Associate Director Legal Careers

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Associate Director, Legal Careers

Duties: Counsels and develops programs for JD students and alumni with regard to all aspects of professionalism and career development. Supports existing programs and designs and implements new programs to meet student and market needs. Assists in the collection and collation of resumes for judicial externship resume books. Markets law students and programs to potential employers and maintain relationships with employers currently recruiting students and graduates. Assists in drafting and maintaining resource materials such as job application and interviewing guides, biweekly student and alumni newsletters, and the Career Strategy blog and/or website. Supports job fairs and on-campus interviewing. Provides career counseling to JD students and alumni regarding legal and non-traditional employment searches, all aspects of career development, and employment opportunities. Plans and implements extensive career-related programming, including panel discussions, workshops, mock interview programs, and large-scale networking events. Creates and maintains close relationships with alumni who participate in these programs. Markets the Law School and its students to employers in order to expand the nature and number of career opportunities. Performs in-house employer marketing visits and market to and build relationships with employers on campus for recruiting and other events. Serves as an active Career Center team participant and provide input into decisions regarding office operations. Assists with the on-campus interview program and other large Career Center events. Assists with the collection of data on summer and permanent employment and concerning programming feedback and attendance. Maintains knowledge and familiarity with the general state of the economy and the legal market and its effects on hiring practices, market differentiation, individual employers' hiring practices, and practice areas and employment trends. Contributes to the enhanced reputation of the Law School among employers, practitioners, judges, prospective students, and the general public by participating in trade associations and organizations, including clerkship-related committees and groups. Keeps informed of the general state of the economy and the legal market and its effects on hiring practices, layoffs, and market differentiation, as well as non-traditional career opportunities for attorneys and overall employment trends. Drafts, edits and/or updates resource materials regarding job application documents, job search strategies, interviewing skills, networking and other job search-related topics. Writes and distributes biweekly newsletters to students and alumni with job search strategies. Assists with maintenance of Career Services communication tools such as blogs and websites.

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