Director of Public Interest and Community Engagement
Cornell Law School
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Posted: 12-Sep-24
Location: Ithaca, New York
Type: Full Time
Salary: $79,477 - $97,139
Categories:
Career Development
Legal Education
Public Interest / Pro Bono
Salary Details:
Noted pay ranges reflect the potential pay opportunity for each job profile. The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria - prior relevant work or industry experience, education level to the extent education is relevant to the position, unique applicable skills, and academic discipline.
Internal Number: WDR-00048636
Cornell Law School seeks a Director of Public Interest and Community Engagement. Serving as an integral member of Cornell Law School’s Career Development Office, the Director supports student and alumni career goals with a focus on experiential public interest opportunities. In particular, the Director supports all current students and alumni who seek to incorporate public interest and to address access to justice issues into their legal careers. This includes leading employer services in the public interest sector and providing counseling to students and alumni on all aspects of their public interest and government job searches (e.g. short-term and long-term employment opportunities with government employers and non-profit organizations, and summer opportunities with local, state, and federal judges). Other duties include:
Collaborating with the Associate Dean of Experiential Education and the Associate Dean for Career Development to identify and develop community and public service opportunities for current students and alumni, supervising projects as needed.
Enhancing existing resources, programming, and outreach to government agencies and non-profit organizations.
Developing and maintaining relationships with legal employers, including recruitment of new legal employers.
Planning and implementing signature events, including the annual Public Interest Academy, Public Services Awards Reception, and the Rhodes Symposium.
Creating various publications, reports, and resources.
Preparing and administering the annual budget for public service.
Partner and support the Office of Alumni Affairs and Development’s funding initiatives.
Representing the Law School on national organizations and attending national meetings and conferences such as NALP, Equal Justice Works, and the New York State Committee on Access to Justice.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree and 5-7 years of experience, or equivalent professional experience in higher education administration or legal practice.
Thorough understanding of the legal field to facilitate the counseling of students and alumni. Creativity and initiative to develop new programming and enhance existing offerings.
Organizational and analytical skills to capture and evaluate statistical data.
Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
Demonstrated maturity and tact under pressure.
Creativity and initiative in producing placement material.
Ability to organize and analyze statistical reports.
Experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and well-being.
Proven experience connecting diversity, inclusion, and well-being practices to business goals.
Founded in 1887, Cornell Law School is a top-tier law school, currently ranked 14th by U.S. News & World Report. We offer a 3-year JD program for about 200 students per class, a one-year LLM program for about 120 students from countries throughout the world, and a doctoral (JSD) program for about 2-3 new students per year. Cornell Law School has 41 tenured and tenure-track faculty, including 20 with chaired faculty positions; and 15 clinical professors in the legal research and writing program and in clinics at the local, national, and international level. Our faculty is consistently ranked among the top in the country for scholarly productivity and influence, and has pre-eminence in many areas, including quantitative and qualitative empirical legal studies, international and comparative law, and robust doctrinal scholarship in core fields. Our school is committed to being recognized as the leader among law schools at combining inspiring theoretical, doctrinal, and experiential teaching with cutting-edge scholarship in a supportive, intellectually rich community, so that our graduates can achieve excellence in all facets of the legal profession.
Cornell University is an innovati...ve Ivy League university and a great place to work. Our inclusive community of scholars, students and staff impart an uncommon sense of larger purpose and contribute creative ideas to further the university's mission of teaching, discovery and engagement. With our main campus located in Ithaca, NY, Cornell's far-flung global presence includes the medical college's campuses on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and Doha, Qatar, as well as the Cornell Tech campus located on Roosevelt Island in the heart of New York City.
We offer a rich array of services, programs and benefits to help employees advance in their career and enhance the quality of personal life, including employee wellness, workshops, childcare and adoption assistance, parental leave and flexible work options.
Diversity and Inclusion are a part of Cornell University’s heritage. We are a recognized employer and educator valuing AA/EEO, and we do not tolerate discrimination based on any protected characteristic, including race, ethnic or national origin, citizenship and immigration status, color, sex/gender, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, age, creed, religion, actual or perceived disability (including persons associated with such a person), arrest and/or conviction record, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression and/or identity, an individual’s genetic information, domestic violence victim status, familial status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We also recognize a lawful preference in employment practices for Native Americans living on or near Indian reservations in accordance with applicable law.
Cornell University embraces diversity and seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports students, faculty, and staff to all identities and backgrounds. We encourage individuals from underrepresented and/or marginalized identities to apply.
