Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,445 full-time undergraduates and 5,125 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 878 full-time and 1,201 FTE faculty, 2,750 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.2 billion, and an endowment in excess of $2.8 billion.

Job Description

The Career Services Office (CSO) at Boston College Law School is hiring an Associate/Assistant Director to join our collegial team to advise JD students and alumni regarding all aspects of career exploration and job search strategy. Strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential, as well as a JD degree from an accredited law school. 

The successful candidate will: 

Provide high quality individual and group advising to J.D. students regarding internships and career options upon graduation in the private and public sectors for legal or legal-related positions, fellowships, judicial clerkships, and alternative or emerging careers. 

Work with recent graduates to assist them in obtaining postgraduate employment
Create, promote, facilitate and lead best-in-class training programs (in person and virtual) designed to educate students and alumni about career options, application materials, interview preparation and skills, the job search process and other related professional skills.

• Create and update career-related resources for students and alumni.
• Generate and strengthen professional contacts to aid student networking efforts.  
• Monitor career trends in the legal and legal-related field. 
• Contribute to the department’s data-driven operations and report on key metrics and analytics. 

The CSO is a team of highly experienced, student-centered professionals with a strong focus on collaboration. We enjoy working with each other and with our engaged, proactive students and strong alumni network.

Requirements

• J.D. degree from accredited law school required
• Strong knowledge of best practices, techniques and standards for career counseling, coaching, advising and effective job search techniques.
• Strong knowledge of legal and legal-related job market. 
• Proven ability to take initiative, develop and execute new approaches, programs and solutions and multi-task.  Results driven. 
• High degree of professionalism and customer-service orientation.  Excellent listening skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills.     
• Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment in decision making and problem solving.  Ability to earn trust.
• Integrity to handle sensitive and confidential information.
• Can do attitude and positive outlook required. 
• Must have the ability to learn and adapt quickly to technology.
• Keep current with developments in the legal industry and other industries where graduates have placement potential, and in the best practices for career services.

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