Director of Employer Relations
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- $90K–$110K
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- United States
- Work type
- Hybrid
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Salary Range: $90,000.00 To $110,000.00 Annually
Position: Director of Employer Relations
Reports to: Associate Dean of Career Development
Status: Full time, Exempt
Range: $90,000 - $110,000
Founded in 1901, Brooklyn Law School is a distinguished, independent law school located in Downtown Brooklyn, New York. The Law School is searching for a Director of Employer Relations to join our team. The Law School’s size, vibrant employee and student population, and commitment to training the next generation of lawyers and promoting social justice, will offer a candidate the opportunity to develop and diversify practical skills and participate firsthand in operating a successful educational institution.
Reporting to the Associate Dean of Career Development, the Director of Employer Relations will play a vital role in working closely with our students, alumni, and employers to develop engagement strategies that measurably impact the success of students being hired in internships and post-graduation.
Responsibilities include:
- Develop and maintain consistent relationships with employers and partners, tracking the effectiveness of partnerships toward program goals and providing guidance as a thought partner
- Proactively contact existing employers regarding externship, summer and post-graduate job opportunities
- Develop and implement strategies to cultivate new job leads
- Oversee and document employer outreach and communication efforts
- Organize and manage current recruitment efforts including big law recruitment, Meet the Firms, the Spring Career Fair, resume collections, and mock interview and networking programs
- Track and advertise major job fairs fellowships and including Peggy Browning, Janet Steiger, Lavender Law, Loyola IP Fair, Summer Associate Hub IP and Big Law, National Plaintiff’s Law, etc
- Develop creative new programs to increase engagement with employers
- Analyze and present statistical information, job market trends, and other relevant data for career development staff, senior administrators, and faculty
- Maintain databases for employers posting for externships, summer and post-graduate jobs
- Source and coordinate with all employers to post positions on the school’s database
- Serve as a point of contact for all employers seeking information about the school’s job postings, requirements to post and programming
- Supervise and mentor Coordinator of Employer Engagement
Required:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 3+ years of employer relations work
- Knowledge of legal hiring processes
- Ability to exercise judgment, multi-task, prioritize, and execute tasks with attention to detail
- Strong event planning skills
- 1+ years of experience supervising professional staff
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong interpersonal skills; strong quantitative skills
- Must be a team player, detail-oriented and have strong customer service orientation skills
- Ability to work occasional evenings during career fairs, alumni events and other programs
Preferred:
- Master’s or JD degree
- Prior experience in law firm recruiting or a law school career services office
- Project management certification is a plus
Remote capabilities:
- This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule.
Travel:
- Some travel may be required.
Brooklyn Law School has an excellent benefits package that includes sick, personal and vacation paid time off, a generous retirement plan, dependent tuition scholarship Pre K- undergraduate college and additional summer Friday PTO.
Affirmative Action/EEO statement:
It is the policy of Brooklyn Law School to be impartial in the treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination as to race, creed, religion, color, natural origin, citizenship status, gender, age, veteran status, disability, marital status, union affiliation, political affiliation, sexual orientation or preferences or any other legal protected status.