Graduate Admissions Specialist & Academic Advisor
Location: Arlington, VA | Workplace: On Site | Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk) | Pay Band: 03 | Visa sponsorship: Not eligible | Criminal background check required
About the role
The LLM (Master of Laws) Program provides the opportunity to earn an advanced degree in law to students who have earned a JD from a US law school or a law degree from outside of the US. The Juris Masters (JM) Program provides the opportunity to obtain a law degree in a specific field for students who work in policy or compliance related positions but do not wish to practice law. Located in Arlington, VA, just two miles from downtown Washington, DC, the Antonin Scalia Law School is a top 50 law school. As a relatively young institution, Scalia Law offers students the opportunity to pursue a JD, JM, or LLM degree.
The Graduate Admissions Specialist & Academic Advisor at George Mason University's Antonin Scalia Law School has administrative support from various departments within the law school and the university. This position is primarily responsible for supporting student facing office functions including meeting with prospective students, overseeing front desk and staff support, managing office supplies and supporting application management, supporting onboarding functions for admitted students, and guiding current students through their program and university resources.
Responsibilities
- Processes and maintains applicant files including filing supplemental materials accurately and in a timely manner, communicating with applicants via phone and email regarding application materials, and adding applicants into the university's enterprise resource system
- Assists with recruitment efforts including responding to applicant and prospective student inquiries (via phone and email)
- Provides incoming students with policy and procedural information relating to academics and institutional guidelines such as drop/add policy, academic probation/suspension/dismissal, and satisfactory academic progress
- Assists students in the development of their educational goals, including the selection of a major, course selection, meeting graduation requirements, and experiential learning opportunities
- Maintains student counseling and participation records using Unite
- Purchasing and procurement of office supplies, marketing ads, registration fees, etc.
- Manages front desk coverage including scheduling student workers to ensure 9 a.m.–5 p.m. daily coverage
- Performs a variety of other related clerical and office tasks
Required Qualifications
- Associate's degree in related field
- Some experience in an office environment performing