Student Success and other law school administrators regarding above duties. Support and contribute to the law school’s mission, student and community service ideals, and overall goals and objectives.

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