Associate Director of Career Planning and Professional Development - Law

Associate Director of Career Planning and Professional Development - Law

College of Law

Job Summary
Provide career counseling, advising, and outreach services to students and alumni of the University of Illinois College of Law.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Law Student Advising
  • Provide one-on-one academic advising to law students, including course advisement and program requirements. Assist students in understanding the structure and degree requirements of the JD program to assist them with their professional development.
  • Provide ongoing academic advising support for students with increased availability at critical and high-volume advising times such as mid-semester deadlines, priority course registration periods, and other designated times throughout the academic year.
• Law Student Career Counseling
  • Provide one-on-one career development advising services to law students focused on individual practice areas, settings, and/or markets.
• Marketing and Employer Outreach, Research, and Reporting
  • Participate in the implementation of employer outreach strategies, and market the College of Law and its students to employers and prospective employers; including traveling to target markets and alumni events.
  • Present programs on employment, hiring, and marketing trends for legal employers upon request (how to best recruit and market to our students and alumni).
  • Research and analyze trends in legal and other hiring markets.
  • Strengthen relationships with employers and alumni. Interact regularly with alumni seeking to assist the College of Law by providing mentoring and employment opportunities.
  • Oversee and facilitate programming sponsored by the Office of Career Planning and Professional Development.
  • Connect current students to alumni mentors appropriate for the student's preferred practice areas/ setting/ market.
• Administrative Tasks
  • Serve as liaison/representative for every job fair that College of Law students participate in and/or the College of Law co-sponsors.
  • Manage and update Job Fair intranet page.

Additional Physical Demands
Normal office setting

Minimum Qualifications
Juris Doctor from a U.S. law school.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Communicate effectively with others.

Appointment Information
This is a 100% full-time Academic Professional position, appointed on a 12-month basis. The expected start date is as soon as possible after June 16, 2026. The salary range of employees currently holding equivalent positions is $70,000-$80,000. This position is not eligible for any type of sponsorship for work authorization.

Application Procedures & Deadline Information
Applications must be received by 6:00 pm (Central Time) on 05/22/2026. Apply for this position using the Apply Now button at the top or bottom of this posting. Applications not submitted through https://jobs.illinois.edu will not be considered. For further information about this specific position, please contact Devin Scheidemantel. For questions regarding the application process, please contact 217-333-2137.

Requisition ID: 1035569
Job Category: Education & Student Services
Apply at: https://jobs.illinois.edu