Career Counseling Officer

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Camden, New Jersey 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $78K - $115K 💻 Career Services 🗓️ October 29th, 2026

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Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers University is hiring a Career Counseling Officer. The role provides career counseling and professional development support to law students and alumni at Rutgers Law School in Camden while building relationships with employers, judges, and bar associations. Reporting to the Assistant Dean for Career Development, the officer also takes significant responsibility for the school's Judicial Clerkship Program.

Highlights

Advise law students and alumni on complex career and professional development questions, using independent judgment.
Lead employer outreach and relationship-building across the legal community, including judges, bar associations, and other professional organizations.
Run the Judicial Clerkship Program by building relationships with judges and court personnel, supporting students through federal and state clerkship applications, and expanding judicial internship and clerkship placements.
Develop and carry out programs, resources, and outreach strategies that strengthen student and alumni career outcomes and raise the Law School's visibility with employers.
Track employment data and trends in the legal job market, and work with faculty, alumni, and employers to expand opportunities.
Use Symplicity for career services data management, along with the NALP Directory, OSCAR, and the NJ Judicial Clerkship Application Portal.
J.D. required, with 4+ years of law practice experience, progressive experience in career development or a related role, and demonstrated supervision, leadership, and program development experience.
Preferred: in-depth knowledge of legal practice, an understanding of the career issues facing law students, and the ability to analyze legal profession trends and apply best practices to improve job prospects.
Salary range of $77,919 to $114,989 for a full-time, 37.5-hour week, with some travel and evening hours; hybrid work may be possible.