Assistant Dean, Career Planning Center Law School Career Planning & Placement
Job Description
Assistant Dean, Career Planning Center
Law School Career Planning & Placement, Lincoln Center
Fordham University
Fordham University has an excellent reputation as a dynamic institution located in New York City. Founded in 1841, Fordham enrolls more than 16,000 undergraduate and graduate students in its 9 Colleges and Schools.
- Fordham University offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to its employees, which includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
- We offer tuition remission for employees and their dependents
- A generous employer match towards a 403(b) retirement plan.
- As a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), Fordham is considered a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, a federal program designed to forgive student loan debt for employees of certain public and certain nonprofit employers.
- As part of its work-life balance program, the University provides generous PTO including 15 vacation days, 12 sick days, 2 personal days, 6 summer Fridays, and holidays that include paid time off between Christmas and New year.
- University employees have access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). EAP provides no-cost, professional, and confidential services, to help employees and family members address a variety of personal, family, life, and work-related issues.
Hybrid Policy:
Please review the Hybrid Policy here.
Position Summary
Reporting to the Dean of the Law School, the Assistant Dean, Career Planning
Center is a key member of the Fordham Law School senior management team
who works closely with the Dean to enhance career opportunities for law
students and alumni.
This position leads the office of the Career Planning Center, which is the principal
source of career support for approximately 1300 JD students in the day and
evening divisions and is the point of contact for more than 150 employers who
recruit on campus each year and the hundreds more who recruit and hire
Fordham law students and alumni in other ways.
Essential Functions
∙ Oversees counseling of students and alumni in their career development
and job search strategies.
∙ Oversees programming for students and alumni, on-campus and virtual
interview program and other CPC initiatives.
∙ Develops and maintains relationships with employers.
∙ Plans and implements an innovative marketing strategy to expand the
recruitment opportunities for students both locally and nationwide for legal
employers and other career paths for lawyers.
∙ Represents CPC externally, including presentations to employers, alumni
groups and other constituents.
∙ Manages the employment reporting protocol for the Law School’s primary
regulator, the ABA; generates employment and other statistics for
reporting to US News and NALP; and produces reports for other
purposes.
∙ Partners with the two peer stand-alone offices, the Public Interest
Resource Center and the Center for Judicial Engagement & Clerkships, as
well as other administrative offices, students and other constituencies
within the Law School community.
∙ Supervises a staff of exempt and non-exempt employees.
∙ Oversees the CPC budget and related financial matters.
∙ Sets policies for the Career Planning Center.
Essential Functions Note
This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list.
The University may assign additional related duties as necessary.
Management Responsibilities
Supervises the work of other Fordham employees who are individual
contributors. Responsible for hiring, training and developing, managing
performance and administering corrective action. Has significant input in
compensation decisions.
Required Qualifications: Education and Experience
∙ Bachelor’s Degree
∙ Minimum of 5 years in a career development role
Required Qualifications: Knowledge and Skills
∙ Knowledge of legal market and profession, with an emphasis on the
career development needs of law students.
∙ Ability to identify and analyze trends in the legal profession.
∙ Experience counseling law students and alumni.
∙ Proven ability to foster cooperative environments and work in a collegial
fashion.
∙ Excellent interpersonal, administrative and management skills, as well as
strong communication skills.
∙ Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the
goals of Jesuit Education.
Preferred Qualifications
∙ Juris Doctor Degree strongly preferred
∙ Experience with the NYC metro legal market.
∙ 2+ years in a supervisory capacity.
Minimum Starting Salary: $150,000
Maximum Starting Salary: $200,000
Note: Salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience, and skills.
FLSA: Exempt
START DATE: ASAP
APPLY HERE: https://careers.fordham.edu/postings/7004
ABOUT FORDHAM
Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an
exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000
students in its 9 colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx
and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center
Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United
Kingdom.
Fordham University is committed to excellence through diversity and
welcomes candidates of all backgrounds.
Fordham is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Veterans/Disabled and other
protected categories
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