Senior Director, Law Career Services

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Loyola University Chicago is hiring a Senior Director, Law Career Services. This role involves developing and implementing strategic career services and data-driven approaches to maximize law student employment outcomes, managing office operations, and serving as the public representative of the Career Services Office within the legal community and university. The Senior Director collaborates closely with Law School leadership, legal employers, students, alumni, and faculty to enhance career advising and employer outreach programs.

Highlights

Develop and implement strategic goals to maximize employment outcomes for law students aligned with ABA standards and the Law School's strategic plan.

Oversee day-to-day operations and supervise the Career Services Office staff.

Manage and deliver comprehensive career advising programs for JD, LLM, and MJ students and alumni, including application review, interview preparation, networking, and salary negotiation coaching.

Maintain relationships and outreach with employers across law firms, corporations, public interest, government agencies, and judiciary sectors.

Oversee Loyola's On-Campus Interview (OCI) and Patent Law interview programs.

Collaborate with internal departments for career program delivery and reporting employment data to external entities such as the ABA, U.S. News, and NALP.

Required qualifications include a Juris Doctor from an ABA-approved law school, 5-7 years of legal career services experience in an academic environment, and strong collaboration and communication skills.

Strong proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and familiarity with databases is necessary.

Position offers an annual salary range of $90,000 to $123,000.

Reports to the Associate Dean for Administration and is fully in-person at Loyola University Chicago's Water Tower Campus.

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As a Jesuit, Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. To learn more about Loyola University Chicago’s mission, candidates should consult our website at www.luc.edu/mission/. For information about the university’s focus on transformative education, they should consult our website at www.luc.edu/transformativeed.

