New England Law/Boston
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New England Law/Boston , Boston, MA CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER New England Law/Boston (NELB) seeks a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), reporting to the Dean, who is chief executive officer. With a robust financial posture, no operational issues or controversies and a historical record of long service in the CFO role, NELB offers an unusual career opportunity. The CFO advises the Dean on all matters pertaining to the management and operation of accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, budget management and control, budget preparation, financial information systems, credit management, collections, fiscal planning, financial statement preparation, the endowment, filing required regulatory returns, insurance and payroll. The CFO helps to promote a customer-oriented service attitude and serves as the executive officer directly responsible for providing leadership and general management of payroll, cash management, budget control, AP/AR, purchasing, risk management, insurance and employee benefits. The position also manages the School’s facilities, maintenance and security, information technology and human resources, supervising four FTEs. THE
SCHOOL NELB has long been a pioneer in affording access to premium, practice-ready legal education. Founded in 1908 as Portia Law School, it began as the nation’s only law school for women at a time when other schools admitted only men. For much of its early history, most women admitted to the Massachusetts Bar were Portia Law graduates. In 1969, the school changed its name to New England School of Law to coincide with its accreditation by the American Bar Association. NELB joined the Association of American Law Schools in 1998. The only independent law school in Massachusetts, NELB attracts a national student body, with over 70% of its students hailing from outside the Commonwealth. In 2008, the Law School began its second century with a new name and branding: New England Law/Boston. Today, it awards the JD and LLM, offering full-time, part-time day, part-time evening, and flexible part-time instruction to 1082 students, with 32 full-time faculty members and more than 100 adjuncts who are leading practitioners, industry leaders, and members of the state and federal bench. NELB has no debt. With a productive endowment approaching $100 million, a $64 million budget and outright ownership of four buildings in Boston’s Theatre District and Bay Village, NELB enjoys a strong financial situation and an enviable location. The city’s top attractions and legal institutions—including the State House, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, the Financial District, and leading law firms—are a short walk away. Faculty and students describe the campus culture as “passionate and compassionate.” NELB is a nimble institution with the flexibility to respond to emerging needs in the legal profession with innovative solutions that support faculty initiative and access to the profession. The school sponsors The New England Law Review and three Academic Centers (in Business Law, Law and Social Responsibility, and International Law and Policy). With its Faculty Fellows program, NELB underwrites a distinctive pathway for practitioners to pursue tenure-track law faculty appointments. Over the course of a typically two-year contract, Faculty Fellows are afforded time to gain pedagogical experience and produce scholarship before entering the law professor job market. In recent years, most Faculty Fellows have received a tenure-track appointment, with several of the most promising Fellows choosing to pursue careers at NELB. NELB graduates can demonstrate their expertise in high-demand law practice specialties by earning a Certificate concurrently with their JD. Current Certificates include Compliance and Risk, Criminal Practice, Immigration Law, Intellectual Property, and Tax. NELB also offers seven Concentrations, earned through completing credit hours in a prescribed selection of courses that prepare students for practice readiness. Fifteen clinics provide varied, valuable, real-world experience, while student academic support through the Academic Excellence Program and the Bar Exam Preparation Program complement the regular curriculum. Upon the appointment of its long serving dean, John O’Brien, NELB began attracting a succession of U. S. Supreme Court Justices to the school as visitors and full-time teaching faculty in the NELB-sponsored international summer program. Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, Justice Harry Blackmun, Justice Stephen Breyer, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Justice Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Anthony Kennedy, and Justice Clarence Thomas have all spoken at NELB, met with students and faculty, taught a special class in constitutional law, and continued as friends of the law school. In addition, Justices Ginsburg, Kennedy, Scalia, and Chief Justice Roberts have taught full-time classes in the NELB summer program. Justice Scalia taught in the NELB summer program twice, and Chief Justice Roberts will, this summer, teach for a record fifth time in the NELB summer program. The Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Honors Program attracts top credentialed law school applicants with unique academic