Director of Judicial Clerkships

University of Chicago • Chicago, IL

28d • $97,000 - $107,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The University of Chicago Law School occupies a unique niche among this country's premier law schools. Located on a residential campus in one of America's great cities, Chicago offers a rigorous and interdisciplinary professional education that blends the study of law with the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences. Students, faculty, and staff form a small, tightly knit community devoted to the life of the mind.

The Director of Judicial Clerkships is responsible for planning, development, and implementation of programs, counseling, resources, and support for students and alumni interested in pursuing judicial clerkships of all types. This full-time position reports to the Associate Dean for Career Services.

Requirements

• Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
• Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 7+ years of work experience in a related job discipline.
• Excellent coaching, organizational, interpersonal, and verbal/written communication skills.
• Demonstrated competency in developing efficient and effective solutions to diverse and complex problems.
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks and deadlines, take initiative, and work independently and as a team member.
• Ability to exercise considerable judgement and discretion.
• Ability to respect the confidentiality of counseling and institutional information.
• Ability to interact comfortably and positively within the team and with all constituents.
• Ability to perform efficiently and with a positive outlook even when under stress.
• Strong public speaking and presentation skills.
• Excellent computer skills including proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, internet research, and databases.

Nice To Haves

• J.D. or Master’s degree strongly preferred.
• 5+ years of experience providing career or recruitment services to law students, lawyers, or others in a legal profession strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements comprehensive clerkship support and services for law students and alumni in various stages of their education and professional development.
• Advises and counsels students and alumni on their career development, choices, and opportunities with primary emphasis on judicial clerkships.
• Provides detailed information and guidance on application procedures for summer, school-year, and post-graduate positions.
• Supervises the Assistant Director of Judicial Clerkships and Advising, the Judicial Clerkship and Communications Coordinator, and the Writing Coach.
• Maintains records to assist the Career Services team in providing comprehensive services to students and alumni and in fulfilling internal and external reporting obligations.
• Tracks and analyzes statistics regarding clerkship applications, interviews, and hiring.
• Assesses and regularly updates clerkship resources in the career resource center, on the clerkship web pages of the Law School website, in Simplicity, and other communications.
• Supervises the administration of the judicial clerkship listserv and drafts frequent informational materials for dissemination to this listserv group.
• Cultivates and expands employer relations, networking, and publicity to increase opportunities for students, particularly within the judiciary.
• Pursues involvement and education through NALP, including membership in the Judicial Clerkship section.
• Develops and provides judicial clerkship and internship programming.
• Assesses and evaluates the effectiveness of programming and workshops.
• Develops, expands, and promotes resources in the area of judicial opportunities for students and alumni.
• Oversees the Judicial Internship Program.
• Provides administrative support for the Edward H. Levi Distinguished Visiting Jurist Program.
• Serves as the staff liaison to the faculty Clerkship Committee.
• Represents the Law School and the Office of Career Services to internal and external audiences.
• Conducts complex job search and career management related large lectures, hands-on workshops, special events, training programs, and one-on-one career coaching sessions.
• Acts as a lead resource for and directs students to other career resources as needed.
• Analyzes markets and trends as they relate to job searches.
• Assesses student feedback and evaluations and collaborates with other career services staff members, student organizations, or other staff to determine program offerings and innovations.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Benefits

• The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director