Associate Director of Career Services

University of Chicago•Chicago, IL

1d•$85,000 - $93,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The University of Chicago Law School seeks an Associate Director of Career Services to provide a comprehensive range of career services to JD and LLM students and alumni, with an emphasis on advising, communications, programs, employment opportunities, and employment reporting. The position provides independent career counseling, coaching, outreach, and programming across private-sector, public-sector, and non-traditional career paths. It also contributes to the team’s strategic coaching and communications approaches, develops career programs and materials, supports employer relations and alumni job contacts, and assists with academic-career support and employment-data reporting. The Associate Director reports to the Senior Director of Career Services and represents the Office of Career Services to internal and external audiences. The position is available for partially remote work based on the business needs of the Law School. It may require occasional evening, weekend, and early morning hours, as well as travel as needed. The scheduled work week is 37.5 hours. The salary range is $85,000–$93,000, and the position is benefits eligible.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
5–7 years of work experience in a related job discipline; candidates with advanced degrees may substitute higher education for a portion of the required experience.
Excellent coaching, organizational, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
Ability to respect confidentiality of counseling and institutional information.
Ability to interact comfortably and positively with all constituents.
Ability to work efficiently and maintain a positive outlook under stress.
Ability to collaborate within a team and use a team approach to interpersonal interactions and problem solving.
Ability to work independently and exercise considerable judgment and discretion.
Strong attention to detail, including close reading and editing.
Ability to learn and adapt to required computer software and applications.
Familiarity with Microsoft Office, particularly Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Ability to work occasional evening, weekend, and early morning hours and travel as needed.

Nice To Haves

Post-baccalaureate degree, preferably a Juris Doctor or master’s degree.
At least two years of experience providing career or recruitment services to law students, lawyers, and others in the legal profession.

Responsibilities

Provide career counseling, advising, coaching, outreach, and programming to JD and LLM students and alumni across private-sector, public-sector, and non-traditional career paths.
Provide direct individual coaching and advising to law students and alumni.
Contribute to and develop the team’s coaching efforts, including maintaining knowledge of coaching techniques, supporting a unified coaching approach and structured 1L appointments, and facilitating the Career Services Interview Coaching Program.
Develop and evaluate online, print, and email communications that inform students about resources and prepare them for internships and jobs; maintain knowledge of communications tools and strategies and support a unified communications approach.
Plan, strategize, develop, and execute Career Services programming and related materials to prepare students for job searches and employment opportunities.
Partner with staff, employers, and alumni to develop and implement strategic employer-relations plans.
Develop alumni job contacts for students.
Identify and evaluate job resources, information, and opportunities for students and alumni.
Partner with the Senior Director of Career Services to support students and alumni interested in academic careers, including law-teaching initiatives.
Maintain records that support comprehensive services and internal and external reporting obligations.
Maintain current knowledge of employment-data reporting requirements and assist with related reporting obligations.
Represent the Office of Career Services to internal and external audiences.
Conduct career-management lectures, hands-on workshops, special events, training programs, and individual coaching sessions.
Direct students to other career resources as needed.
Write timely, effective career-management articles for student publications.
Conceptualize, develop, and deliver career-management programming and published materials.
Perform other related work as needed.