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Associate Director, Career & Professional Development Programs
The Associate Director of Career and Professional Development will design and implement a curriculum of career and professional development programs and assessment tools to guide School of Law students in creating personal career plans, employment search strategies, and developing the skills to successfully execute summer and post-graduate employment searches and conduct life-long career management.
The Associate Director will also develop and execute, in collaboration with the Associate Dean, a communications strategy to increase student engagement with career resources and understanding of the timelines for using them effectively.
Analysis of information about hiring practices and trends across employer types will also be conducted and incorporated into Career Development Office (CDO) programs, initiatives, and student informational materials.
Admissions Specialist
Our Admissions Specialist will review, verify, and assess applications and support documents in accordance with established guidelines and maintain confidential and sensitive student information. Other responsibilities include developing operating policy and procedural improvements while managing all hospitality and facility aspects of special events.
Law Clinic Paralegal and Administrative Specialist
This position provides paralegal and administrative management for the four legal clinics and their faculty directors and students. The clinics function as four separate “law firms” representing clients from the local community and across the U.S. in cases before Virginia and Federal courts, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Copyright Office, and the Virginia State Corporation Commission. The administrative specialist plays a dual role. They function as a paralegal assistant, providing crucial support to the 38 – 40 lawyers (both students and faculty) working in these busy law practices. Their second role is as an academic, operational manager, aiding the four professors in managing their full class loads and office operations. The position requires strong time and priority management with the ability to communicate to determine and anticipate the needs of the directors, students, and clients. It also requires the ability to understand multiple legal practice areas, and the regulations and procedures governing all of them.