Assistant Director, Pre-Law and Pre-Health Advising

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Budget

Title:

Senior Academic Advisor (SL-4)

Salary: $67,000

The Assistant Director of Pre-Law and Pre-Health Advising provides leadership, supervision, and strategic coordination for the university's pre-professional advising programs. This role supervises a team of academic advisors supporting students pursuing law and health professions pathways and serves as the primary Pre-Law advisor for the campus. The Assistant Director works collaboratively with academic departments, faculty, and campus partners to ensure cohesive advising support for students in pre-law related majors and pre- health programs.

The position plays a key role in program development, assessment, and student success initiatives.

• Leadership & Supervision
  • Supervise, mentor, and evaluate professional advisors within Pre-Law and Pre-Health advising.
  • Support onboarding, training, and ongoing professional development of advising staff.
  • Establish clear advising standards, policies, and procedures to ensure consistent, high-quality service.
  • Assist in strategic planning and goal setting for pre-professional advising initiatives.
• Primary Pre-Law Advising
  • Serve as the campus's lead Pre-Law advisor, providing comprehensive advising on academic planning, experiential preparation, LSAT readiness, application strategy, personal statements, résumé review, and interview preparation.
  • Develop and deliver workshops, law school information sessions, and admissions programming.
  • Cultivate relationships with law schools, admissions representatives, and alumni.
  • Monitor national trends in legal education and admissions and integrate best practices into academic advising.
  • Coordinate annual Law School Fair.
• Pre-Health Advising Oversight
  • Provide leadership and coordination for Pre-Health advising services supporting students pursuing medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, physician assistant studies, and related fields.
  • Ensure advising consistency related to course sequencing, experiential preparation, application timelines (e.g., centralized application services), and interview readiness.
  • Collaborate with staff to evaluate and enhance programming and student support resources.
• Departmental Advising Coordination
  • Assist in the coordination of departmental advising as it relates to pre-law related majors and pre-health pathways.
  • Partner with department chairs, faculty advisors, and program directors to align curricular guidance with professional school expectations.
  • Support communication between central advising and academic departments to ensure clarity in messaging and student planning.
  • Contribute to…