Assistant Director Employer Outreach And Communications

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Assistant Director, Employer Outreach and Communications
Candidate will serve as recruiting and public relations professional to local, regional, and national legal employer communities. Manage, coordinate, design and initiate programs and projects in response to dynamic legal employment environment. Manage and run fall, spring, off campus recruiting programs and employer outreach events. Advise J.D. students and alumni on career planning, traditional and alternative legal careers and job opportunities. Develop and present career-search resources, tools and programs. Work under the general guidance of Assistant Dean for Career and Professional Development of the Law School. Supervise permanent and temporary staff on relevant projects and assignments. Develop, maintain and manage employer contact and relationships with law firms, corporations, government agencies, public interest agencies and other potential employers to cultivate expanded legal employment opportunities. Perform outreach and communications with respect to local, regional and national employers and market students and graduates to such employers. Design employer-directed marketing materials and programs to promote school and students to outside world. With the Assistant Director of Operations and Special Projects, develop and maintain employer records and database for internal and student utility. Regularly initiate recruiting calls to employers and field and respond to such calls from employers. Train and advise other Career Development staff on initiating and responding to such calls. Attend SDCBA, SDLRA, LAALRA, OCLRA, SDNCBA, Lawyers Club, IP and other specialty bar and related networking events, including alumni receptions and market knowledge building events during and after regular business hours. Attend local, regional and national events and job fairs that market the law school’s students and graduates to legal employers during and after regular business hours. Create, maintain, and manage networks with local, national and international employers to create networks for job opportunities; visit alumni and potential employers to create additional opportunities for students and alumni. Obtain, evaluate, and synthesize information about legal employers and employment opportunities nationwide. Implement, develop, and manage all aspects of fall, spring, and other recruiting programs, including coordination of on campus or off campus interviews, resume collections and direct application opportunities. Manage all aspects of recruiting new employers for the programs, working to increase the number of employment opportunities for students and alumni. Develop, monitor and promote job opportunities for students and alumni. Oversee and manage student job board, alumni job board and other online and job posting procedures to ensure maximum exposure, timeliness and completeness. Work closely with Assistant Director of Operations and Special Projects with respect to recruiting functions, including management of web-based information system (Symplicity). Develop and manage student materials regarding recruiting programs, including correspondence, guides and policies. Manage Career Development website content and other media regarding employers and recruiting programs in conjunction with the Law School Communications office. Provide comprehensive, and continuing career counseling and programming to law students, graduate law students (together “students”) and alumni of the school. Familiarize students and alumni with resources and programs available in the Career Development office, including timing and scheduling of activities. Review and edit resumes, cover letters and other employment application materials. Conduct mock interviews with students and alumni. Develop and present workshops, conferences, programs and panels to assist students and alumni with career planning and job development skills. Gain specific knowledge with respect to and advise students with Tax and IP backgrounds and practice interests. Assist in creating Tax and IP related job search resources, programs, and communications and provide information on Tax and IP-specific job fairs and employment opportunities, and related annual career events. Create, revise and update Career Development’s series of written guides on career development topics, responding to the particular needs and concerns of students and alumni. Assist in maintaining up-to-date career related information on Career Development’s website.

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