Associate Director of LLM, MLS, and Alumni Advising

UC Law SF•San Francisco, CA

2d•$42,500 - $50,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This position is responsible for counseling, advising, and providing professional development resources to students pursuing degrees other than the JD, specifically LLM and MLS candidates. The role also focuses on advising alumni in their job searches and assisting hiring alumni with posting and filling open positions. Additionally, the Director will provide support for JD students as needed and collaborate with the Assistant Dean of the Career Development Office (CDO) on various efforts and programming. The position involves managing programs and resources within its portfolio with minimal supervision. The ideal candidate will assess current programming, articulate a vision for mentoring and alumni engagement to improve student experience and employment outcomes, and integrate this vision into the CDO's collaborative environment. The role emphasizes support that can be delivered online, in groups, or as part of existing programming.

Requirements

JD degree and at least three years of legal practice.
Demonstrated experience in delivering group presentations and in preparing career-related educational materials or programming.
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 build relationships with employers, alumni, faculty, and students.
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.
Knowledge of the legal employment market in California.
Experience working with diverse communities (including through counseling, outreach and programming).

Responsibilities

Counsels and coaches LLM students on professional development and job opportunities in the U.S., bar admissions requirements, and the U.S. legal market.
Designs and delivers trainings/workshops/programs specifically for LLMs to teach self-initiated job search, interviewing, and professional relationship cultivation and networking skills.
Creates and maintains close relationships with alumni, to optimize professional opportunities for students and create relationships with current students.
Provides one on one counseling to LLM students; including reviewing application materials and providing interview preparation.
Manages LLM involvement in off-campus job fairs and other opportunities.
Prepares career-related handouts, materials, and website/intranet content for the LLM student community.
Collaborates with other campus departments such as Global Programs.
Evaluates the effectiveness of career programming using student outcomes and class demographics.
Recommends enhancements to career development services for non-JD students and alumni.
Identifies new employer and alumni engagement opportunities.
Performs other related duties as assigned by the Assistant Dean of Career Development.
Provides additional support for career development for other non-JD degree candidates.
Conceives and implements support under direction of the Assistant Dean and in coordination with others responsible for implementing the non-JD degree programs.
Emphasizes types of support that can be provided online or in a group setting, or as an element of existing programming (e.g., orientation, etc.).
Provides support for alumni job seekers and employers.
Advises and counsel alumni job seekers (outside the recent graduate class).
Conceives and implements support under direction of the Assistant Dean.
Liaises with alumni seeking to feel positions through alumni job seeker outreach and conceives of other programming to improve this support.
Develops and maintains relationships with alumni and employers to expand employment opportunities for students and graduates.
Works closely with the Advancement Office to develop programming and/or resources to distribute job opportunities to alumni.
Provides support for JD students as needed.

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