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Applicants must include a cover letter, resume, and a minimum of three professional references.

Department Summary
The University of Oregon School of Law is a dynamic, ABA-accredited law school and Oregon’s only public law school. Degrees offered include Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Laws (LLM), Master of Conflict and Dispute Resolution (CRES), and a minor in undergraduate legal studies. Oregon Law’s mission is to provide a world-class education. We prepare students through excellent classroom teaching paired with a multitude of practical experience opportunities and robust professional development. Our faculty produce exceptional research and scholarship. We accomplish our mission in a positive, inclusive environment where we strive to provide everyone opportunities to grow, contribute, and develop. Our aim is to learn, teach, and practice the principles of equity and justice as critical foundations for our overall effort to achieve excellence as a top-ranked law school. Success in this work requires a diverse group of people in various faculty and staff roles working in one of our two locations, Eugene and Portland. The University of Oregon is located within the traditional homelands of the Southern Kalapuya. Learn more about Oregon Law at law.uoregon.edu, and consider joining our team.

Position Summary
The Assistant Dean for Career Planning and Professional Development provides leadership, management, and direct student and alumni services in the area of career services. This position oversees efforts to support JD students and alumni in obtaining employment, which is a high priority for the law school. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, managing personnel; developing and managing a departmental budget; managing public relations/marketing/outreach to students, employers, and alumni; generating and providing reports on topics such as employment statistics and service usage; and providing strategic, comprehensive programming and direct services to law students and alumni to assist with their career planning and professional development.

Service to law students and alumni includes, among others, the following activities:
• Providing guidance and counseling for students and alumni.
• Providing document review of job application materials for students and alumni.
• Serving as instructor of record in required, credit-bearing, first-year Career Exploration course & Professional Planning course.
• Administering a variety of workshops and programs.
• Providing library and web-based resources, including online job listings and newsletters for students.
• Administering mentoring programs that match students with professionals.
• Administering interview programs.
• Administering alumni/student receptions in major cities in and outside of Oregon as appropriate.

The Assistant Dean is a participating member of the law school’s administrative team and will be expected to plan, develop, and implement law school projects, policies, and procedures. The person in this position will be expected to participate in the business and activities of the Oregon State Bar and various professional organizations.

The person in this position will be an energetic professional, whose leadership, creativity, vision, and interpersonal talents will enable her/him to articulate a positive, compelling vision for the office and its programs. It is vital that the person in this position be able to enlist others to help create that vision and to form alliances and work-groups of key law school constituents (including students, student groups, faculty, other administrators, and alumni) to carry out the functions of the Center for Career Planning and Professional Development.

This is a full-time position that reports to the Associate Dean for Student Affairs/Law School Dean of Students. The University of Oregon is committed to creating a more inclusive and diverse institution and seeks candidates with demonstrated potential to contribute positively to its diverse community.

Minimum Requirements
• JD from an ABA accredited law school or other relevant advanced degree
• 4 years of relevant professional experience

Professional Competencies
• Strong leadership skills and ability to conceive and execute a strategic vision for the Career Center.
• Ability to 1) work effectively with students, staff, and faculty from culturally diverse backgrounds and with multiple intersectional identities; and 2) advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the university community.
• Outstanding communication skills, including the ability to write effectively for diverse audiences
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to develop and deliver engaging presentations and class sessions on various related topics to both professional and student audiences.
• Strong supervisory, organizational, and administrative skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills sufficient to inspire and work effectively with diverse groups of students, faculty, alumni, members of the Bar, and legal employers.
• Ability to travel as needed.

Preferred Qualifications
• Significant experience in legal or other relevant job markets
• Demonstrated understanding of changing landscape of employment opportunities for law school students and graduates, particularly in the Pacific Northwest and especially in Oregon.
• Demonstrated success in enhancing and expanding professional opportunities (including employment) for students and alumni.
• Significant experience in legal or other relevant job markets.

FLSA Exempt: Yes

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background inquiry.

The University of Oregon is proud to offer a robust benefits package to eligible employees, including health insurance, retirement plans and paid time off. For more information about benefits, visit http://hr.uoregon.edu/careers/about-benefits.

The University of Oregon is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the ADA. The University encourages all qualified individuals to apply, and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected status, including veteran and disability status. The University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation in connection with the application process, please contact us at [email protected] or 541-346-5112.

UO prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression in all programs, activities and employment practices as required by Title IX, other applicable laws, and policies. Retaliation is prohibited by UO policy. Questions may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, Office of Civil Rights Compliance, or to the Office for Civil Rights. Contact information, related policies, and complaint procedures are listed on the statement of non-discrimination.

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