Admissions Office Coordinator

Department: Antonin Scalia Law School

Classification: Admin Office Specialist 3

Job Category: Classified Staff

Job Type: Full-Time

Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)

Location: Arlington, VA

Workplace Type: On Site Required

Sponsorship Eligibility: Not eligible for visa sponsorship

Pay Band: 03

Salary: Starting salary $50,000; commensurate with education and experience

Criminal Background Check: Yes

To educate students to become lawyers, the George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School has designated a curriculum that addresses three of the most pressing requirements of contemporary legal practice: facility with economic and quantitative methods, the increasing need for specialization, and a thorough grounding in fundamental skills of legal research, writing and analysis. George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School is located in Arlington, VA, just two miles from downtown Washington, D.C. Antonin Scalia Law School is a Top 50 law school.

A relatively young law school, Scalia Law offers students an opportunity to pursue a JD, JM, or an LLM.

The Admissions Office Coordinator provides administrative and operational assistance to the Admissions Office and serves as a primary point of contact for prospective students, applicants, visitors, and members of the law school community. This position supports the office’s day-to-day operations, including front desk coverage, prospective student visits and tours, student ambassador scheduling, purchasing and reimbursement processes, and general administrative functions. The Admissions Office Coordinator collaborates with the admissions team to ensure smooth office operations and provides a warm, attentive experience for both prospective and current members of the Scalia Law community.

This position will report to the Associate Director of JD Admissions with a dotted line to the Associate Dean for Admissions and Enrollment Management.

This is an on-site position with a regular schedule of Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Remote or hybrid work is not available for this position.

• Provides primary front desk coverage for the Admissions Office and serves as the first point of contact for prospective students, applicants, visitors, and members of the law school community;
• Manages the main Admissions phone line, welcomes and assists visitors, responds to general inquiries, and provides backup support for the general Admissions email inbox;
• Provides direct administrative support to the Associate Dean for Admissions, including calendar management, scheduling, meeting coordination, reimbursements, correspondence, mailings, and other administrative needs;
• Manages logistics for prospective student events, admitted student programming, and other admissions programs;
• Coordinates event registration, invitations and reminders, catering, room and facility needs, event materials, setup, check-in, and other day-of logistics;
• Communicates with vendors, campus partners, and participants as needed, and completes related administrative follow-up;
• Coordinates prospective student tours and group visits, including scheduling and tour coverage, and assisting with travel stipend and reimbursement processing associated with admissions programs;
• Coordinates the scheduling and day-to-day work of Student Ambassadors and other assigned student or wage employees supporting the Admissions Office;
• Maintains schedules and coverage, communicates assignments and expectations, provides work direction related to front desk coverage, tours, events, and other admissions activities, and assists with onboarding and administrative processes for student and wage employees;
• Monitors completion of assigned responsibilities…