Director Of Law Student Affairs

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Director of Law Student Affairs

Duties: Proactively develops and implements programs to enrich the law school experience and to help law students succeed in school, personally, and professionally. Provides leadership and management support in all areas of student life and culture. Reports to the Associate Dean for Administration and Student Affairs, and must collaborate with the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, appropriate faculty committees, the Admissions Office, the Office of Career Strategy, the Academic Success Program, the Registrar, the advancement team, and other administrative personnel. Work with the University Student Affairs Office and all other University offices. Develops and implements a wide variety of programs ensuring that law students succeed in law school, both personally and professionally. Preparation of, authority, and responsibility for the law school’s student affairs budget. Collaborates with and provides support to other senior administrators at the law school and the University, including the Dean, the Associate Dean for Administration and Student Affairs, the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, the University Student Affairs Office, the Admissions Office, the Office of Career Strategy, the Academic Success Program, the Registrar, the advancement team, and other administrative personnel. Works effectively through faculty governance processes, serving on faculty committees and cooperating with individual faculty. Works with Academic Dean and Career Strategy to develop a comprehensive academic and professional development program, including bar preparation and support. Provides guidance to students on their academic progress, in conjunction with the Academic Dean. Supports the law school’s efforts to attract, serve, and retain a diverse student body, including international students, and to promote an inclusive environment. Manages international exchange programs. Evaluates and makes recommendations regarding changes or re-definition of the relevant school of law policies. Responsible for production and appropriate distribution of relevant documents and manuals. Provides, supervises, and coordinates appropriate student counseling and intervention efforts regarding educational, professional, and personal matters. Provides counseling and referral services to students regarding university services, including financial aid and other matters. Liaison with relevant University offices. Supervises, coordinates, advises, and promotes student organizations, including law school student government. Assists student organizations in establishing appropriate governance structures, in compliance with all law school and university requirements. Actively supports student organizations in building substantive programming. Serves as an advisor for and provides support for law school and University student discipline structures, including ensuring reporting by students of character and fitness matters. Coordinates and supervises student disability services at the law school, including communicating to students regarding disability issues. Arranges for classroom and exam accommodations. Works with Orientation Committee to develop and organize orientations for entering students. Builds and manages programming for orientations involving law faculty and administrators, practitioners, bar associations, university administrative personnel, and law school student organizations. In conjunction with the communications director, oversees the law school webpages devoted to student life. Plans, organizes, and supervises law school graduation and award/recognition ceremonies. Achieves and maintains high level of continuing professional development by attending conferences. Facilitates ongoing education of the faculty and staff regarding student affairs and student life issues. Manages and maintains student information appropriately and confidentially. Performs other related duties as assigned in support of the Law School’s and the University’s mission and strategic goals.

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