Director for Academic Planning, Career Development, and Judicial Clerkships

Director for Academic Planning, Career Development, and Judicial Clerkships

New York Law School (NYLS) seeks a strategic, innovative, and collaborative Director for Academic Planning, Career Development, and Judicial Clerkships to join the Office of Academic Planning and Career Development. Reporting to the Associate Dean for Academic Planning and Career Development, the Director provides academic and career counseling to an assigned section of Day Division students, oversees judicial clerkship advising and programming, and administers the Cannataro Summer Judicial Fellows Program.

The Director serves as the primary institutional resource for students and alumni pursuing federal, state, and local judicial clerkships. The Director will provide comprehensive advising throughout the clerkship process; develop relationships with judges, chambers, current and former judicial clerks, faculty, alumni, and relevant professional organizations; and create programs and resources to increase students' awareness of and competitiveness for judicial clerkship opportunities.

The Director also oversees the Cannataro Summer Judicial Fellows Program and related summer judicial internship opportunities, coordinating relationships with participating judges and chambers, supporting student placements and funding, and developing programming and networking opportunities for NYLS students serving as summer judicial fellows throughout New York State. The Director also provides holistic academic and career advising to an assigned section of Day Division students.

At NYLS, all team members within the Office of Academic Planning and Career Development collaborate with one another and with students to help them achieve their academic goals, personal aspirations, and professional success. Our dual-focused mission of academic and career advising is student-centered, culturally aware, holistic, inclusive, and strategic. Team members work in a fast-paced, flexible office, delivering advising services year-round in one-on-one and group settings, including remote formats.

The Director must demonstrate collegiality and collaboration in a team environment and the ability to create and maintain an inclusive, accessible, and professional atmosphere. The Director must also demonstrate cultural awareness and agility and a commitment to working effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences.

• Counsel an assigned section of Day Division students on career exploration, career paths, employer targeting, networking, experience-building strategies, application materials, interviewing, evaluating job offers, and other career-related topics.
• Provide academic counseling regarding students' programs of study, graduation requirements, and upper-level course selection, and work with the Office of Academic and Bar Success Initiatives to provide coordinated advising and programming related to academic success and bar preparation.
• Work with the Alumni Advisor and other colleagues to support students' transition into practice and provide coordinated career advising.

• Serve as the primary advisor and institutional resource for students and alumni pursuing federal, state, and local judicial clerkships, advising on opportunities, judges and chambers, application strategies, materials, recommendations, networking, interviewing, and clerkship offers.
• Develop and deliver workshops, panels, information sessions, and other programs to educate students about judicial clerkships and the application process.
• Manage the annual judicial clerkship recommendation letter process, including educating students and faculty about requirements and deadlines and coordinating timely submission of letters and other application materials.
• Develop and maintain relationships with judges, chambers, court personnel, current and former judicial clerks, faculty, alumni, and relevant professional organizations to expand clerkship opportunities and professional networks for NYLS students and graduates.
• Stay current on judicial clerkship hiring practices and trends; develop resources and communications for students and alumni; and collaborate with faculty and colleagues to identify and support strong clerkship candidates.
• Track and analyze judicial clerkship applications, placements, and outcomes to assess advising and programming and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Oversee and administer the Cannataro…