Director of JD Admissions
About The Position
The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School is one of the nation’s oldest and most distinguished law schools. The School offers a unique approach, incorporating cross-disciplinary legal education, a distinctly collaborative environment, and an innovative curriculum to enrich student learning. The small and highly interdisciplinary faculty achieves scholarly excellence while emphasizing a shared effort to advance understanding of the law. The result is an intellectual community that bridges traditional boundaries and disciplines within a renowned internal culture of collegiality, making the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School an extraordinarily supportive academic community for all its members. Reporting to the Assistant Dean of JD Admissions (“Assistant Dean”), the Director of JD Admissions (“Director”), plays a key role in advancing Penn Carey Law’s JD admissions strategy by supporting the design and execution of sophisticated, data-informed recruitment and yield initiatives. Drawing on the Law School’s distinctive strengths, the Director will help develop imaginative and effective approaches to attract, engage, and enroll exceptional JD classes of approximately 260 students each year. The Director leverages available technologies, research, and data-informed practices to identify, engage, and cultivate interest among prospective candidates in Penn Carey Law’s distinctive JD program. The Director also serves as an important representative of Penn Carey Law, communicating effectively with a broad range of internal and external audiences.
Requirements
- An advanced degree, J.D. preferred.
- A minimum of five years of increasing administrative responsibility in a creative enterprise.
- Experience in high level admissions and/or financial aid is strongly preferred.
- Understanding and ability to describe Penn Carey Law’s strengths in the most competitive arena of law school recruiting.
- Knowledge of database management, reporting systems, assessment tools, and predictive modeling related to the admission of academically motivated students to law school.
- Excellent understanding of effective communication and marketing strategies.
- Established track records as collaborators in the workplace, within the immediate department and within the larger institution.
- Records as strong and motivational managers.
- A creative bent and capability of representing Penn Carey Law proudly in all manner of public and internal forums.
Responsibilities
- Develop and support the implementation of long- and short-term JD recruitment and matriculation goals and explicit strategies to achieve them.
- Conduct high-volume application file review and assist with the selection of the JD and transfer classes.
- Operationalize research and employ innovative technologies to model, establish, and meet recruitment and matriculation goals in JD admissions.
- Partner closely with the Assistant Dean, the Director of JD Recruitment, and the Communications Department to develop creative and effective strategies that attract academically talented JD candidates, support enrollment goals, and convey the distinctive strengths of Penn Carey Law to prospective students and other key audiences.
- Evaluate, recommend, and design new application materials, forms, and other marketing tools.
- Serve as a highly visible representative of Penn Carey Law, engaging thoughtfully and effectively with key internal and external constituencies.
- Identify, cultivate, and sustain strategic relationships with stakeholders and partners whose engagement advances Penn Carey Law’s admissions and institutional goals.
- Articulate Penn Carey Law’s distinctive educational opportunities to undergraduate institutions, pre-law advisors, and national and international organizations.
- Maintain substantial in-person and virtual engagement with prospective students and other individuals throughout all stages of the admissions process.
- While this role does not include immediate supervisory responsibilities, it is expected to evolve to include supervision of staff and oversight of application readers as operational needs develop.
- Other duties as assigned
Benefits
- Excellent healthcare
- Tuition benefits for employees and their families
- Generous retirement benefits
- Wide variety of professional development opportunities
- Supportive work and family benefits
- Wealth of health and wellness programs and resources
- Comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits
- Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care expenses
- Tuition assistance for employee, spouse, and dependent children at Penn and other institutions
- Generous retirement plans (Basic, Matching, and Supplemental)
- Substantial amount of time away from work
- Long-Term Care Insurance
- Wellness and Work-life Resources
- Professional and Personal Development resources
- Access to a wide range of University resources, cultural and recreational activities
- Discounts on arts, entertainment, transportation, mortgages, goods, and services
- Flexible work options (non-traditional work hours, locations, and/or job structures)
- Forgivable loan for eligible employees interested in buying a home or residing in West Philadelphia
- Adoption Assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
