Associate Director, Law Student Affairs; Law School


Department Description:	
USD School of Law is one of the 84 law schools elected to the Order of the Coif, a national honor society for law school graduates. The law school's faculty is a strong group of outstanding scholars and teachers with national and international reputations and currently ranks in the top 20% (36th out of 204) among U.S. law schools in scholarly impact according to a 2018 study. The school is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. Founded in 1954, the law school is part of the University of San Diego, a private, independent, Roman Catholic university chartered in 1949.



University Description:	
The University of San Diego, a contemporary and engaged Roman Catholic institution, was founded by the Diocese of San Diego and the Society of the Sacred Heart in 1949. Governed by an independent board of trustees since 1972, USD remains committed to a liberal arts education grounded in the Catholic intellectual tradition and the pursuit of truth, goodness and beauty. Inspired by this centuries old tradition of Catholic higher education, the University welcomes people of all faith traditions and any, or no, religious background. The future success of USD relies on the contributions of those who seek to foster the development of engaged global citizens and an earnest confrontation of humanity's urgent challenges.

Detailed Description:	
The Associate Director for Law Student Affairs reports directly to the Assistant Dean for Law Student Affairs and is responsible for contributing to a robust student experience by providing management of major events, student programming, major communications, and special projects, as well as by serving as an academic advisor. The Associate Director for Law Student Affairs works in a collaborative relationship with all JD students, faculty, administrative offices, and university offices and actively participates in implementing procedures to enhance the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the Law Student Affairs Office. The ability to provide timely and accurate communication is an essential component of this position. This position requires occasional attendance at on and off campus events during and outside normal business hours.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Management and Administration of Major Events

Responsible for ensuring successful execution of major and special student events. Work in close coordination with the School of Law Associate Director, Event Services.
Provide management and administration for over 10 school-wide events and 5-8 student-specific events ranging from 50-300 people sponsored by the Law Student Affairs office each year, including Orientation, Commencement, and Student Leadership Recognition.
Act as the primary interface with all administrative offices to coordinate calendars for major events.
In conjunction with the Assistant Dean and/or Director, develop and recommend event programs, schedules, and budgets for each event.
Manage all logistics for each event and provide reports to the Assistant Dean of status and cost of each event at necessary intervals.
Act as liaison with other university departments and the outside community relating to Commencement and Orientation activities.
Represent the law school on event Advisory Committees.
Oversee event marketing plans, including mailings, program materials (brochures, flyers, electronic signage, etc.) and web materials, including updating online calendars, postings and event sites.

Coordinate Programming and Special Projects

Coordinate all student retention programming, such as 1L lunches with the Dean and other activities during 1L week, with new efforts to be designed in line with best practices.
Develop and recommend new, non-academic student programs as needed.
Work with the Director for Law Student Affairs to routinely assess and evaluate all academic and non-academic programming and revise as needed.
Manage special projects as needed by the Assistant Dean for Law Student Affairs.

Manage Wellness Programming and Resources

Serve as law school liaison to university on all matters related to student health insurance and immunizations.
Represent law school at campus-wide meetings related to student health insurance.
Interface with Student Health Center to ensure law student compliance with immunization requirements.
Develop and recommend new and enhanced student programming related to health and wellness, specifically geared toward the law school population.
Work with university wellness units to advertise existing wellness programming and resources to law students.
Coordinate with university wellness units to bring programming (i.e. QPR, etc.) to the law school.
Develop and prepare monthly Live Well @ USD Law communication to the law school.
Oversee the Live Well @ USD Law website and resources.

Provide academic advising for JD students

In conjunction with the Director for Law Student Affairs and Associate Director for Law Student Affairs, advise students on the academic program of the law school and provide individualized advice for student schedules, concentration paths and other academic related questions.
Assist in ensuring the delivery of quality academic advising and support services for new, continuing and visiting students.
Support Director for Law Student Affairs in academic advising and tracking of students subject to Academic Supervision rules. Meet with students on Academic Supervision and ensure they are supported, understand their requirements, and are enrolled in appropriate courses.

Student Affairs Communications

Develop and implement the overall student communications strategy for the Law Student Affairs team, including weekly Sidebar e-newsletter.
Work in collaboration with the School of Law Assistant Director of Communications.
Identify appropriate communications platforms, manage communications systems.
Manage the Law Student Affairs webpages, newsletters, and email campaigns from new student engagement to graduation.
Work with the Dean's office, Communications office, and other units on communications priorities and projects.
Identify opportunities for marketing and publicity on student life and Law Student Affairs and share with the Communications office to support school-wide communications priorities.
Manage department master calendar and coordinate with the Dean's office and others on campus to ensure efficient engagement of students.
Develop and maintain monthly, semester, and annual communication schedules.

Office Operations

Manage day-to-day operations within the Law Student Affairs office, including supervising and training support staff, i.e., Coordinator for Law Student Affairs, work study students and temporary assistance, workflow and office functioning.
Supervise the Coordinator for Law Student Affairs on a day-to-day basis on events, programming, and student services.
Provide guidance to the Coordinator for Law Student Affairs on budget administration including processing of journal entries and appropriations as needed to correct errors, reconcile budgets, and ensure accurate budget records.

Minimum Qualifications:

Graduate degree or J.D. degree required.
Minimum of three-five years professional experience required. Student affairs or law school experience strongly preferred.
Minimum of one year supervisory experience required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience managing major events required.
Experience managing communications platforms and campaigns required.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail is critical.
Ability to handle confidential information, exhibit good judgment, and exemplify appropriate customer service in working with students, faculty, and all levels of university staff and officials.
Proven skills in written and oral communication.
Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in an academic or professional setting.
Ability to prioritize workload effectively and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
Ability to take initiative in managing projects and ability to develop and keep to timelines.
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to be proactive with respect to suggestions for improving all aspects of the programs
Strong computer skills for spreadsheet reporting, word-processing, database maintenance, web-design and maintenance. Minimum of intermediate experience with Word, Excel and MS Outlook required. Experience with web content development preferred.

Background check: Successful completion of a pre-employment background check.

Degree Verification Requirement: Persons offered employment in this position will be required to provide official education transcripts for degree verification purposes.

Posting Salary:	
Commensurate with experience; Excellent Benefits

The University of San Diego offers a very competitive benefits package, to include medical, dental, vision, a retirement contribution given to you by the University (with three year vesting period), and access to on-campus Fitness Centers. Please visit the benefits section of our website to view all of the perks and benefits that USD has to offer.

Special Application Instructions:	

Resume and Cover Letter Required

If you have any questions or difficulties please contact the Employment Services Team at 619-260-6806, or email us at jobs@sandiego.edu

To apply visit: https://jobs.sandiego.edu/cw/en-us/job/494659/associate-director-law-student-affairs

Special Conditions of Employment:

The University of San Diego is requiring all employees to follow our Covid-19 vaccine requirement process. https://www.sandiego.edu/onward/

	
Hours: 37.5 hours per week


Note: External job postings will be up for at least five days. After that time, applications will be reviewed by the hiring manager/committee throughout the posting period. A candidate may be selected at any time which could then close this posting on a date earlier than listed.

The University of San Diego is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion and is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the campus community.

The University of San Diego is a smoking and tobacco-free campus. For more information, visit www.sandiego.edu/smokefree.





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