Assistant Dean-Law Career Services

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Assistant Dean-Law Career Services
Duties: Reporting directly to the Dean, serves as the chief career services officer of the law school and is an integral member of the senior administration. Implement, design, and execute a strategy to support the law school’s students’ career development goals, including soliciting and developing job opportunities, innovative programming, and proactive results-driven career counseling. establish goals, set policies and priorities, plan budgets, and revise annual operational plans for the law school’s Career Services Office. oversee all employer outreach, marketing, student service, and administrative responsibilities of the Office, including budget administration and hiring and supervision of exempt and non-exempt staff. conduct outreach and build relationships with strategic, high profile employers, as well as participate in national professional organizations. target and meet with employers substantially to increase hiring of the law school’s students and graduates. provide direct career counseling services to students and alumni. Additionally, directly oversee the compilation and reporting of all statistical data for leading ranking institutions-including U.S. News & World Report, American Bar Association, and NALP. Provide and oversee direct counseling services to students and alumni regarding career planning techniques and job search strategies. Develop research handouts on various career topics, such as the advantages of judicial clerkships, job search strategies, etc., for distribution to students. Investigate and seek resolution of student complaints of infractions of the law school’s Non-Discrimination Policy. Develop and implement all employer outreach directed at both local and national employers, including preparation of marketing letters and materials, timetable of employer mailings, and schedule of employer visits. Target and meet employers to increase hiring of the law school’s students and graduates. Recruit prospective employers by means of personal, letter, and telephone contact to increase the use of the law school’s placement services. Initiate and maintain contacts with alumnae/i, including the leadership of the law school’s Alumnae/i Association, to increase their participation in the law school’s career services activities. Work with Alumni Relations Office to develop alumni relationships/mentor programs, as well as career related programming for alumni. Serve as a liaison to related law school committees, including Judicial Clerkship Advisory Committee. Work with the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) and with relevant committees or sections of local, state and national bar associations. Oversee the compilation and reporting of all statistical data for leading ranking institutions, including U.S. News & World Report, American Bar Association, and NALP. Work with Director of Legal and Judicial Externship Programs to develop and maintain contacts and relationships with current and potential placements, and publicize those programs and opportunities to ensure sufficient student awareness and interest. Establish long-range plans and annual goals for the career planning and placement function of the law school. Revise the Office’s annual operational plan and develop an annual budget to reflect goals.

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