Assistant Director of Admissions and Recruitment

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Monday through Friday, 8AM-5PM
Occasional evenings or weekends required

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Requires at least a baccalaureate degree in the field. Please contact your Human Resources office for an evaluation of education/experience in lieu of the required minimum qualifications.

A J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school.

The Assistant Director of Admissions will serve as an integral part of the admissions team that supports the established enrollment goals for the School of Law. The primary responsibility associated with this position is prospective applicant and admitted student recruitment. This position will serve as the first point of contact for recruiting prospective students and will have significant duties and responsibilities representing the School of Law at local, regional and national recruiting events.

The Assistant Director of Admissions will assist in planning, organizing, and executing the Law School's recruitment and admissions programming. This will include organizing and hosting campus visits, open houses, and other recruiting events. The person in this role will provide admissions counseling to prospective and admitted students. They will be responsible for cultivating relationships with external partners including pre-law advisors and academic counselors to create and strengthen recruitment pipelines. They will also work closely with other Admissions Directors to create content for print and digital marketing materials.

This position will involve extensive in and out-of-state travel. On average, this position will travel 2-3 days per week with especially heavy extended travel during the fall recruiting months.

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The primary responsibility of this position is prospective applicant and admitted student recruitment. This person will travel to and participate in Law School Admission Council forums, college and university graduate and professional school fairs, and speak to clubs and other organizations dedicated to preparing students for law school. This person will also be responsible for reaching out to pre-law advisors on campus where an event is being held.

Provide direct follow-up with prospective applicants met at recruiting events. This follow-up will mainly be in the form of email communication. This person will also be responsible for reporting any information received about prospective applicants back to the Office of Admissions to be entered into the internal database.

Impart information to callers and visitors seeking information about the School of Law. Give personal tours to individuals and groups and work with student ambassadors.

Assist with current on-campus Open House and admissions events. Take proactive initiative to create new pipeline programs.