and extracurricular opportunities that enrich their law school experience. The program was not simply named for Justice O’Connor; it was begun, approved, and supported by Justice O’Connor herself. Eligible Honors students receive a full-tuition scholarship. Colonel James H. Kennedy III began his appointment as NELB’s Chief Executive Officer and Dean in the spring of 2025. Previously, he served as Commandant of the Air Force Judge Advocate General’s School (AFJAGS) at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, capping a distinguished military career. A magna cum laude graduate of Boston College, Dean Kennedy earned his JD cum laude from Syracuse University College of Law and a Dual Master of Laws, Government Contracting and Environmental Law with highest honors from the George Washington University Law School. KEY
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CFO Promotes the financial well-being of the School by providing budget management, monitoring appropriate investments of temporary cash balances and the endowment, exercising executive control over budgets, and safeguarding all financial assets of the Advises the Dean, Associate Deans and, where appropriate, members of the Board of Trustees on issues relating to the financial status of the School and by preparing reports, recommendations, findings, and other correspondence as required. Manage processes for financial forecasting, budgets and consolidation and reporting for the School. Handles oversight of School facilities, maintenance and security, information technology and human resources. Ensures compliance with professional accounting standards, rules, regulations, and laws by directing, supervising, and facilitating the preparation and maintenance of required and appropriate financial records, monthly and annual financial reports, and all other financial and financial aid reporting as may be required by federal, state, local agencies, or established accounting standards. Facilitates the governance of the School by providing financial information to the Dean and Associate Deans and by establishing appropriate policies, procedures, and Prevents institutional liability in financial operations by facilitating the access of the independent auditors to requested records during the conduct of the School's annual Ensures compliance with the institutional mission of the School by working with department leaders to develop and review department plans, goals, and objectives, assuring development of effective business processes incorporating automation with appropriate technologies, designing systems to guide work toward expected outcomes, and evaluating progress towards their accomplishment. Provide recommendations to strategically enhance financial performance and business Prevents institutional liability in financial operations by ensuring that effective internal controls are in place and in compliance with GAAP and applicable federal, state and local regulatory laws and rules for financial and tax reporting. Ensures efficient and effective operation of the procurement function by overseeing procurement services, property and receiving as well as all School real estate transactions and risk management/insurance analysis and transactions. Enables department employees to perform their assigned tasks by overseeing the preparation and implementation of the annual budget for the School. Ensures that miscellaneous assignments related to finance are completed in the best interests of the School by accepting and accomplishing all other tasks assigned by the SUPERVISORY
RESPONSIBILITIES: Leads departments responsible for payroll, employee benefits, accounting, facilities, maintenance and security, information technology and human resources, including 4 Required Skills and Experience A bachelor’s degree is required; a CPA and/or a master’s degree is Higher education or Not-for-Profit experience is Extensive financial and budget management experience; exposure to higher education is a plus. Strong leadership and strategic planning abilities are The ability to project a strong positive image of the School through interaction with all Executive problem-solving skills and the ability to organize and manage complex functions are required. Exceptional aptitude in financial activities management is Must be skilled in using financial management software commonly used in higher Excellent written and verbal communication skills are Review of candidate materials will begin immediately and continue until the appointment. A complete application will include a letter of interest, a curriculum vitae, and contact information for five professional references who can speak about the candidate’s qualifications for this appointment. Named references will not be contacted without the candidate’s prior consent. Expressions of interest, applications, nominations and inquiries should be directed to NELB’s search consultant, Mr. Chuck O’Boyle of C. V. O’Boyle, LLC, at chuck@cvoboyle.com. It is the policy of New England Law | Boston to provide equality of opportunity for all persons, including faculty and employees, with respect to hiring, continuation, promotion, tenure, and any other terms or conditions of employment, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, military service, age, or disability. The School complies with all applicable federal, state, and local nondiscrimination laws, including Title IX.
