Associate Director of LLM, MLS, and Alumni Advising

(ASSOCIATE) DIRECTOR OF LLM, MLS, AND ALUMNI ADVISING Career Development Office

Classification: Level 3 / Class 1717 / Part Time (0.5 FTE) / Exempt / Benefitted / Non-Represented

Hiring Salary: $42,500 - $50,000 annually (commensurate with qualifications)

Location: Onsite/Hybrid

Depending on the selected candidate's qualifications and experience, this position may be filled as either a Director or an Associate Director. For purposes of this job description, the term "Director" refers to either classification.

The Director of LLM, MLS and Alumni Advising is responsible for counseling, advising and providing professional development resources to students at the law school seeking degrees other than the JD, including LLM and MLS degree candidates. The Director is also primarily responsible for advising alumni (outside the recent graduate class) in their job search as well as assisting hiring alumni with posting and filling their open positions.

The Director will also provide JD student advising as needed. The Director meets weekly with the Assistant Dean of CDO and will be involved in other CDO efforts and programming. The Director has minimal supervision in managing the programs and resources within this portfolio.

We have an array of existing programs that need to be implemented. But we’re really looking for someone who can assess the efficacy of current programming, can articulate a vision for mentoring and alumni engagement that has a transformative effect on the student experience and student employment outcomes, and can creatively integrate that vision into our very collaborative CDO.

Typical duties and responsibilities consist of, but are not limited to, the following:

• Counsels and coaches LLM students on professional development and job opportunities in the U.S., bar admissions requirements, and the U.S. legal market.
• Designs and delivers trainings/workshops/programs specifically for LLMs to teach self-initiated job search, interviewing, and professional relationship cultivation and networking skills;
• Creates and maintains close relationships with alumni, to optimize professional opportunities for students and create relationships with current students;
• Provides one on one counseling to LLM students; including reviewing application materials and providing interview preparation.
• Manages LLM involvement in off-campus job fairs and other opportunities;
• Prepares career-related handouts, materials, and website/intranet content for the LLM student community;
• Collaborates with other campus departments such as Global Programs.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of career programming using student outcomes and class demographics.
• Recommends enhancements to career development services for non-JD students and alumni.
• Identifies new employer and alumni engagement opportunities.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by the Assistant Dean of Career Development.

• Conceives and implements support under direction of the Assistant Dean and in coordination with others responsible for implementing the non-JD degree programs.
• Emphasizes types of support that can be provided online or in a group setting, or as an element of existing programming (e.g., orientation, etc.).

• Advises and counsel alumni job seekers (outside the recent graduate class);
• Conceives and implements support under direction of the Assistant Dean.;
• Liaises with alumni seeking to feel positions through alumni job seeker outreach and conceives of other programming to improve this support;
• Develops and maintains relationships with alumni and employers to expand employment opportunities for students and graduates.
• Works closely with the Advancement Office to develop programming and/or resources to distribute job opportunities to alumni.

The following education and experiences are required:

• JD degree and at least three years of legal practice;
• Demonstrated experience in delivering group presentations and in preparing career-related educational materials or programming.

It is preferred, but not required, that applicants have the following additional experience:

• Minimum one year of group and individual career counseling experience in a law school, another institution of higher education, or other legal environment;
• Knowledge of the legal employment market in California;
• Experience working with diverse communities (including through counseling, outreach and programming).

• Project management skills;
• Demonstrated organizational, interpersonal, communication and counseling skills;
• Ability to interact with all segments of the legal community and provide programming and resources for a diverse law school population;
• Ability to build relationships with employers, alumni, faculty, and students.
• Ability to formulate,…