Director of Law School Career Services

4 weeks ago


High Point, United States High Point University Full time

The Kenneth F. Kahn School of Law at High Point University invites applicants to serve as its inaugural Director of Career Services. The School seeks an experienced visionary who will embrace the exciting opportunity under the supervision of the Dean to design, build, and oversee the law school's career services office. The selected candidate will serve a pivotal role in helping HPU law students and alumni identify and achieve their career goals and develop their professional identity.

The anticipated start date for this position is August 1, 2024.

Minimum Qualifications

* Juris Doctor from an ABA-approved law school
* Significant relevant experience in legal education and/or the legal profession
* Willingness to contribute actively to the mission, vision, goals, and objectives of the School and University
* Exceptional emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills sufficient to inspire and work effectively with School of Law faculty and staff and with a varied student and alumni population
* Excellent counseling, listening, and oral and written communication skills
* Strong problem-solving, project management, marketing, and networking skills
* Knowledge of the legal market and profession
* Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality of information

Preferred Qualifications

* Prior experience in law school student career services or in the legal recruiting industry, including experience counseling students or attorneys navigating career decisions
* Prior managerial experience supervising other personnel and in providing budgetary oversight
* Experience developing a strong network of contacts in the legal community
* Experience preparing and delivering presentations
* Active engagement in professional organizations that seek to improve legal education and/or the legal profession, such as discipline-specific organizations and bar associations

Essential Functions

* Develop programming that facilitates students' ability both to identity the career goals most consistent with their interests and talents and to achieve those goals
* Advise and oversee others who advise students and alumni on career and professional development issues, including practice area and practice setting exploration, interview assistance, resume and cover letter review, and networking guidance
* Develop Initiatives to support faculty advisors in their provision of career planning counseling to students
* Plan and implement an innovative marketing strategy to develop and expand recruitment opportunities student and alumni have with legal employers
* Oversee on-campus and virtual interview opportunities for students and alumni
* Develop and maintain relationships with potential employers
* Oversee compliance with ABA standards related to career services and employment outcomes and manage the law school's reporting of employment outcomes data to the ABA
* Generate employment-related data for periodic reporting to law school surveying organizations, such as NALP, US News, and Princeton Review
* Represent the Career Services Office externally, including presentations to employers, legal professional organizations, and other constituents
* Supervise other personnel in the Career Services Office
* Oversee the Careers Services Office budget and related financial matters
* In consultation with the Dean and the Dean's designees, set policies for the Career Services Office
* Travel to attend national and regional meetings and workshops to stay updated on issues related to law school career services
* Collaborate with the Associate Dean of Admissions to support law school student recruiting and travel to represent the law school at national and regional admissions events
* Other duties as assigned by the Dean

Accountability

* Reports to the Law Dean

Application Instructions

Applicants must submit the following; (1) a cover letter expressing their interest in the position; (2) their curriculum vitae with a complete professional and academic history; and (3) names and contact information of three professional references.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so interested individuals are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. For more information regarding this position, please contact Natt Gantt, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, at ngantt@highpoint.edu.



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