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New England Law/Boston , Boston, MA CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER New England Law/Boston (NELB) seeks a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), reporting to the Dean, who is chief executive officer. With a robust financial posture, no operational issues or controversies and a historical record of long service in the CFO role, NELB offers an unusual career opportunity. The CFO advises the Dean on all matters pertaining to the management and operation of accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, budget management and control, budget preparation, financial information systems, credit management, collections, fiscal planning, financial statement preparation, the endowment, filing required regulatory returns, insurance and payroll. The CFO helps to promote a customer-oriented service attitude and serves as the executive officer directly responsible for providing leadership and general management of payroll, cash management, budget control, AP/AR, purchasing, risk management, insurance and employee benefits. The position also manages the School’s facilities, maintenance and security, information technology and human resources, supervising four FTEs. THE
SCHOOL NELB has long been a pioneer in affording access to premium, practice-ready legal education. Founded in 1908 as Portia Law School, it began as the nation’s only law school for women at a time when other schools admitted only men. For much of its early history, most women admitted to the Massachusetts Bar were Portia Law graduates. In 1969, the school changed its name to New England School of Law to coincide with its accreditation by the American Bar Association. NELB joined the Association of American Law Schools in 1998. The only independent law school in Massachusetts, NELB attracts a national student body, with over 70% of its students hailing from outside the Commonwealth. In 2008, the Law School began its second century with a new name and branding: New England Law/Boston. Today, it awards the JD and LLM, offering full-time, part-time day, part-time evening, and flexible part-time instruction to 1082 students, with 32 full-time faculty members and more than 100 adjuncts who are leading practitioners, industry leaders, and members of the state and federal bench. NELB has no debt. With a productive endowment approaching $100 million, a $64 million budget and outright ownership of four buildings in Boston’s Theatre District and Bay Village, NELB enjoys a strong financial situation and an enviable location. The city’s top attractions and legal institutions—including the State House, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, the Financial District, and leading law firms—are a short walk away. Faculty and students describe the campus culture as “passionate and compassionate.” NELB is a nimble institution with the flexibility to respond to emerging needs in the legal profession with innovative solutions that support faculty initiative and access to the profession. The school sponsors The New England Law Review and three Academic Centers (in Business Law, Law and Social Responsibility, and International Law and Policy). With its Faculty Fellows program, NELB underwrites a distinctive pathway for practitioners to pursue tenure-track law faculty appointments. Over the course of a typically two-year contract, Faculty Fellows are afforded time to gain pedagogical experience and produce scholarship before entering the law professor job market. In recent years, most Faculty Fellows have received a tenure-track appointment, with several of the most promising Fellows choosing to pursue careers at NELB. NELB graduates can demonstrate their expertise in high-demand law practice specialties by earning a Certificate concurrently with their JD. Current Certificates include Compliance and Risk, Criminal Practice, Immigration Law, Intellectual Property, and Tax. NELB also offers seven Concentrations, earned through completing credit hours in a prescribed selection of courses that prepare students for practice readiness. Fifteen clinics provide varied, valuable, real-world experience, while student academic support through the Academic Excellence Program and the Bar Exam Preparation Program complement the regular curriculum. Upon the appointment of its long serving dean, John O’Brien, NELB began attracting a succession of U. S. Supreme Court Justices to the school as visitors and full-time teaching faculty in the NELB-sponsored international summer program. Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, Justice Harry Blackmun, Justice Stephen Breyer, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Justice Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Anthony Kennedy, and Justice Clarence Thomas have all spoken at NELB, met with students and faculty, taught a special class in constitutional law, and continued as friends of the law school. In addition, Justices Ginsburg, Kennedy, Scalia, and Chief Justice Roberts have taught full-time classes in the NELB summer program. Justice Scalia taught in the NELB summer program twice, and Chief Justice Roberts will, this summer, teach for a record fifth time in the NELB summer program. The Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Honors Program attracts top credentialed law school applicants with unique academic and extracurricular opportunities that enrich their law school experience. The program was not simply named for Justice O’Connor; it was begun, approved, and supported by Justice O’Connor herself. Eligible Honors students receive a full-tuition scholarship. Colonel James H. Kennedy III began his appointment as NELB’s Chief Executive Officer and Dean in the spring of 2025. Previously, he served as Commandant of the Air Force Judge Advocate General’s School (AFJAGS) at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, capping a distinguished military career. A magna cum laude graduate of Boston College, Dean Kennedy earned his JD cum laude from Syracuse University College of Law and a Dual Master of Laws, Government Contracting and Environmental Law with highest honors from the George Washington University Law School. KEY
