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Department
MAURER SCHOOL OF LAW (BL-LAWS-IUBLA)
Department Information
Founded in 1842, the Indiana University Maurer School of Law is the oldest public law school in the Midwest. Located on Indiana University's flagship Bloomington campus, the Law School provides students an exceptional legal education and is unmatched for the beauty of its surroundings. It is the highest-ranked public law school in Indiana and in the top 20 among public law schools nationally. Preeminent faculty, dedicated and talented staff, and engaged alumni make up the law school's caring and inclusive community.
The Law School is committed to hiring and developing staff, with diverse backgrounds and life experiences, who want to work in a high performing and collegial environment that supports the outstanding work of our students and colleagues.
Job Summary
The Director of Career Services works in a highly collaborative setting of a top-tier law school career services office that serves over 600 current student and recent graduates.
Department-Specific Responsibilities
- Provides creative, strategic and proactive career development related programs and counseling for students.
- Fosters relationships with employers, alumni, and professional colleagues nationwide and with students individually, in groups, and with school-sponsored organizations.
- Leads process of collecting, tracking, and reporting employment data for internal assessment and external reporting to the American Bar Association and National Association for Law Placement.
- Reports to the Assistant Dean of Student Services.
General Responsibilities
- Assists with professional and career development of students and alumni through career assessments, exploration, decision-making, goal setting, and planning. Focuses efforts on resume building, interview skill development, mock interview, and job search preparation and navigation.
- Assists with graduate school application and interview preparation through counseling appointments and consultations.
- Develops and delivers workshops on career development which include networking strategies, interviewing, resume and cover letter writing skills, portfolio development, and using the internet for career search.
- Supports faculty and students with career exploration, internships, job shadow experiences, presentations, and facilitation of resources available for career development.
- Serves on various community and institutional committees to build partnerships across the university and among comparable universities to build knowledge base.
- Assists in the process of collecting and tracking data for office assessment purposes.
- Utilizes data to assist in the creation of office objectives and goals to meet the needs of the student population.
- Works through issues with a variety of stakeholders: students, employers, alumni, and faculty.
- Identifies and capitalizes on connections between groups of stakeholders and leverage those connections in unique ways through events and interactions.
- May provide guidance and delegate administrative tasks to other career services staff.
- May make process recommendations for improved operational efficiency.
Qualifications Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.
EDUCATION
Required - Bachelor's degree in business or related field.
Preferred - Master's degree in related field.
- Juris Doctor (JD).
WORK EXPERIENCE
Required - 2 years in career consulting or related field.
Preferred - 3 years of experience in career consulting within higher education, in legal recruiting, law, or a related field.
- Experience practicing law in a legal setting.
- Experience working in higher education, ideally with graduate students.
SKILLS
Required - Proficient communication skills.
- Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
- Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
- Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
- Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
- Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
- Highly thorough and dependable.
- Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure.
- Counseling and program development skills.
- Possesses understanding of college student success.
- Maintains knowledge of career development services in higher education.
- Ability to interpret career assessments.
Working Conditions / Demands This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.
Work Location Bloomington, Indiana.
Advertised Salary $80,000 per year.
Benefits Overview For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:
- Multiple plan options for medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Health Savings Account with generous IU contribution
- Life insurance, LTD, and AD&D options
- Base retirement plan contribution from IU, subject to vesting
- Additional supplemental retirement plan options
- Tuition benefit for IU classes
- 10 paid holidays per year
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Learn more about our benefits by reviewing our online Benefits Brochure.
Job Classification Career Level: Career
FLSA: Exempt
Job Function: Student Services
Job Family: Career Services
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