Co-Director, Student Services and Advising - Cornell Law School

Founded in 1887, Cornell Law School is a top-tier law school, currently ranked 14th by U.S. News & World Report. We offer a 3-year JD program for about 200 students per class, a one-year LLM program for about 120 students from countries throughout the world, and a doctoral (JSD) program for about 2-3 new students per year. Cornell Law School has 41 tenured and tenure-track faculty, including 20 with chaired faculty positions; and 15 clinical professors in the legal research and writing program and in clinics at the local, national, and international level. Our faculty is consistently ranked among the top in the country for scholarly productivity and influence, and has pre-eminence in many areas, including quantitative and qualitative empirical legal studies, international and comparative law, and robust doctrinal scholarship in core fields. Our school is committed to being recognized as the leader among law schools at combining inspiring theoretical, doctrinal, and experiential teaching with cutting-edge scholarship in a supportive, intellectually rich community, so that our graduates can achieve excellence in all facets of the legal profession.

Reporting to the Dean of Students, the Co-Director of Student Services and Advising provides counseling, advising, and outreach services to a diverse population of students to enhance their personal, professional, and academic success, ensuring the consistent delivery of high-quality student support.

Duties include the following:

• Meeting with J.D., LL.M. and JSD students on course selection and degree requirements, bar requirements, long-range academic plans and goals, as well as non-academic factors affecting academic performance.
• Providing support and guidance to students in crisis, collaborating with staff and faculty at the Law School and University on complicated/sensitive situations, and working with university departments like Cornell Police and Cornell Health, among other offices, to help resolve issues.
• Advising students on character and fitness evaluations and issues related to bar qualification.
• Directing Orientation programming, as well as other signature student focused events.
• Serving as a Law School point of contact for partners in the Office of Institutional Equity and Title IX Developing and directing professional development events.
• Serving as the Graduate Field Administrator for JSD Program.

While position responsibilities vary, every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a psychologically healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming; showing respect, compassion, and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others.

• Bachelor's degree with 3-5 years of experience in student affairs or equivalent.
• A high degree of professionalism, discretion, confidentiality, diplomacy, and excellent judgment in difficult situations.
• Experience in supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing. Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members.
• Creativity in developing and implementing innovative programs.
• Demonstrated leadership in campus operations and student services administration.
• Strong oral, written, organizational, communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to navigate a large, complex institution.
• Ability to set a positive tone, projecting a professional and positive image of the Law School and University to internal and external audiences.
• Strong time management skills with an ability and willingness to adjust to changing priorities on very short notice as well as the ability to manage multiple projects with varying deadlines.
• Flexibility and availability to work irregular hours, including nights and weekends.
• Familiarity with student development theory, as well as national best practices and emerging issues for student affairs professionals.

If you possess these experiences and skills this may be the role for you! Other qualifications that we would view as incredibly helpful in this role would include:

• A J.D. and/or a Master's or Ph.D. in Student Personnel, Counseling, or Higher Education Administration.
• Five or more years of law school student affairs experience.
• Familiarity with Peoplesoft, Salesforce, Symplicity, or other CRM, student records and advising systems.

Rewards and Benefits

• This position is located in Ithaca, New York and requires on-site presence.
• Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, sustainability, and diversity initiatives.
• Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: https://hr.cornell.edu/benefits-pay.
• Follow this link to learn more about the Total Rewards of Working at Cornell: https://hr.cornell.edu/jobs/your-total-rewards.
• Our leave provisions include three weeks of vacation and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and an end of the year winter break from December 25-January 1.
• Cornell's impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program.

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