Associate Dean for Career Services

Associate Dean For Career Services

Reporting to the Dean of the Law School, the Associate Dean for Career Services manages all Office of Career Services (OCS) operations and functions and represents the Law School in career services-related professional organizations and activities. The Associate Dean supervises career services strategy, programs, and initiatives; provides direct career counseling and support to students and alumni; and manages other department operations as needed. This position is also a member of the Law School's senior leadership team and participates in strategic planning and administrative decision making.

Responsibilities include:

• Developing, implementing, and overseeing comprehensive career services support for law students and alumni in various stages of their education and professional development.
• Supervising the Director of Career Services, the Director of Public Service and Pro Bono, and the Director of Judicial Clerkships.
• Providing strategic and operational leadership for OCS, as well as internal and external professional development opportunities for the team.
• Leading and directly providing career counseling and related services to students and alumni.
• Overseeing all OCS programming, including interview programs, student training and coaching programs, networking programs, and educational programs on a range of career-related subjects.
• Overseeing all public service and pro bono programs and initiatives.
• Overseeing all OCS aspects of the judicial clerkship process in support of faculty, students, and judges.
• Liaise with and support faculty committees as requested, including the Career Services, Public Interest, Clerkships, and Law Teaching committees.
• Representing the Law School and OCS at recruitment and alumni events and external legal career services programs, including conferences hosted by the National Association for Law Placement (NALP).
• Managing the development, review, and revision of OCS communications, publications, and policies.
• Leading the collection, analysis, and dissemination of legal employer career information and trends for students and alumni and overseeing the maintenance of data and platforms for career purposes.
• Maintaining records to enable the Career Services team to provide comprehensive services to students and alumni and to fulfill internal and external reporting obligations.
• Analyzing data and producing internal and external reports about student employment outcomes and patterns, including the collection and compilation of data required for reporting to organizations such as the ABA Section of Legal Education and NALP as well as other entities that request data for law school evaluation purposes.
• Providing information about law student employment outcomes and patterns to the media, employers, students, alumni, faculty, and internal administrators.
• Providing key input, leadership, and support to ABA compliance reporting and site visits as needed.
• Overseeing the OCS budget and producing annual and periodic budget projections and reports for OCS.
• Participating in Law School-wide and other departments' events as needed, including graduation, orientation, admitted students events, and Law School Council.
• Partnering with the Dean and other Associate Deans to provide leadership to the Law School in all top administrative matters.
• Managing managers and professional staff within Career Services. Establishing performance goals, allocating resources and assessing policies for direct subordinates.
• Developing new and current programs, such as on-campus recruiting events and career management programs, to support students and alumni in post-graduate planning and career pursuits.
• Performing other related work as needed.

Minimum qualifications include a college or university degree in a related field and 7+ years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Preferred qualifications include a J.D., Ph.D., or advanced equivalent, 5+ years of experience managing career services or another student services office, 7+ years of experience providing career or recruitment services to law students, lawyers, or others in a legal profession, prior experience working within a law school or other unit of higher education, and prior experience supervising a multi-functional team.

Technical skills or knowledge include familiarity with accreditation standards and compliance reporting requirements, familiarity with database management systems, and excellent computer skills including proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, internet research, and databases.

Preferred competencies include expert counseling, organizational, interpersonal, and oral and written communication skills and meticulous attention to detail, demonstrated competency in developing efficient and effective solutions to diverse and complex problems, interacting with great tact and discretion with a wide range of people from different backgrounds, respect and protection of the confidentiality of counseling and institutional information, strong leadership skills and collaboration across a team, performing efficiently and with a positive outlook under stress, juggling multiple tasks and deadlines, and strong public speaking and presentation skills.

Working conditions include the possibility of partially remote work based on the business needs of the Law School, working some evening, weekend, and early morning hours, and travel as needed.

Application documents required include a resume/CV and cover letter.