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Job Title: Law Career Counselor
Department: Law | Career Services
Location: Drinko Hall (0049)
Position Type: Regular
Scheduled Hours: 40
Shift: First Shift
Responsibilities
Counsel law students and alumni on job search strategies and procedures including resume and cover letter preparation, interviewing skills, leveraging LinkedIn and social media, and navigating OCI and other job application processes.
Provide individualized career and professional development advising; encourage students to explore career options and engage in experiential learning.
Collect and enter data on students’ employment for ABA and NALP reporting.
Manage one or more long term programs as assigned by the Assistant Dean. These ongoing programs require collaboration across departments within the law school and require individual outreach to alumni, students and the community.
Develop and deliver various career-related and professional development presentations and projects including CD101 for incoming 1Ls and other educational and professional development programming. Duties will include determining which topics to address, finding panelists, coordinating consultant’s schedules, and creating marketing to students.
Collaborate and work with student groups and assist with student-sponsored career-related events. Serve as the Career Advisor working with the Assistant Dean for Career Development who meets with the SBA representatives for Career Development.
Strive to acquire continuing knowledge of the legal field including JDA and other emerging careers; build professional network with employers and alumni; develop job opportunities for law and related jobs by state and market sector.
Minimum Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
J.D. or Advanced degree in relevant field is preferred.
4 years of relevant experience required.
4-8 years of relevant experience preferred.
Additional Duties Additional duties as assigned by the Assistant Dean for Career Development from time to time. Core job functions may change to meet goal of achieving full employment in an evolving marketplace.
Final Candidate Requirements Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.
EEO Statement The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability. As required by Ohio Revised Code section 3345.0216, Ohio State will educate students by means of free, open and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth; equip students with the opportunity to develop intellectual skills to reach their own, informed conclusions; not require, favor, disfavor or prohibit speech or lawful assembly; create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth and tolerates differences in opinion; treat all faculty, staff and students as individuals, hold them to equal standards and provide equality of opportunity with regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
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Department: Law | Career Services
Location: Drinko Hall (0049)
Position Type: Regular
Scheduled Hours: 40
Shift: First Shift
Responsibilities
Counsel law students and alumni on job search strategies and procedures including resume and cover letter preparation, interviewing skills, leveraging LinkedIn and social media, and navigating OCI and other job application processes.
Provide individualized career and professional development advising; encourage students to explore career options and engage in experiential learning.
Collect and enter data on students’ employment for ABA and NALP reporting.
Manage one or more long term programs as assigned by the Assistant Dean. These ongoing programs require collaboration across departments within the law school and require individual outreach to alumni, students and the community.
Develop and deliver various career-related and professional development presentations and projects including CD101 for incoming 1Ls and other educational and professional development programming. Duties will include determining which topics to address, finding panelists, coordinating consultant’s schedules, and creating marketing to students.
Collaborate and work with student groups and assist with student-sponsored career-related events. Serve as the Career Advisor working with the Assistant Dean for Career Development who meets with the SBA representatives for Career Development.
Strive to acquire continuing knowledge of the legal field including JDA and other emerging careers; build professional network with employers and alumni; develop job opportunities for law and related jobs by state and market sector.
Minimum Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
J.D. or Advanced degree in relevant field is preferred.
4 years of relevant experience required.
4-8 years of relevant experience preferred.
Additional Duties Additional duties as assigned by the Assistant Dean for Career Development from time to time. Core job functions may change to meet goal of achieving full employment in an evolving marketplace.
Final Candidate Requirements Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.
EEO Statement The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability. As required by Ohio Revised Code section 3345.0216, Ohio State will educate students by means of free, open and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth; equip students with the opportunity to develop intellectual skills to reach their own, informed conclusions; not require, favor, disfavor or prohibit speech or lawful assembly; create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth and tolerates differences in opinion; treat all faculty, staff and students as individuals, hold them to equal standards and provide equality of opportunity with regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
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