Director - Career Services & Outreach- Student Employment

Job ID

AF9877-0507-1885

Position Classification

FT Administrator

Position Summary

Direct career services and outreach to support student employment outcomes and accomplish career-related organizational goals. Create and implement strategic plans, track and report results, ensure compliance with ABA and NALP standards.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Services & Outreach

• Direct services and outreach to support 1L & 2L students with securing legal experience.
• Create career-related educational resources, conduct career-related programming, facilitate networking, provide individualized counseling, assist with preparing resumes and other application materials, conduct mock interviews.
• Develop and maintain relationships with students and employers, identify their needs, and assist them in achieving their objectives.
• Generate student employment opportunities through employer outreach.

1L Summer Legal Experience 

• Support 1Ls with securing legal experience during their first summer.
• Conduct 1:1 career-planning meetings with first-year students.
• Partner with externship program.
• Track and report 1L outcomes.

On-Campus Interviews 

• Support on-campus interview outcomes, including student and employer participation and accepted offers.
• Support clerkship programs

Clerkship Programs 

• Support clerkship programs.
• Track and report outcomes. 

Other Duties 

• Collaborate within CSO and across law school departments.
• Maintain knowledge of legal industry/market, career and professionalism trends, and best practices.
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Education – A college degree (with 5-7 years of experience) or A doctorate degree (with 2-5 years of experience).
• Employment – Two years to five years (with a JD) or Five years to seven years (required with a college degree). 

Preferred Qualifications

• High attention to detail required.
• Superior communication skills required.
• Grammar and organizational skills required.
• Must possess a professional appearance.
• Must possess a service attitude.
• Must possess the ability to multi-task in a distracting environment and meet deadlines.
• Must be self-motivated and innovative.
• Must possess strong problem-solving skills and the ability to quickly learn new skills, including technological skills.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Technology skills required.
• Proficiency with Office products, including, but not limited to, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel.

Physical Requirements

 Job may require lifting light weight objects (1 to 10 pounds) with no repetitive bending or stooping. Occasionally lift average weight objects (1 to 10 pounds).

Work Environment

Regular exposure to favorable conditions such as those found in a normal office. 

Salary/Pay Information

Commensurate with experience 

Anticipated Schedule 

Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

Employee Benefits

At the University of Detroit Mercy, we continually strive to provide a high-quality, comprehensive benefits package to our valued employees. We offer our employees the following benefits: 

• Medical -

o Three health plans to choose from with a large national provider network

•Dental -

o UDM’s School of Dentistry FREE to you and your dependents

o Option to purchase additional dental plan through UNUM

•Vision – 

o Under United Healthcare, you are able to get one exam every 24 months

o Under Heritage Vision, an eye exam and lenses (not Frame) are provided every 12 months

        (Plans are available to employees to purchase as an option)

• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Accounts offered

• Employee Assistance Program -

o Provided to everyone in your household

• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

• Life and AD&D 

o 1x base pay equivalent, up to one hundred thousand 

• Option to purchase additional life insurance, accident insurance, and/or critical illness insurance

• Tuition Remission Benefit for you, your spouse, and children. 

• Retirement Plan -

o UDM provides matches up to 8%

 

Michigan’s largest, most comprehensive private University, University of Detroit Mercy is an independent Catholic institution of higher education sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy and Society of Jesus. Detroit Mercy seeks qualified candidates who will contribute to the University’s mission, diversity, and excellence of its academic community. University of Detroit Mercy is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer with a diverse student body and welcomes persons of all backgrounds.