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Job Description Summary

The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School is one of the nation's oldest and most distinguished law schools. The Director for Student Development leads strategic initiatives that promote respectful dialogue, collaborative engagement, and the development of professional identity among law students.

Job Description

Strategic

• Support a coherent and collaborative approach to Student Affairs services around student professional identity and civil discourse.
• Lead the Professionalism Working Group and partner committees to shape policies and programs that embed professionalism and constructive dialogue across the student experience.
• Represent the Law School in university-wide efforts related to civil discourse.

Student Development and Professional Identity Formation

• Develop and implement workshops, speaker series, and resources that support students' growth as ethical, professional legal practitioners.
• Collaborate with the Office of Career Strategy, Toll Public Interest Center, Externship office, faculty, and student leaders to coordinate professionalism training across all student programming.

Academic Activities and Civil Discourse

• Design and facilitate programs across all class years and throughout the academic year that encourage respectful dialogue across ideological, cultural, and political differences.

REQUIREMENTS

• Demonstrated record of at least five to seven years of progressively responsible leadership in student development, higher education, or legal professional training.
• Bachelor's degree required, Masters or JD preferred.