Associate Director of Legal Studies Admissions, Law School

Responsibilities

The Associate Director of Legal Studies Admissions is an integral part of the Legal Studies team in the Law School at Vanderbilt University and is primarily responsible for management of the Legal Studies admissions, outreach, and enrollment efforts. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• M.L.S. admissions and admissions operations;
• international exchange agreements and operations;
• international exchange programs throughout Legal Studies including the
• undergraduate Legal Studies minor;
• and international alumni relations.

The Associate Director of Legal Studies Admissions is an integral part of the Legal Studies team in the Law School at Vanderbilt University and is primarily responsible for management of the Legal Studies admissions, outreach, and enrollment efforts. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• LL.M. recruitment, admissions, post admissions outreach, international outreach;
• M.L.S. admissions and admissions operations;
• international exchange agreements and operations;
• international exchange programs throughout Legal Studies including the
• undergraduate Legal Studies minor;
• and international alumni relations.

Reports directly to the Assistant Dean for Legal Studies. This position is located in Nashville, TN and is expected to work in person, on campus four days a week.

Among the nation’s leading law schools, Vanderbilt stands out for its distinguished faculty; highly talented students; collegial and collaborative school culture; graduates’ top-tier employment outcomes; and global alumni network. The Legal Studies team of professionals serves and delivers all educational programming at the Law School outside of the residential J.D. program. The Legal Studies team operates the admission and enrollment of the domestic LL.M. program, operates the undergraduate Legal Studies minor, and operates all aspects of the MLS program from admission to course delivery.

The Legal Studies team serves prospective students, the Law School, enrolled students, alumni, and the larger legal profession through its commitment to high standards of professional conduct and ethical behavior, accuracy and candor in providing information to prospective students; adherence to principles of equity and inclusion; respect for confidentiality; and excellent customer service.

• Direct the full LL.M. application, interview, admission, scholarship, and recruitment processes, in close consultation with the Assistant Dean for Legal Studies.
• Develop and implement effective international recruitment, admission, and yield strategies through analysis of foreign application trends in consultation with the Assistant Dean for Legal Studies.
• Travel and represent the Law School at domestic and international recruitment events as well as coordinate alumni and faculty representation at these events.
• Review and evaluate candidate applications, analyze and interpret foreign transcripts and degree programs, and make application decision recommendations.
• Direct and strategize the LL.M. scholarship award process and annual budget.
• Maintain statistical reports on admissions data and scholarship awards for distribution to the Assistant Dean for Legal Studies and various Law School constituencies.
• Responsible for planning and allocation of the advertising and recruiting budgets, in consultation with the Assistant Dean for Legal Studies.
• Develop and update print and online marketing publications and materials in collaboration with the Assistant Dean for Legal Studies and the Law Communications & Marketing department.
• Direct all communications with applicants, including the production of…