Associate Director of Career & Professional Development

Job Responsibilities

• Advise students and alumni in developing an individualized career development plan.
• Form a sense of professional identity and maximize employment prospects based on individual interests, abilities, and opportunities.
• Interact extensively with students, student organizations, alumni, and employers.
• Collaborate with law school faculty, staff, employers, and alumni to plan, direct, and implement a comprehensive series of career programs, workshops, and networking events.

About the Role

The Associate Director of Career & Professional Development advises students and alumni in developing an individualized career development plan, forming a sense of their professional identity, and maximizing employment prospects based on individual interests, abilities, and opportunities. The Associate Director utilizes strong communication skills to interact extensively with students, student organizations, alumni, and employers. The Associate Director collaborates with law school faculty, staff, employers, and alumni to plan, direct, and implement a comprehensive series of career programs, workshops, and networking events.

Requirements

• J.D. with at least three years practice experience OR other degree with at least seven years experience in law school career services or legal recruitment.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build trusted relationships and work professionally with students, alumni, employers, faculty, and staff.
• Foster a welcoming, supportive environment and effectively adapt to diverse personalities, backgrounds, and individual needs.
• Maintain relevant professional expertise, including knowledge of traditional and nontraditional legal employment opportunities, NALP principles and standards, and the hiring criteria and practices of various legal employment settings.
• Continuously expand knowledge across a broad range of legal practice areas to effectively support student career planning.
• Exercise sound judgment by evaluating options, solving complex problems, and developing strategies to achieve employment goals in response to changing legal markets and economic conditions.
• Demonstrate creativity, innovation, and enthusiasm in identifying new approaches to career development, enhancing student services, and optimizing legal employment outcomes.
• Maintain a student-centered approach by responding effectively to evolving needs, providing high-quality career guidance, and supporting positive employment outcomes through collaboration, professionalism, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications (Classified and Unclassified positions): J.D. with at least three years practice experience OR other degree with at least seven years experience in law school career services or legal recruitment.
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build trusted relationships and work professionally with students, alumni, employers, faculty, and staff. Foster a welcoming, supportive environment and effectively adapt to diverse personalities, backgrounds, and individual needs. Maintain relevant professional expertise, including knowledge of traditional and nontraditional legal employment opportunities, NALP principles and standards, and the hiring criteria and practices of various legal employment settings. Continuously expand knowledge across a broad range of legal practice areas to effectively support student career planning. Exercise sound judgment by evaluating options, solving complex problems, and developing strategies to achieve employment goals in response to changing legal markets and economic conditions. Demonstrate creativity, innovation, and enthusiasm in identifying new approaches to career development, enhancing student services, and optimizing legal employment outcomes. Maintain a student-centered approach by responding effectively to evolving needs, providing high-quality career guidance, and supporting positive employment outcomes through collaboration, professionalism, and continuous improvement.

Skills

• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to build trusted relationships and work professionally with students, alumni, employers, faculty, and staff.
• Adaptability to diverse personalities, backgrounds, and individual needs.
• Professional expertise in legal employment opportunities, NALP principles and standards, and hiring criteria and practices.
• Continuous expansion of knowledge across legal practice areas.
• Sound judgment in evaluating options, solving complex problems, and developing strategies.
• Creativity, innovation, and enthusiasm in identifying new approaches to career development.
• A student-centered approach to career guidance and employment outcomes.

Benefits

• Health and Life Insurance.
• Retirement Programs.
• Paid Tuition Dependent Scholarships.
• Annual Leave.
• Sick Leave.
• 13 Paid Holidays (including an extended December holiday).
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Professional Development Opportunities.

Pay

Part/Full Time: Full Time

Schedule

Part/Full Time: Full Time

Benefits

• Health and Life Insurance.
• Retirement Programs.
• Paid Tuition Dependent Scholarships.
• Annual Leave.
• Sick Leave.
• 13 Paid Holidays (including an extended December holiday).
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Professional Development Opportunities.