Deputy Director, Career Development Office (4520U), Berkeley Law – 71298

Position Summary
The Deputy Director for Career Development is responsible for overseeing the programming and counseling services of the Law Schools Career Development Office (“CDO”), as well as directly supervising a team of high- level professional legal career counselors who provide provides expert career counseling to Berkeley Laws 900+ law (J.D.) students, ranging from public interest legal careers, to judicial clerkships, to private sector opportunities within and outside of California and the United States.

The Deputy Director and career counselors bring specialized expertise across fields of law (e.g. public interest, clerkships, private sector), and are active members of the National Association for Law Placement (NALP). A key thought partner to the Assistant Dean, the Deputy Director provides direct strategic and substantive support to all of the major responsibilities of the CDO including oversight of on-campus interviewing programs, reporting of graduate employment outcomes, and the complex administration of mission-critical Berkeley Law programs (e.g., summer fellowships, school-funded post-graduate public interest fellowships, judicial clerkship program, etc.).

The Deputy Director works closely with the Assistant Dean to determine both the short- and long-term priorities and goals of the CDO as well as the specific scope and nature of the services it provides and the programs and activities it presents.

Application Review Date

The First Review Date for this job is: 08/12/2024.

Duties and Responsibilities
• Manages and directly supervises professional staff, including a team of highly-skilled attorney career counselors.
• Supervisory duties include, but are not limited to, employment and selection, training, development, performance management and evaluation, counseling, and discipline.
• Holds weekly meetings with public interest and private sector counseling teams, and periodic one-on-one check in meetings with each of their direct reports.
• Monitors employee performance, provides direction, coaching and assistance as needed.
• Facilitates staff meetings and annual retreats and sets priorities and schedules for meeting departmental needs.
• Leads recruitment campaigns when there are vacancies to fill.
• Ensures that Career Development Office (CDO) team members are providing the full range of career services pertaining to the specific career program.
• This includes developing and administering an annual career programming curriculum that assists students in exploring career paths and developing specific job search skills.
• Delegates program responsibilities to CDO team members, ensuring an equitable distribution of work and a steady stream of support and guidance to help the team achieve mission-critical programming and counseling goals.
• As an expert attorney-counselor, provides specialized career counseling to students and graduates.
• Exercising independent judgment and authority, interprets and makes exceptions to existing policies for individual students or graduates.
• Provides assistance, guidance, and direction to the CDO team and other stakeholders within the law school on complex and particularly sensitive issues and situations.
• Supports the Assistant Dean with high-level, mission-critical responsibilities like tracking student and graduate employment, preparing annual graduate employment statistics for the American Bar Association (ABA) and The National Association for Law Placement (NALP).
• Represents the CDO at internal and external meetings.
• Designs and presents content and programs for student groups, other units in the law school, and for external stakeholders.
• Represents Berkeley Law at University, local, and national events.
• Performs additional duties as assigned or as needed due to operations.
• Engages in professional development and training opportunities offered by the National Association for Law Placement (NALP), the campus community, etc. to ensure they are always building expertise and monitoring the latest developments in legal hiring.

Required Qualifications
• Advanced knowledge of career development theories, adult development theory, counseling processes, career decision making, learning styles, and job search techniques.
• Knowledge of management principles, concepts and best practices and skill to select, lead, direct, mentor, and guide staff, taking corrective action as necessary.
• Knowledge of needs assessment theory, processes, and practice, workshop and program design.
• Knowledge and/or experience developing and administering career programming curriculum.
• Ability to meet program needs.
• Highly effective problem identification and solving, presentation skills, verbal communication, written communication, and organizational skills.
• Leadership/management skills, including skills to lead, direct, mentor, evaluate and motivate staff.
• Ability to work with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds.
• Knowledge of the private and public sector legal employment market.
• Extensive professional network of practicing attorneys and potential employers.
• Creative, entrepreneurial, forward-looking, and energetic approach that can identify and pursue new potential programs and innovative ways to present and deliver their content.
• Highly developed knowledge of principles and processes for providing outstanding client and personal services.
• This includes client needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of client satisfaction.
• Excellent knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; and learning and motivation.
• Excellent computer skills and the ability to quickly adapt to new software programs and on-line resources.
• Demonstrated commitment to and understanding of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB), and ability to apply and integrate core concepts of DEIB into everyday practice.
• Must be committed to creating a community that fosters equity of experience and opportunity, and ensures that students, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds feel safe, welcome and included.
• Must demonstrate a sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds present in our community.
• Significant (3-5+ years) legal practice experience.
• Prior experience with management and supervision of employees.
• Advanced degree in Law, such as a Juris Doctor (J.D.), and/or equivalent experience/training.

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience as a career or student services advisor in a law school or university setting is preferred.

How to Apply
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