Part - time Career Counselor - Penn State Dickinson Law - Career Services Office

Counselor Position at Penn State Dickinson Law

Penn State Dickinson Law has an immediate opening for a half-time (20 hours/week) Counselor in the Career Services Office.

Penn State Dickinson Law operates as a single law school with locations in Carlisle, PA and University Park (State College), PA. As a unified law school, members of the Career Services team support J.D. students and alumni at both locations. The successful candidate may choose to be physically located in either Carlisle or University Park, and a hybrid work schedule may be permissible. The Counselor will report to the student-facing Assistant Dean of Career Services.

The successful candidate will have a primary focus on career counseling for students and alumni, with the objective of maximum employment for Dickinson Law students. Activities include: maintaining an updated calendar with daily student counseling appointments, providing counseling to JD students and alumni on a variety of career-related topics, reviewing application materials and providing feedback to students, coaching students on seeking and identifying job opportunities, networking, and applying for jobs, conducting practice interviews and providing feedback to students, maintaining accurate and up-to-date student/alumni meeting notes in 12Twenty (career management database), attending weekly team meetings, supporting workshops on career strategy, sharing information with students about a wide variety of internal and external professional development and career opportunities, collaborating on the development and compilation of resource and reference materials for student use, and participating in the collection of employment data from current and recently graduated students for various external required compliance reporting and internal reports.

Candidates must be proficient with the Microsoft Office suite of programs (e.g., Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) as well as Microsoft 365 cloud-based collaboration tools (e.g., Teams, SharePoint) or other similar productivity platforms. A willingness and ability to learn new software and web-based applications, including our employment management CRM (12Twenty). Professional demeanor, project management capabilities, and the ability to work well with a diverse law student/alumni population are required. Excellent oral and written communication skills and demonstrated organizational skills are essential.

A master's degree is required. A Juris Doctor degree from an ABA-approved law school and legal practice experience are preferred. Experience in career coaching/counseling, training, supervising, and evaluating professional development is strongly preferred.

Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies. Penn State is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you are unable to use our online application process due to an impairment or disability, please contact 814-865-1473.