Job Number: R0011648
The Director of Student Affairs addresses the non-academic and certain co-curricular needs of the law school students and maintains an open-door policy to further these ends. Under the supervision of the Associate Dean for Administration and Student Development, the Director is responsible for managing student-facing policies, crisis management, and addressing student conduct violations.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Director of Student Affairs addresses the non-academic and certain co-curricular needs of the law school students and maintains an open-door policy to further these ends. Under the supervision of the Associate Dean for Administration and Student Development, the Director is responsible for managing student-facing policies, crisis management, and addressing student conduct violations.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Student Care and Formation
Provide guidance to students regarding personal, interpersonal, and professional development needs, promoting student well-being and readiness for the legal profession
Encourage holistic student formation, including professional and spiritual growth consistent with the Law School's Christian mission
Offer appropriate support and spiritual encouragement to students and connect them with counseling, wellness, and pastoral resources as needed
Investigate and adjudicate student conduct matters in a fair, consistent, and developmentally oriented manner
Promote a culture of integrity, professionalism, and adherence to the Law School Honor Code and expectations of the legal profession
Oversee and strengthen mentoring programs that foster Christ-centered discipleship, professional identity formation, and meaningful student engagement
Collaborate with the Associate Dean to design and implement programs that cultivate a unified, respectful, and mission-driven community among students, faculty, and staff
Serve as primary planner and coordinator of key Law School events, including Convocation, the 3Lannual Awards Ceremony, and Degree Presentation Ceremony
Ensure events reflect institutional excellence, professionalism, and the Law School's Christian identity
Partner with internal teams to plan and execute orientation, formation initiatives, and co-curricular programming that supports student development
Oversee student organizations to ensure compliance with institutional policies and alignment with the Law School mission
Advise student leaders in responsible stewardship of resources, budgeting, and program execution
Supervise and advise the Student Bar Association, encouraging leadership development, servant leadership, and effective representation of the student body
- Other duties as assigned.
- Strictly adheres to Liberty University policies, representing the University in an exemplary manner.
- Works effectively as a team member, embracing and fostering LU's Christian model and Mission - Training Champions for Christ.
Provides daily task supervision/direction to the department's fulltime administrative assistant. Supervises one student worker during the academic year and one summer temporary worker.
QUALIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS
Education and Experience
Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred. 3 Years of experience in higher education, student development, counseling, or advisory roles required; law school or professional school experience preferred.
ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTION OF THE JOB
Communication and Comprehension
- Demonstrated ability to engage students with professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment in both routine and complex situations.
- Strong organizational, communication (written and verbal), and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to understand, speak, and write English in order to convey messages and correspond in an articulate and professional manner.
- Possess public communication skills that allow professional representation of Liberty University School of Law.
- Strong competency/experience utilizing MS Office suite/MS 365.
- Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment in order to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature.
- Demonstrated ability to exercise sound independent judgment.
- Will be required to travel (areas of travel include local area, campus, occasionally across Virginia and to other states in support of student activities.)
- Will be required to sit to perform deskwork or type on a keyboard.
- Regularly required to hear and speak in order to effectively communicate orally.
- Regularly required to stand, walk, and climb stairs to move about the campus.
- Handle materials, reach overhead, kneel or stoop in order to conduct business.
- Regularly lift 20 or fewer pounds.
Work Environment
The working environment in which one will typically perform the essential functions of this position is a climate-controlled setting. It is well lit, and the noise level is moderate. Working environment may include facilitation of events outdoors occasionally.
Driving Requirements
If the employee is required to travel in performing the duties and responsibilities of the position, the use of one's personal vehicle (or LU vehicles) may be required for travel. Proof of a valid driver's license, an acceptable DMV record, LU Driving Approval, and liability insurance is required when driving in the performance of the employee's position. Weekly use of personal vehicle for local area errands only.
Time Type
Full time
Location
Onsite
Pay Range
Compensation is determined based on factors such as qualifications, experience, education, skills, and certifications, along with University needs and external market conditions. Market benchmarks may be used, as appropriate, in combination with internal equity to ensure pay is fair and aligned with the broader compensation structure.
The position may also be eligible for comprehensive benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans, and tuition assistance.
$75,000.00 - $90,000.00
The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes. It is, therefore, our policy and intention to evaluate all employees and prospective employees strictly according to the requirements of the job. All personnel related activities such as compensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments, working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs, and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including all applicable state of employment protected classes. The University is a Christian religious-affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject to religious discrimination requirements. The University's hiring practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception to the "religion" component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions), and permits them to give employment practice preference to members of their own religious beliefs.