Associate Director of LLM, MLS, and Alumni Advising

UC Law SF•San Francisco, CA

17h•Hybrid

About The Position

This position, classified as Level 3 / Class 1717, is a Part-Time (0.5 FTE), Exempt, Benefitted, Non-Represented role with a hiring salary range of $42,500 - $50,000 annually. The Associate Director of LLM, MLS, and Alumni Advising is responsible for counseling, advising, and providing professional development resources to students pursuing non-JD degrees (LLM and MLS candidates) at the law school. Additionally, this role is primarily responsible for advising alumni (outside the recent graduate class) in their job search and assisting hiring alumni with posting and filling open positions. The Director will also provide JD student advising as needed and will meet weekly with the Assistant Dean of the Career Development Office (CDO), participating in other CDO efforts and programming. The position involves minimal supervision in managing its portfolio of programs and resources. The ideal candidate will assess current programming efficacy, articulate a vision for mentoring and alumni engagement to positively impact student experience and employment outcomes, and creatively integrate this vision into the collaborative CDO environment. Typical duties include counseling and coaching LLM students on professional development, U.S. job opportunities, bar admissions, and the legal market; designing and delivering trainings/workshops for LLMs on job searching, interviewing, and networking; creating and maintaining relationships with alumni to optimize opportunities for students; providing one-on-one counseling and interview preparation for LLM students; managing LLM involvement in job fairs; preparing career-related materials and website content; collaborating with other campus departments; evaluating career programming effectiveness using student outcomes; recommending enhancements for non-JD students and alumni; identifying new employer and alumni engagement opportunities; and performing other related duties as assigned. The role also involves providing additional support for other non-JD degree candidates, conceiving and implementing support strategies (especially online or group settings), and supporting alumni job seekers and employers by advising alumni, liaising with alumni seeking to fill positions, and developing programming to improve this support. The Director will also develop and maintain relationships with alumni and employers to expand opportunities and work closely with the Advancement Office on programming and resource distribution. Support for JD students will be provided as needed.

Requirements

JD degree
At least three years of legal practice
Demonstrated experience in delivering group presentations
Demonstrated experience in preparing career-related educational materials or programming

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

Counsel and coach LLM students on professional development and job opportunities in the U.S., bar admissions requirements, and the U.S. legal market.
Design and deliver trainings/workshops/programs specifically for LLMs to teach self-initiated job search, interviewing, and professional relationship cultivation and networking skills.
Create and maintain close relationships with alumni, to optimize professional opportunities for students and create relationships with current students.
Provide one-on-one counseling to LLM students, including reviewing application materials and providing interview preparation.
Manage LLM involvement in off-campus job fairs and other opportunities.
Prepare career-related handouts, materials, and website/intranet content for the LLM student community.
Collaborate with other campus departments such as Global Programs.
Evaluate the effectiveness of career programming using student outcomes and class demographics.
Recommend enhancements to career development services for non-JD students and alumni.
Identify new employer and alumni engagement opportunities.
Perform other related duties as assigned by the Assistant Dean of Career Development.
Provide additional support for career development for other non-JD degree candidates.
Conceive and implement support under direction of the Assistant Dean and in coordination with others responsible for implementing the non-JD degree programs, emphasizing online or group settings, or as an element of existing programming.
Provide support for alumni job seekers and employers.
Advise and counsel alumni job seekers (outside the recent graduate class).
Conceive and implement support under direction of the Assistant Dean.
Liaise with alumni seeking to fill positions through alumni job seeker outreach and conceive of other programming to improve this support.
Develop and maintain relationships with alumni and employers to expand employment opportunities for students and graduates.
Work closely with the Advancement Office to develop programming and/or resources to distribute job opportunities to alumni.
Provide 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