Assistant Director of Public Interest and Judicial Clerkship Advising

About The Opportunity

JOB SUMMARY
Northeastern University School of Law is nationally recognized for its leadership in public interest legal education. The law school also has a longstanding commitment to increasing the number of students who obtain post-graduate judicial clerkships and to expand the geographic reach of both clerkships and semester-long judicial co-ops. The Assistant Director of Public Interest and Judicial Clerkship Advising ("Assistant Director") plays a central role in advancing both of these goals.

• Serve as a full member of the Public Interest and Government team, providing comprehensive co-op and post-graduate advising to students pursuing public interest and government careers.
• Contribute to public interest and government programming and student communications, bringing knowledge of the field to support the team’s broader programming efforts.
• Expand co-op and post-graduate clerkship opportunities through strategic outreach to judges in sought-after courts, districts, and regions.
• Serve as the office's primary advisor for law students interested in judicial co-ops and post-graduate judicial clerkships.
• Design and deliver a year-round series of judicial co-op and clerkship programs to meet the needs of all levels of the student body.

Qualifications

• J.D. and at least 3 years of legal work experience, including experience in public interest, government, or judicial settings.
• Demonstrated ability to work with individuals from a wide range of backgrounds, with a genuine interest in serving as a resource to a diverse student body.
• Strong attention to detail, problem solving skills, exceptional organizational skills with the ability to organize time and priorities, including multiple tasks and deadline pressures.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Tech proficiency.
• Ability to attend and participate in occasional night and weekend to support student and employer engagement activities as needed.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Public Interest and Government Advising and Programming (50%):
  Serve as a full member of the Public Interest and Government team, providing comprehensive co-op and post-graduate advising to students pursuing public interest and government careers. This includes advising students on co-op selection and post-graduate job search strategy across a broad range of public interest and government sectors; reviewing resumes and cover letters; conducting mock interviews; and providing guidance on short-and long-term career planning. Contribute to public interest and government programming and student communications, bringing knowledge of the field to support the team’s broader programming efforts. Maintain updated knowledge of hiring trends across public interest and government sectors in order to provide current, relevant advising.
• Judicial Outreach (25%):
  Expand co-op and post-graduate clerkship opportunities through strategic outreach to judges in sought-after courts, districts, and regions. Maintain and strengthen relationships with existing co-op judges, with School of Law alumni/ae judges, and with Northeastern Law graduates who have recently clerked. In consultation with the Director of Public Interest and Government and the Assistant Dean, develop and implement a strategic outreach plan for expanding the School of Law’s reach to judges – and to our alumni/ae law clerks – in certain districts and regions.
• Judicial Clerkship and Co-op Advising (15%):
  Serve as the office's primary advisor for law students interested in judicial co-ops and post-graduate judicial clerkships. This includes individual assessments with students about whether clerking is a good match for their skills and interests; reviewing resumes, cover letters, proposed judge lists; and offering strategic guidance on geographic reach, court type and level and other elements of the application including letters of recommendation, transcripts, and writing samples. Advise students on the offers and acceptances process across federal and state courts. As part of the Advising process, take lead responsibility for ensuring that the law school’s written materials regarding clerkships and working for the judiciary are comprehensive and current.
• Judicial Clerkship and Co-op Programming (10%):
  Design and deliver a year-round series of judicial co-op and clerkship programs to meet the needs of all levels of the student body, from 1Ls exploring judicial internships to upper-level students seeking post-graduate clerkships. Maintain current and substantive knowledge of judicial hiring trends, changes in the clerkship landscape, and developments across federal and state courts, and translate that knowledge into timely, relevant programming and student-facing communications that keep students informed and well-positioned to compete. Identify external programs and resources that expand students’ exposure to opportunities and inform their application strategy.

Documents To Submit

Please submit a resume, cover letter, and a list of 3 references in a single PDF file.

Additional Information

• Compensation Grade/Pay Type 109S
  Expected Hiring Range $67,855.00 - $95,845.00 With the pay range(s) shown above, the starting salary will depend on several factors, which may include your education, experience, location, knowledge and expertise, and a pay comparison to similarly-situated employees already in the role. Salary ranges are reviewed regularly and are subject to change.
• Position Type Student Services
  Additional Information
  Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer. Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information.
• All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.