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.

What you will do:

The Associate Director of Graduate Legal Studies (GLS) Student Support provides direct advising services to current and prospective graduate students at Cornell Law School. Duties include:

Directly advising Ithaca-based LL.M. and JSD students on course enrollment, degree and bar requirements, ensuring that students are enrolled in the appropriate courses prior to their arrival.
Providing support and guidance to students in crisis, collaborating with staff and faculty at the Law School and University on complicated/sensitive situations, and working with university departments like Cornell Police and Cornell Health, among other offices, to help resolve issues.
Overseeing the planning and implementing major General LLM and JSD functions, programs, workshops, and events, including Orientation and Convocation.
Developing presentations and updating student support programmatic materials for the incoming General LLM class and JSD students.
Recruiting and supervising General LLM Orientation/IALS TAs.
Serving as Graduate Field Administrator for the Field of Law.
Assisting GLS Admissions with communications and logistics as necessary.

While position responsibilities vary, all people leaders are expected to foster a culture of belonging and a psychologically healthy work environment by being trustworthy; respecting all individuals; being flexible; supporting work/life integration as well as healthy boundaries; inviting new ideas, alternatives, and perspectives; speaking up and taking action if others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and recognizing the contributions of others.

What we need:

Bachelor’s degree and 2-4 years of experience in higher education program management and advising or equivalent.
Exceptional communication, organizational, and leadership skills, with proven ability to take initiative and manage multiple tasks independently and simultaneously with superior attention to detail.
Excellent judgment, discretion, flexibility, and ability to work under pressure in a variety of cultural contexts.
Must be able to create and deliver effective presentations to both small and large groups.
Ability to work independently and exercise superior decision-making skills.
Strong computer skills and database management experience with proficiency in PeopleSoft, Symplicity, Salesforce, or similar CRM software.
Strong passion for working with and mentoring international students.
Experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing.
Proven experience connecting diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing practices to business goals.

If you possess these experiences and skills this may be the role for you! There are a few other qualifications that we would view as incredibly helpful in this role, to include:

JD or equivalent degree.
Previous experience with international students and law student advising.
Admission to the New York Bar or other US jurisdiction.

Rewards and Benefits

This position is located in Ithaca, New York and currently requires 100% on-site presence.
Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, sustainability, and diversity initiatives.
Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: https://hr.cornell.edu/benefits-pay.
Follow this link to learn more about the Total Rewards of Working at Cornell: https://hr.cornell.edu/jobs/your-total-rewards.
Our leave provisions include three weeks of vacation and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and an end of the year winter break from December 25-January 1.
Cornell's impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program.

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University Job Title:

Academic Advising Associate II

Job Family:

Student Services

Level:

F

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Pay Range:

$68,445.00 - $74,224.00

Remote Option Availability:

Onsite

Company:

Endowed

Contact Name:

Liz Flint

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2024-07-25

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