Career Counselor Officer

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Newark, NJ 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $78K - $115K 💻 Academic Advising 🗓️ June 23rd, 2026

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Rutgers University is hiring a Career Counselor Officer. This role manages and supervises daily operations of the Center for Career Development at the Law School Newark, providing career counseling and professional development assistance to law students and graduates, and developing employer outreach programs with an emphasis on large law firms and diversity initiatives.

Highlights

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

Manage employer relations and develop marketing outreach strategies to encourage hiring of law school students and graduates.

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

Work independently within broadly defined objectives, requiring specialized knowledge of legal education and legal employment markets.

Represent and market the law school through on- and off-campus employer visits and active engagement with bar associations and professional groups.

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

Required qualifications include a Bachelor's degree, a J.D., and at least three years of experience in career counseling or related fields, preferably in a law school environment.