Associate/Assistant Director, Career Advising & Programming

About the role

The Career Services Office (CSO) at Boston College Law School is seeking an Associate/Assistant Director, Career Advising & Programming to support JD students and alumni in their career exploration and job search.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality individual and group career advising to J.D. students and alumni in both the private and public sectors.
• Assist recent graduates in obtaining postgraduate employment.
• Create, promote, facilitate, and lead best-in-class training programs (in person and virtual) designed to educate students and alumni about career options, application materials, interview preparation, and skills.
• Engage in the outreach process of generating and strengthening professional contacts to aid student networking efforts.
• Contribute to the department’s data-driven operations and report on key metrics and analytics.
• Coordinate mentoring, networking, and other efforts with Director, Recruitment & Employer Outreach or others as appropriate and facilitate sharing information across the office and across departments.

Requirements

• J.D. degree from an accredited law school required.
• Strong knowledge of legal and legal-related job market.
• Proven ability to take initiative, develop and execute new approaches, programs, and solutions and multi-task.
• High degree of professionalism and customer-service orientation.
• Excellent listening and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment in decision making and problem solving.
• Earn trust and relate to law students.
• Experience handling sensitive and confidential information.
• Interest in learning new technology.
• Interest in staying current with developments in the legal industry and other industries where graduates have placement potential, and in the best practices for career services.
• Strong knowledge of best practices, techniques, and standards for career counseling, coaching, advising, and effective job search techniques.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years related professional experience for Associate Director.
• 1-3 years of experience for Assistant Director.

Skills

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Sound judgment and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information.
• Interest in learning new technology and staying current with developments in the legal industry.

Benefits

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility, including tuition remission, medical, dental, and vision insurance, low-cost life insurance, retirement plans, paid holidays, sick and vacation pay, and more. For additional details, visit https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook.

Pay

Associate Director: $83,950 - $104,950
Assistant Director: $76,050 - $95,050

Schedule

Full-time position.

Closing Statement

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process. Boston College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected category, including disability and protected veteran status. For more information, see https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination.