Director of JD Admissions

Director of JD Admissions

The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School is one of the nation's oldest and most distinguished law schools. The School offers a unique approach, incorporating cross-disciplinary legal education, a distinctly collaborative environment, and an innovative curriculum to enrich student learning. The small and highly interdisciplinary faculty achieves scholarly excellence while emphasizing a shared effort to advance understanding of the law. The result is an intellectual community that bridges traditional boundaries and disciplines within a renowned internal culture of collegiality, making the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School an extraordinarily supportive academic community for all its members.

Reporting to the Assistant Dean of JD Admissions ("Assistant Dean"), the Director of JD Admissions ("Director"), plays a key role in advancing Penn Carey Law's JD admissions strategy by supporting the design and execution of sophisticated, data-informed recruitment and yield initiatives. Drawing on the Law School's distinctive strengths, the Director will help develop imaginative and effective approaches to attract, engage, and enroll exceptional JD classes of approximately 260 students each year.

The Director leverages available technologies, research, and data-informed practices to identify, engage, and cultivate interest among prospective candidates in Penn Carey Law's distinctive JD program. The Director also serves as an important representative of Penn Carey Law, communicating effectively with a broad range of internal and external audiences.

Strategic

• In collaboration with the Assistant Dean, develop and support the implementation of long- and short-term JD recruitment and matriculation goals and explicit strategies to achieve them.
• Conduct high-volume application file review and assist with the selection of the JD and transfer classes.
• Operationalize research and employ innovative technologies to model, establish, and meet recruitment and matriculation goals in JD admissions.

Communication and Marketing

• Partner closely with the Assistant Dean, the Director of JD Recruitment, and the Communications Department to develop creative and effective strategies that attract academically talented JD candidates, support enrollment goals, and convey the distinctive strengths of Penn Carey Law to prospective students and other key audiences.
• Evaluate, recommend, and design new application materials, forms, and other marketing tools.

Representational

• Serve as a highly visible representative of Penn Carey Law, engaging thoughtfully and effectively with key internal and external constituencies.
• Identify, cultivate, and sustain strategic relationships with stakeholders and partners whose engagement advances Penn Carey Law's admissions and institutional goals.
• Articulate Penn Carey Law's distinctive educational opportunities to undergraduate institutions, pre-law advisors, and national and international organizations.
• Maintain substantial in-person and virtual engagement with prospective students and other individuals throughout all stages of the admissions process.

Managerial

While this role does not include immediate supervisory responsibilities, it is expected to evolve to include supervision of staff and oversight of application readers as operational needs develop.

Other duties as assigned

Candidate

Qualifications:

The successful candidate will hold an advanced degree, J.D. preferred, and have a minimum of five years of increasing administrative responsibility in a creative enterprise. Experience in high level admissions and/or financial aid is strongly preferred. The successful candidate will understand and describe Penn Carey Law's strengths in the most competitive arena of law school recruiting. The successful candidate will have knowledge of database management, reporting systems, assessment tools, and predictive modeling related to the admission of academically motivated students to law school.

The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent understanding of effective communication and marketing strategies. We seek candidates who have established track records as collaborators in the workplace, within the immediate department and within the larger institution, as well as records as strong and motivational managers. The successful candidate will demonstrate a creative bent and will be capable of representing Penn Carey Law proudly in all manner of public and internal forums.

Job Location - City, State

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department / School

Law School

Pay Range

$80,891.00 - $ Annual Rate

Salary offers are made based on the candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and education as they directly relate to the requirements of the position, and in alignment with salary ranges based on external market data for the job's level. Internal organization and peer data at Penn are also considered.

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