Associate Director of Admissions

Department

Law Admissions and Financial Aid

About The Department

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, UChicago Law 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.

Job Summary

The Associate Director of Admissions reports to the Associate Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid and works as part of a team to recruit a select student class to the Law School. The individual in this position will play an integral role in all aspects of the Law School's admissions process, including recruitment, evaluation, and selection of applicants for admission to the JD and Transfer programs.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to and develops admissions strategies, policies, and procedures, including maintaining compliance with American Bar Association standards.
• Collaborates with the Associate Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid and the Director of Admissions to plan and implement public presentations, the outreach plan to prospective students, special events, and other recruitment activities and initiatives.
• Manages both on campus and virtual prospective student events and represents the Law School at on and off-campus recruiting events.
• Oversees recruiting activities with the Law School Student Organizations.
• Tracks and analyzes the effectiveness of recruiting efforts.
• Meets with and counsels prospective and admitted students.
• Establishes and maintains relationships with pre-law advisors.
• Reviews and evaluates JD applications.
• Coordinates with faculty and administrators from different University units to manage all joint and dual degrees applicants, including recruitment efforts, yield management, and communications with the Law School’s JD/PhD faculty committee.
• Manages the interview program for the JD program including scheduling, performing, and making strategic decisions about close to 1200 short virtual interviews each cycle.
• Coordinates the planning and implementation of all admitted student events on and off campus.
• Serves as a liaison to the Law School Admissions Council.
• Develops communications for the Admissions office, including website content and social media.
• Manages regional event programming such as receptions and career trek field trips for students. Works independently to expand outreach to employers in the region.
• Expands outreach messaging via alumni clubs and special events and/or reunions. Maintains updated alumni contact records and cultivates new contacts in appropriate industries. Manages portfolio of prospective students that require special handling.
• Performs other related work as needed.
  
  

Education:

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

Work Experience:

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Certifications:

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• J.D. strongly preferred.
  
  

Experience:

• Experience in law school admissions or higher education strongly preferred.
  
  

Preferred Competencies

• Excellent written, verbal, analytical, and presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively in a team setting.
• Ability and willingness to work with varied constituencies including students, faculty, administrative colleagues, and staff.
• Sensitivity to the unique needs of underrepresented populations.
• A high energy level, positive attitude, and flexibility.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills, detail-oriented and the ability to multitask.
• Dependability, professional demeanor and customer-service orientation.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters with discretion.
• Aptitude for learning and effectively using multiple software platforms including proprietary databases.
  
  

Working Conditions

• This position is available for partially remote work based on the business needs of the Law School.
• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends.
• Ability and willingness to travel for recruiting events.
  
  

Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required)
• Cover Letter (preferred)
  
  

When applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.

Job Family

Student Affairs & Services

Role Impact

Individual Contributor

Scheduled Weekly Hours

37.5

Drug Test Required

No

Health Screen Required

No

Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required

No

Pay Rate Type

Salary

FLSA Status

Exempt

Pay Range

$84,000.00 - $99,000.00

The included pay rate or range represents the University’s good faith estimate of the possible compensation offer for this role at the time of posting.

Benefits Eligible

Yes

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.

Posting Statement

The University of Chicago is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or expression, national or ethnic origin, shared ancestry, age, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see the University's Notice of Nondiscrimination.

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