Director of the Mattone Family Institute for Real Estate Law

About the role

St. John’s University School of Law is seeking a candidate for the position of Director of the Mattone Family Institute for Real Estate Law. The Director will grow and manage the Mattone Institute and will be instrumental in meeting the strategic goals of student success as well as enrollment (of both JD and LL.M. students) as it pertains to real estate law focused students, thereby increasing revenue.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Co-Director of the Real Estate LL.M. Program: recruitment, enrollment, course development, marketing, and management.
• Work with the Enrollment Office to recruit prospective JD students and JD students from other schools to enroll in the Real Estate LL.M program, including targeting international real estate practitioners.
• Develop stories of successful real estate law JD students and similar outreach.
• Work with the Academic Dean to assess curricular needs and ensure a robust roster of advanced real estate course offerings each semester; assist in developing JD and LL.M. real estate courses, including proposal development and coordination with the Academic Dean and Curriculum Committee.
• Advise current JD and LL.M. students on course options and educate them on the joint real estate law JD/LL.M option; confirm eligibility and enroll JD students for LL.M.-level real estate courses.
• Identify and recruit adjunct professors to teach real estate law-related courses (alumni, judges, practitioners) and work with the Academic Dean to manage them.
• Hire and manage student worker and research assistant staff for the Mattone Institute as needed.
• Serve as primary point person for real estate law related programs/workshops, academic colloquia, conferences, continuing legal education, student internships and clinical training; update resources.
• Manage the Real Estate Fellowship Program: recruit and advise on selection of new Fellows, work with Fellows to advance career goals.
• As a member of the Career Development Office, counsel JD and LL.M. students on professional development: review resumes/cover letters, prepare for interviews, advise on job search strategies, maintain contact, track activity in Symplicity, provide academic advising.
• Liaise with faculty, alumni, and administrators; work with Career Development Office employer outreach team to research and develop real estate-based externships, internships, jobs; schedule and participate in employer meetings.
• Work with the Alumni Office to advance engagement with real estate alumni, link them with students for job opportunities and networking, drive financial contributions, identify and recruit Advisory Board members, promote loyalty.
• Serve as primary point person for arranging, organizing, and promoting real estate alumni-facing events (receptions, CLE events); cultivate key alumni relationships through frequent contact; attend alumni and industry events.
• Manage administrative operations of the Mattone Institute: identify, recruit, and