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Job Title	Senior Director, Career Services
Position Number	8100007
Work Modality	Fully In-Person
Job Category	University Staff
Job Type	Full-Time
FLSA Status	Exempt
Campus	Chicago-Water Tower Campus
Department Name	LAW SCHOOL
Location Code	SCHOOL OF LAW:ADMINISTRATION (02700I)
Is this split and/or fully grant funded?	No
Duties and Responsibilities	Career Services Office Overview Loyola University Chicago School of Law is a student-focused law center inspired by the Jesuit tradition of academic excellence, intellectual openness, and service to others. Our mission is: to educate students to be responsible and compassionate lawyers, judges, and law-related leaders in an increasingly diverse and interdependent world; to prepare graduates who will be ethical advocates for justice and equity, who will lead efforts to dismantle the legal, economic, political, and social structures that generate and sustain racism and all forms of oppression, and who will advance a rule of law that promotes social justice; and to contribute to a deeper understanding of law, legal institutions, and systems of oppression through a commitment to transformation, intersectionality, and anti-subordination in our teaching, research, scholarship, and public service. The Office of Career Services at Loyola University Chicago School of Law (“CSO”) works in close partnership with the Law School Dean’s Office to develop and implement comprehensive career services strategies, shared goals, and priorities focused on maximizing career placement outcomes. The office builds relationships to strengthen employment networks and opportunities for students and alumni, andis dedicated to providing law students and alumni with the tools and resources necessary to engage in effective job search strategies. The CSO mission is to maximize full-time post-graduate placement for each student, made in line with LUC Law’s Mission. Post-graduate employment is the CSO’s number one obligation to students, and placement success is data-driven and is advanced through: (a) foundational student services including career advising, programming and a commitment to community excellence; and (b) consistent constituent partnerships with prospective employers, faculty and alumni. Position Overview In close partnership with Law School leadership and in alignment with the School of Law Strategic plan and ABA standards, the Sr. Director develops a strategic vision for the CSO, including the development and implementation of data collection and reporting strategies that maximize student placement, oversees office operations and day-to-day supervision of the CSO staff, and serves as the public face of the office within the law school and in the greater legal community. This work includes: interacting with legal employers in the public and private sectors, and a range of university and law school stakeholders (students, faculty, staff, administrators, and alumni); serving an expert on the legal market in the Chicago metro and national legal market; ensuring that students receive all necessary career advising services; and attending professional association and employer outreach meetings, meeting with alumni for potential employment and/or mentoring opportunities, meetings with senior administrators, and convening regular office staff meetings. The Sr. Director for Law Career Service reports to the Associate Dean for Administration in the School of Law. This position requires the ability to closely collaborate with Law School leadership, a high level of judgment and analysis, and the ability to weigh and balance multiple goals and responsibilities, anticipate market trends, and interact effectively with students, alumni, faculty, staff, employers, and the university and law school administration. This position is fully in-person at Loyola University Chicago’s Water Tower Campus. Specific job duties include but are not limited to: In alignment with the School of Law and CSO strategic plan and in collaboration with the Dean’s Office, develop and implement annual goals and strategies for maximizing employment outcomes on diversified employment pipelines. This includes tracking recent graduate employment outcomes and partnering with the Law School Office of Accreditation and Strategic Initiatives to report data in a timely manner to internal and external constituents, including the American Bar Association, U.S. News, and NALP. In collaboration with the Director for Law Career Services and the CSO team, develop and deliver a robust career advising program aimed at maximizing career outcomes for all law students. This includes: Developing and delivering career programs to maximize career placement outcomes for all law students (JD, LLM, and MJ). Educating students about the numerous ways to use a JD, LLM or MJ degree and assessing student interests, aptitudes and career goals to help them develop a career strategy. Supporting Loyola alumni seeking to enhance or change careers. Reviewing applications materials for JD, LLM, and MJ students and alumni, supporting interview preparation, teaching networking skills, and coaching students with job offer and salary negotiations. Ensuring inquiries to the office, from alumni, faculty, students, and employers, receive timely responses. Partnering with departments throughout Loyola University to deliver programming to students. Oversee outreach to employers including law firms, corporations, public interest organizations, government agencies, and the judiciary. This includes maintaining external presence, serving as representative of the School of Law in the Chicago legal community, and serving as a liaison to the IL bench and bar. Oversee Loyola’s interview programs, including OCI (formerly the On-Campus Interview Program) and Patent Law. Work with the Associate Dean for Administration and Law School Business Manager on budget requests and any associated purchases and service agreements, ensuring compliance with university and school financial and contract policies and procedures. Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Education and/or Work Experience	Master’s degree (M. A.) or equivalent; or at least 9 + years related experience and/or training.
Qualifications	Juris Doctor required from an ABA approved law school; good standing with the profession. 5 – 7 years of experience delivering legal career services in an academic environment, or equivalent. Strong collaboration and communication skills.
Certificates/Credentials/Licenses	• Juris Doctor required from an ABA approved law school; good standing with the profession. • 5 – 7 years of experience delivering legal career services in an academic environment.
Computer Skills	Strong computer proficiency, specifically with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and general familiarity with databases.
Supervisory Responsibilities	No
Required operation of university owned vehicles	No
Does this position require direct animal or patient contact?	No
Physical Demands
Working Conditions
Open Date	01/15/2026
Close Date
Position Maximum Salary or Hourly Rate	$123,000/ann
Position Minimum Salary or Hourly Rate	$90,000/ann
Special Instructions to Applicants	As a Jesuit, Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. To learn more about Loyola University Chicago’s mission, candidates should consult our website at www.luc.edu/mission/. For information about the university’s focus on transformative education, they should consult our website at www.luc.edu/transformativeed.
About Loyola University Chicago	Founded in 1870, Loyola University Chicago is one of the nation’s largest Jesuit, Catholic universities, recognized for its academic excellence, commitment to community engagement, and leadership in sustainability. A Carnegie R1 research institution, Loyola leverages its status as one of an elite group of universities with the highest level of research activity to advance knowledge that serves communities and creates global impact. With 15 schools, colleges, and institutes—including Business, Law, Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences—Loyola operates three primary campuses in the greater Chicago area and one in Rome, Italy, that provide students a transformative, globally connected learning experience. Consistently ranked among the nation’s top universities by U.S. News & World Report, Loyola is a STARS Gold-rated institution that is ranked as one of the country’s most sustainable campuses by The Princeton Review and has earned distinctions from AmeriCorps and the Carnegie Foundation for its longstanding record of service and community engagement. Guided by its Jesuit mission and commitment to caring for the whole person, Loyola educates ethical leaders who think critically, act with purpose, and strive to create a more just and sustainable world. Loyola University Chicago strives to be an employer of choice by offering its staff and faculty a wide array of affordable, comprehensive, and competitive benefits. To view our benefits in detail, click here. Loyola adheres to all applicable federal, state, and/or local civil rights laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination in private institutions of higher education. Please see the University’s Nondiscrimination Policy.
Quick Link for Posting	https://www.careers.luc.edu/postings/34510

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