Assistant Director of Career Services – Thomas R. Kline School of Law
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Benefits: Generous
benefits include paid time off including holidays and vacation, retirement
match, and tuition remission for employee and dependents. Details at www.duq.edu/benefits
Location: Thomas R. Kline School of Law
Position Status: Full-time
Hours: Varied
Position Number: 234803/10-957
FLSA Status: Exempt
POSITION
SUMMARY:
The Assistant Director will be part of a Career Services Office whose primary
purpose is to provide guidance and support to law students regarding career
planning, job search strategy, and professional development. To that end, the Assistant Director will be a
dedicated career counselor to graduating students, concentrating on their
post-graduate career objectives. The
Assistant Director will dually focus on employer outreach and recruitment
initiatives, while contributing to the overall objectives and goals of the
Career Services Office.
DUTIES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Counsels students during their 3L/4E/4P year as they prepare to graduate and,
as necessary, immediately after they graduate and take a bar exam. Work with the students to develop a strategic
and targeted job search plan that they will employ throughout their last year
of law school and continue with after graduating and taking the bar exam. Develop programs and resources that address
post-graduation job search strategies and encourage individual counseling
meetings and communication with the students.
Develops and maintains relationships
with traditional and non-traditional legal employers, such as law firms,
corporations, government agencies, non-profit organizations, judicial chambers,
and educational institutions, in order to foster recruitment
opportunities. Create employment
opportunities in two distinct categories: those that require bar passage and
those where the Juris Doctor degree is an advantage to the position.
Engages with employers in the
Pittsburgh legal market and other locations, as identified by students’
interests and as informed by the CSO’s employment outcome goals and strategies,
NALP, the Pittsburgh City Group, and POWER Consortium. Coordinate and assist with recruitment
events, including the Fall and Spring Recruitment/ On-Campus Interview (OCI)
Programs and Small Firm Interview Weeks.
Creates, organizes, executes, and attends networking events and informational
programs for all law students. This
includes Lawyers on Location events that are held off-campus, as well as other
events and programs that bring employers, alumni, and other visitors to campus
throughout the academic year and during summer months.
Assists with the data collection,
documentation, analysis, and submission of employment outcomes reported to the
ABA, NALP, and U.S. News on an annual basis.
Understands and uses the career
services management software, currently 12Twenty. This includes creating
customized reports in order to inform outreach efforts, posting jobs and
recruitment information, creating counseling notes, and advertising programs
and events.
Create content for website and social
media platforms used by the School of Law.
Performs other duties
as assigned. Evening and weekend hours
required.
REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree
in a related field from an accredited institution.
5 years of
relevant experience.
Budget management
experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Juris Doctorate
from an accredited institution.
1-3 Years of related experience.
Alternately, the successful candidate may possess any equivalent combination of
experience and training, which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities
required to perform the essential job functions. This includes, but is not
limited to, the following:
The ability to set goals, establish priorities, and work on simultaneous
assignments.
Must have or be
willing to build relevant professional knowledge, including knowledge of
traditional and non-traditional legal employment opportunities, practice areas,
employment settings, and hiring methods.
Experience with
Microsoft Office and Outlook, along with the ability to learn job specific
applications and systems such as 12Twenty.
Must be
forward-thinking and open to continuous learning.
Strong
organizational and problem-solving skills.
Strong
communication skills and basic knowledge of office equipment.
Work experience
that involves prior career services, recruiting, or legal marketing experience.
Commitment to the University’s values of diversity, equity and inclusion, and
recognition of the importance of treating each individual with dignity and
respect consistent with the University’s Mission. Demonstrated experience with, and
understanding of, the broad diversity of the University community (students,
faculty, staff and others).
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the
University Community.
Ability and willingness to contribute actively to the mission of the University
and to respect the Spiritan Catholic identity of Duquesne University. The
mission is implemented through a commitment to academic excellence, a spirit of
service, moral and spiritual values, sensitivity to world concerns, and an
ecumenical campus community.
APPLICATION
INSTRUCTIONS:
Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information
for three professional references.
Catholic in its mission and ecumenical in spirit, Duquesne University values
equality of opportunity as an educational institution and as an employer. We
aspire to attract and sustain a diverse faculty and staff that reflects
contemporary society, serves our academic goals and enriches our campus
community. We particularly encourage applications from members of
underrepresented groups and support dual-career couples through our charter
membership in this
region's HERC (http://www.hercjobs.org/oh-western-pa-wv/).
We invite applicants for this position to learn more about our university and
its Spiritan heritage by visiting http://www.duq.edu/about/mission-and-identity/mission-statement.
Those invited to campus for an interview may be asked about ways in which they
see their talents contributing to the continued growth of our community and
furthering its mission.
Duquesne University was founded in 1878 by its sponsoring religious community,
the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. Duquesne University is Catholic in
mission and ecumenical in spirit. Motivated by its Catholic identity,
Duquesne values equality of opportunity both as an educational institution and
as an employer.