Career Counselor Officer

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Newark, NJ 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $78K - $115K 💻 Academic Advising 🗓️ April 24th, 2026

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Rutgers University is hiring a Career Counselor Officer for its Law School Newark campus. The role involves managing and supervising daily operations at the Center for Career Development, providing career counseling and professional development to law students and alumni, developing employer outreach programs, and fostering relationships with legal employers and professional groups to enhance employment opportunities for students.

Highlights

Manage daily operations and supervise activities at the Center for Career Development.

Provide career counseling and professional development to law students, graduates, part-time students, and alumni.

Develop and implement programs and events to increase student and alumni knowledge and the law school's visibility in the legal community.

Design and manage marketing outreach strategies to encourage employer hiring of law students and graduates.

Identify strategic and geographic growth areas; establish recruiting relationships, especially with large law firms.

Represent and market the law school through employer visits on- and off-campus.

Engage actively with bar associations and professional groups, attending relevant programs and events.

Support employer diversity initiatives through outreach with the Minority Student Program and student affinity groups.

Technical requirements include knowledge of legal education, legal employment markets, and skilled use of job search techniques and strategies; a J.D. is required.

Minimum of a bachelor's degree plus at least three years experience in career counseling or related fields, preferably in a law school environment; salary range from $77,919 to $114,989 annually.