Associate Director of Alumni/Attorney Mentor Program

UC Law SF•San Francisco, CA

25d•$85,000 - $100,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Director of Alumni/Attorney Mentor Program oversees and manages the Career Development Office (CDO) Alumni/Attorney Mentor Program. This role promotes attorney engagement in the program and provides resources and support to both attorneys and students. The Director meets weekly with the Assistant Dean of CDO and will be involved in other CDO efforts and programming. The Director has minimal supervision in managing the programs and resources within this portfolio. The ideal candidate will assess the efficacy of current programming, articulate a vision for mentoring and alumni engagement that has a transformative effect on the student experience and student employment outcomes, and creatively integrate that vision into the collaborative CDO.

Requirements

JD degree and at least three years of legal practice
Demonstrated experience in preparing and delivering group presentations and materials
Demonstrated strong project management experience
Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills
Knowledge of the legal profession and related recruiting practices and hiring trends of legal employers
Project management skills
Demonstrated organizational, interpersonal, communication and counseling skills
Ability to interact with all segments of the legal community and provide programming and resources for a diverse law school population
Ability to formulate, implement, conduct, and facilitate career related workshops

Nice To Haves

Minimum one year of group and individual career counseling experience in a law school, another institution of higher education, or other legal environment
Experience advising, mentoring, or counseling junior attorneys or law students
Knowledge of the legal employment market in California, including expanding and contracting practice and legal subject areas
Experience working with diverse communities (including through counseling, outreach and programming)
Coaching experience and certification

Responsibilities

Counsels and coaches students and alumni concerning career planning and job search strategies
Maintain strategic relationships with the existing alumni/attorney mentor pool. Recruit new attorney engagement and participation, on an ongoing basis.
Oversee and manages mock interview program(s), coordination with outside partners, and other opportunities for alumni mentoring and engagement.
Maintains and improves database(s) used to track and manage alumni engagement and programming.
Facilitate the relationships between attorney mentors, mock interviewers and students on an ad hoc basis as may be needed.
Design and deliver trainings/workshops/programs to teach self-initiated job search, interviewing, and professional relationship cultivation and networking skills.
Prepares, updates, and improves presentations to students, communication with prospective and confirmed participating alumni, resources to assist alumni and students and other resources as needed.
Prepare career-related handouts, materials, and website/intranet content.
Collaborate with other campus departments such as Advancement, Admissions, Communications, LEOP, Clinics, and Academic Centers.
Act as liaison with bar association groups with mentor programs to promote those programs on campus to students as may be requested.
Keep Advancement informed of alumni mentor participation and other volunteer efforts.
Perform other related duties as assigned by the Assistant Dean of Career Development.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical insurance coverage
Flexible Spending Accounts for transportation-related, healthcare and dependent care expenses
Employee Assistance Program
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Legal Insurance
Deferred Compensation Plans/Pre-tax Retirement Savings Programs
Fifteen paid holidays per year
Generous vacation and sick leave
Commuter Benefits Program