Judicial Clerkship Coordinator

Job Description

Harvard Law School’s Office of Career Services (OCS) is a vibrant and busy office that assists students and graduates with all aspects of career exploration, including judicial clerkships, which are one-year, post-law school positions working for a judge or court. The OCS Judicial Clerkship team seeks a full-time coordinator for administrative support with the judicial clerkship process and other OCS support as needed.

• Collect and organize clerkship hiring information of judges
• Review existing resources and conduct outreach by telephone and email to judicial chambers
• Manage detailed interviews and offer reports from clerkship applicants (both students and alums)
• Contact applicants as needed to track and assist them through the application process
• Generate reports of clerkship acceptances on a quarterly basis or as needed
• Work across multiple platforms to ensure accuracy of internal data and reports
• Assist with analyzing data to identify and interpret trends
• Respond to student and alumni inquiries about procedural aspects of the application process
• Collaborate with the Office of Public Interest Advising to maintain resources about judges
• Troubleshoot technical glitches in internal and external computer systems
• Assist with other administrative tasks, as needed

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications: Three or more years of related experience. Education beyond high school may count towards experience.

Additional Qualifications and Skills: Experience in data management and curiosity about the legal profession (a bonus); high attention to detail and excellent organizational skills; polished and professional communication skills; experience with Excel spreadsheet formulas (a plus); ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment; ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as collaboratively on a team; enthusiastic attitude.

Additional Information

Standard Hours/Schedule: 35 hours per week, full-time Monday-Friday. Occasional overtime is required during peak periods surrounding a national clerkship hiring plan date (generally three weeks in June) and during large student-employer events (generally several evenings in the fall and spring). Visa Sponsorship Information: Harvard University is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Work Format Details: This is a position based at a Harvard campus location with some remote work options available. All remote work must be performed within one of the Harvard Registered Payroll States.