Director Of Career Development

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Director of Career Development
Duties: Responsible for individualized personal and academic counseling, event planning, mentoring, coaching, guidance, and networking support for College of Law students and alumni. Reports to the College of Law’s Assistant Dean for Career Development in Moscow and is part of the student services team. Will coordinate and collaborate with other administrative offices to achieve the College of Law’s statewide goals. Advise students and alumni at a professional level on personal and professional matters and provide academic and career counseling services; directly advise and counsel law students on course planning, through individualized training, guidance, and feedback to empower them to be successful in their post-graduate lives. In collaboration with the Assistant Dean, develop and implement career-related programming that provides students and alumni with opportunities for growth and development through engagement with professionals and employers. Management, development and enhancement of already existing programs such as on-campus recruitment, mock interviews, and practitioner presentations, as well as the creation of new, innovative programs. Will involve some weekend and evening work in addition to the 40-hour work week. Promote employment opportunities for UI law students and graduates throughout the region, including encouraging employers to consider UI Law grads for employment, initiating and facilitating formal and informal opportunities for employers and students to network, and organizing on- and off- campus interviews. Research prospective employers throughout and beyond Idaho (nationally). Arrange in-person meetings with prospective employers to evaluate their standards and expectations regarding potential employees and initiate and conduct direct and frequent communications to maintain close relationships. Working with the Senior Director of Development for Law, the Director will represent the College of Law to alumni and prospective employers, locally, regionally and nationally. This will include travel, weekend, and evening work in addition to the 40-hour work week. Meet all requirements of the ABA Standards for Approval of Law Schools. Gather, record, report and analyze statistics on student attendance of programming held, classes taken, and all employment (law related and non-law related) pre- and post-graduation. Keep abreast of changes, learning and maintaining knowledge of the ABA requirements for gathering, maintaining and reporting employment information. Support the Admissions Office by attending law school fairs, pre-law society gatherings, and meeting with prospective students visiting the campus. Collaborate with the Associate Dean of Students, the Director of Student Affairs, and the Director of Academic Success on joint programming and academic advising. Collaborate with the Senior Director of Development for Law by attending bench, bar and alumni events on behalf of the College.

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