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Villanova University

Associate Director of Career Strategy

🇺🇸 Villanova, PA

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Operations

🗓️ July 3rd, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Villanova University is hiring an Associate Director of Career Strategy. The role involves assisting the Assistant Dean in delivering comprehensive career services to law students and alumni, including career advising, counseling, and developing programming related to career and professional development across various legal career paths.

Highlights

  • Provide career development instructions, orientation, and individual counseling to law students and alumni.
  • Plan and facilitate programming covering private practice, public interest, government careers, judicial clerkships, and recruitment events.
  • Create career and job search guidance materials such as resource guides and handbooks.
  • Engage in employer outreach and represent the law school at legal employment and bar association events.
  • Required qualifications include a Bachelor's degree and JD (or equivalent experience), plus 2-3 years of professional legal experience.
  • Strong knowledge of legal career planning, student advising, counseling, and networking skills needed.
  • Proficiency with MS Word, PowerPoint, calendar/email tools, and preferably Excel, databases, and 12Twenty software.
  • Preferred qualifications include experience in attorney hiring/recruitment, counseling, and marketing or sales-related skills.
  • Position is full-time, exempt, with salary commensurate with experience and requires occasional travel and evening work.
  • Works within Villanova Law School Student Services and collaborates with faculty and legal employment communities.