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CFO Promotes the financial well-being of the School by providing budget management, monitoring appropriate investments of temporary cash balances and the endowment, exercising executive control over budgets, and safeguarding all financial assets of the Advises the Dean, Associate Deans and, where appropriate, members of the Board of Trustees on issues relating to the financial status of the School and by preparing reports, recommendations, findings, and other correspondence as required. Manage processes for financial forecasting, budgets and consolidation and reporting for the School. Handles oversight of School facilities, maintenance and security, information technology and human resources. Ensures compliance with professional accounting standards, rules, regulations, and laws by directing, supervising, and facilitating the preparation and maintenance of required and appropriate financial records, monthly and annual financial reports, and all other financial and financial aid reporting as may be required by federal, state, local agencies, or established accounting standards. Facilitates the governance of the School by providing financial information to the Dean and Associate Deans and by establishing appropriate policies, procedures, and Prevents institutional liability in financial operations by facilitating the access of the independent auditors to requested records during the conduct of the School's annual Ensures compliance with the institutional mission of the School by working with department leaders to develop and review department plans, goals, and objectives, assuring development of effective business processes incorporating automation with appropriate technologies, designing systems to guide work toward expected outcomes, and evaluating progress towards their accomplishment. Provide recommendations to strategically enhance financial performance and business Prevents institutional liability in financial operations by ensuring that effective internal controls are in place and in compliance with GAAP and applicable federal, state and local regulatory laws and rules for financial and tax reporting. Ensures efficient and effective operation of the procurement function by overseeing procurement services, property and receiving as well as all School real estate transactions and risk management/insurance analysis and transactions. Enables department employees to perform their assigned tasks by overseeing the preparation and implementation of the annual budget for the School. Ensures that miscellaneous assignments related to finance are completed in the best interests of the School by accepting and accomplishing all other tasks assigned by the SUPERVISORY
RESPONSIBILITIES: Leads departments responsible for payroll, employee benefits, accounting, facilities, maintenance and security, information technology and human resources, including 4 Required Skills and Experience A bachelor’s degree is required; a CPA and/or a master’s degree is Higher education or Not-for-Profit experience is Extensive financial and budget management experience; exposure to higher education is a plus. Strong leadership and strategic planning abilities are The ability to project a strong positive image of the School through interaction with all Executive problem-solving skills and the ability to organize and manage complex functions are required. Exceptional aptitude in financial activities management is Must be skilled in using financial management software commonly used in higher Excellent written and verbal communication skills are Review of candidate materials will begin immediately and continue until the appointment. A complete application will include a letter of interest, a curriculum vitae, and contact information for five professional references who can speak about the candidate’s qualifications for this appointment. Named references will not be contacted without the candidate’s prior consent. Expressions of interest, applications, nominations and inquiries should be directed to NELB’s search consultant, Mr. Chuck O’Boyle of C. V. O’Boyle, LLC, at chuck@cvoboyle.com. It is the policy of New England Law | Boston to provide equality of opportunity for all persons, including faculty and employees, with respect to hiring, continuation, promotion, tenure, and any other terms or conditions of employment, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, military service, age, or disability. The School complies with all applicable federal, state, and local nondiscrimination laws, including Title IX.
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