Director, Career Development

Quinnipiac University•North Haven, CT

4d•$85,000 - $115,000

About The Position

Quinnipiac University seeks a Director of Career Development to serve as a senior member of the Career Development Office team and help advance career outcomes for Quinnipiac Law students and graduates. The Director provides individualized career advising, builds employer and alumni relationships, develops professional-development programming, and expands employment opportunities. Working closely with the Associate Dean of Career Development, the Director helps implement strategic initiatives to strengthen the law school’s reputation, employer partnerships, and career outcomes. The role advises students and recent graduates on career planning and employment strategies; supports application preparation, interviewing, networking, clerkships, internships, and post-graduate opportunities; and provides coaching and mentorship across career paths and practice settings. The Director also develops employer partnerships and hiring pipelines, coordinates professional-development and networking programs, collaborates with faculty, administrators, alumni, employers, and university partners, and supports employment-outcomes data collection and reporting. The position requires a JD and at least five years of experience working in the legal field in a JD-required or JD-advantage role. The anticipated salary range is $85,000–$115,000. Eligible full-time faculty and staff may receive a comprehensive benefits package that may include health insurance, life insurance, paid time off, education benefits, and retirement benefits.

Requirements

Juris Doctor (JD) degree.
At least five years of experience working in the legal field in a JD-required or JD-advantage role.
Strong communication, analytical, writing, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
Excellent counseling and coaching skills, with the ability to build rapport and establish relationships with diverse stakeholders.
Knowledge of the legal job market, legal practice areas, and career paths in the legal profession.
Facility with computers and ability to learn new systems.
Imagination, flexibility, and empathy to help students think creatively and actively develop their careers.
Ability to collaborate with faculty, staff, students, alumni, and employers to serve students and enhance the law school’s reputation.

Nice To Haves

Significant experience in career counseling, attorney professional development, JD education, or legal recruitment.
Experience in a law school setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

Advise and support students and recent graduates on career planning, employment strategies, interviewing, networking, clerkships, internships, and post-graduate opportunities.
Review résumés, cover letters, writing samples, and other application materials.
Provide ongoing coaching and mentorship across career paths and practice settings.
Monitor and participate in the Career Development Office’s document-review process through 12Twenty and other career-development platforms.
Serve as a primary advising resource for students and alumni.
Develop and implement strategies to expand employment opportunities for students and graduates.
Cultivate and maintain relationships with law firms, corporations, government agencies, public-interest organizations, and other employers.
Develop outreach strategies to expand employer partnerships and hiring pipelines in strategic growth sectors, including business law, tax law, and insurance law.
Represent Quinnipiac Law at employer events, bar association activities, networking functions, and professional-development programs.
Partner with employers to create internships, externships, summer opportunities, and post-graduate employment pathways.
Maintain and strengthen institutional employer relationships supported by the Career Development Office.
Design, coordinate, and support programs that advance student professionalism and career readiness.
Assist with planning and executing Bridge to Practice programming, including Integrated Professionalism.
Coordinate networking events, employer panels, judicial-engagement opportunities, lunch-and-learn programs, and similar initiatives.
Support institutional events connecting students with the bench, bar, alumni, and legal community.
Assist in administering the Yale Sappern Fellowship and related professional-development initiatives.
Collaborate with law faculty, administrators, alumni, employers, and university partners to improve career outcomes.
Participate in Career Development Office strategic planning and assessment initiatives.
Support data collection, reporting, communications, and other activities related to employment outcomes.
Assist in developing and implementing initiatives to improve student employment opportunities and strengthen employer engagement.
Serve as an ambassador for Quinnipiac Law within the legal profession.