Assistant Director, Careers in Law - JR30100-3800

The University of Chicago • Chicago, IL • 2w ago

This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more information, please see: https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/12744222 Department

ESA Deputy Director Pre Professional Programs & Career Preparation

About the Department

Career Advancement serves a student population of approximately 6,000 arts and sciences undergraduate students, in addition to alumni who have graduated within the last five years. Career Advancement plays a vital role in ensuring our students\' success after graduation. Career Advancement offers innovative and comprehensive career development services focusing on pre-professional preparation, experiential education, and access to internship and full-time opportunities. Through career advising, programs, and comprehensive resources, Career Advancement supports undergraduate students and alumni as they develop the skills necessary to manage their career development while working with alumni and employers to provide students with meaningful opportunities. For more information, please visit the Career Advancement website at careeradvancement.uchicago.edu.

Job Summary

UChicago Career Advancement\'s Careers In Law programs builds on the world-class UChicago liberal arts foundation to give students a competitive edge in their professional development. Careers in Law (CIL) is a non-selective program open to all students and alumni of the College who are interested in careers in law. Through workshops, presentations, internships, and one-on-one advising, CIL seeks to support students as they decide whether a career in law is a good fit for them. UChicago Careers in Law also helps students prepare strong, successful applications to law school.

Reporting to CIL\'s Program Director, the Assistant Director will utilize in-depth knowledge and industry expertise to prepare students for a career in law and/or at the intersection of law and public policy. This individual will use best practices and professional experience to provide one-on-one advising, coaching, and resume/cover letter/law school application reviews for students, assist with planning and developing content for student workshops and programming, organize and lead career exploration treks, and support the management of outcomes reporting and analytics. The Assistant Director will also develop, and manage relationships with our employer partners to create internship and full-time opportunities for our students, support the administration of the Law and Politics and Rising Attorneys Program selective cohorts, and teach a Legal Research and Writing Seminar to students twice a year.

Responsibilities

Utilizes first-hand knowledge and skills gained from recent industry

experience to successfully counsel and advise CIL students interested in law school, as well as those pursuing a career in various fields, including law and related policy careers.

Collaborates with Law School librarians to design and teach a legal

writing and research seminar twice yearly.

Offers one-on-one advising meetings with students to advise on

professional resumes/cover letters, general career guidance, and industry exploration discussions.

Plans, designs, and leads the execution of student workshops and

programming.

Organizes and leads career exploration treks. This includes, but is

not limited to, connecting with firms/government offices and legal nonprofits, and alumni, developing the trek schedule and logistics, and accompanying students during the trek.

Maintains efficient methods to track student data, quantify student

engagement, and report on student outcomes.

Identifies and conducts outreach with employers for internships and

full-time opportunities and manages relationships with existing employer partners.

Develops and maintains relationships with campus partners and

various Registered Student Organizations (RSOs).

Leads the Law and Politics and Rising Attorneys Program selective

cohorts.

Conducts job search and career management related large lectures,

hands-on workshops, special events, training programs, and one-on-one career coaching sessions. Acts as a resource for and directs students to other career resources as needed.

Analyzes markets and trends as they relate to job searches. Assesses

student feedback and evaluations and collaborates with other career services staff members, student organizations, or other staff to determine program offerings and innovations.

Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

Work Experience:

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Certifications:

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor\'s degree.

Advanced degree or JD.

Experience:

Minimum of five years of professional experience working in a law firm, a legal advocacy organization, public policy, political or other relat

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