Associate Director, Private Sector Programs (4983C), Berkeley Law

Position Summary

In this position, the Associate Director, Private Sector Programs assists Berkeley Law's 1,000 J.D. students and the members of its 10,000+ alumni community, in particular those interested in pursuing private sector legal careers, in shaping and attaining their short- and long-term career goals.

Responsibilities

• Researches, and analyzes the current state of the private sector legal services and legal job markets and forecasts emerging trends in those markets.
• Identifies existing and up-and-coming career and job options, assesses (on a continuing basis) their short-and long-term feasibility for our alumni attorneys, and explores alternatives to traditional legal practice.
• Researches and periodically assesses the evolving career development needs of our students interested in private sector work.
• Based on this on-going research, analysis, assessment and trend-spotting, the AD designs and develops, and implements an array of workshops and programs, services, and resources (including online guides and webcasts) to meet the career needs of our students interested in pursuing a career in the private sector.
• Recommends and manages improvements, revisions, changes, and adjustments to the existing array of career consulting services, programs, and resources AND devises, develops and implements entirely new services, programs and resources.
• Provides one-on-one, individually tailored and client-driven career consulting services to students interested in pursuing private sector careers (a particularly complex area that requires specialized expertise).
• Assists students in conducting their own self-assessments.
• Provides students with general advice based on their expert knowledge of the private sector legal market, as well as specific job leads and networking contacts developed through continuing cultivation and expansion of the Law School's -- and the AD's -- professional network.
• Amplifies and promotes best practices in diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging when working with students and when helping to create professional pathways and opportunities for career growth.
• Develops and maintains the Law School's professional network of potential employers, other law school legal career professionals, and others in the legal field who may be in a position to provide information and assistance to our students interested in pursuing private sector work.
• Maintains and enhances own professional network and leverages it on behalf of students and alumni.
• Develops and oversees presentation and delivery of broad and complex career-focused programs and events workshops, and resources.
• Coordinates with Career Services administrative staff on specific administrative tasks to support private sector programming (e.g., room reservations, technology, catering arrangements, drafting and posting event announcements, etc.).
• Determines, based on knowledge of technical systems, the most innovative and effective media for delivering content - online, print, blogs, social networking website posts, twitter, live webcasting, etc.
• Liaises with various other Law School departments and individuals to understand their needs and goals and explore and develop mutually beneficial programs, resources, and services.
• Participates in panel discussions and presentations and researches and writes articles relating to the private sector legal job market and the provision of private sector career services through local and national recruitment associations, like the Bay Area Legal Recruiters Association and the National Association for Law Placement, and other legal organizations, like the American Association of Law Schools and the American Bar Association, and even through the local and national press as the opportunities arise.