Senior Director, Law Career Services

Career Services Office Overview

Loyola University Chicago School of Law is a student-focused law center inspired by the Jesuit tradition of academic excellence, intellectual openness, and service to others.

Our mission is:

The Office of Career Services at Loyola University Chicago School of Law ("CSO") works in close partnership with the Law School Dean's Office to develop and implement comprehensive career services strategies, shared goals, and priorities focused on maximizing career placement outcomes. The office builds relationships to strengthen employment networks and opportunities for students and alumni, andis dedicated to providing law students and alumni with the tools and resources necessary to engage in effective job search strategies.

The CSO mission is to maximize full-time post-graduate placement for each student, made in line with LUC Law's Mission. Post-graduate employment is the CSO's number one obligation to students, and placement success is data-driven and is advanced through: (a) foundational student services including career advising, programming and a commitment to community excellence; and (b) consistent constituent partnerships with prospective employers, faculty and alumni.

Position Overview

In close partnership with Law School leadership and in alignment with the School of Law Strategic plan and ABA standards, the Sr. Director develops a strategic vision for the CSO, including the development and implementation of data collection and reporting strategies that maximize student placement, oversees office operations and day-to-day supervision of the CSO staff, and serves as the public face of the office within the law school and in the greater legal community.

This work includes: interacting with legal employers in the public and private sectors, and a range of university and law school stakeholders (students, faculty, staff, administrators, and alumni); serving an expert on the legal market in the Chicago metro and national legal market; ensuring that students receive all necessary career advising services; and attending professional association and employer outreach meetings, meeting with alumni for potential employment and/or mentoring opportunities, meetings with senior administrators, and convening regular office staff meetings.

The Sr. Director for Law Career Service reports to the Associate Dean for Administration in the School of Law. This position requires the ability to closely collaborate with Law School leadership, a high level of judgment and analysis, and the ability to weigh and balance multiple goals and responsibilities, anticipate market trends, and interact effectively with students, alumni, faculty, staff, employers, and the university and law school administration. This position is fully in-person at Loyola University Chicago's Water Tower Campus.

Specific job duties include but are not limited to:

* Juris Doctor required from an ABA approved law school; good standing with the profession.
* 5 - 7 years of experience delivering legal career services in an academic environment.

Strong computer proficiency, specifically with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and general familiarity with databases.

As a Jesuit, Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. To learn more about Loyola University Chicago's mission, candidates should consult our website at www.luc.edu/mission/. For information about the university's focus on transformative education, they should consult our website at www.luc.edu/transformativeed.

Founded in 1870, Loyola University Chicago is one of the nation's largest Jesuit, Catholic universities, recognized for its academic excellence, commitment to community engagement, and leadership in sustainability. A Carnegie R1 research institution, Loyola leverages its status as one of an elite group of universities with the highest level of research activity to advance knowledge that serves communities and creates global impact. With 15 schools, colleges, and institutes-including Business, Law, Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences-Loyola operates three primary campuses in the greater Chicago area and one in Rome, Italy, that provide students a transformative, globally connected learning experience. Consistently ranked among the nation's top universities by U.S. News & World Report, Loyola is a STARS Gold-rated institution that is ranked as one of the country's most sustainable campuses by The Princeton Review and has earned distinctions from AmeriCorps and the Carnegie Foundation for its longstanding record of service and community engagement. Guided by its Jesuit mission and commitment to caring for the whole person, Loyola educates ethical leaders who think critically, act with purpose, and strive to create a more just and sustainable world.

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