Law Program Manager Experiential Opportunities
Job Posting for Law Program Manager Experiential Opportunities at Case Western Reserve University
Job Description
POSITION OBJECTIVE
Case Western Reserve University School of Law has a dynamic and nationally recognized experiential education curriculum. In 2022, the School of Law was ranked 5th in the nation for ‘practical training’ by PreLaw Magazine. The Program Manager for Experiential Opportunities will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the experiential education program. The manager will develop and manage capstones, externships, and other experiential education requirements and initiatives, both in the United States and abroad, including the 1L Experience, moot court and mock trial programs, and other community engagement efforts. The manager will provide programmatic and logistical oversight for experiential education opportunities and programs, including development of new opportunities, communication with students and employers, program/event coordination, marketing, and education. The manager represents the experiential education program to internal and external constituents; the latter includes law firms, courts, corporations, government agencies, and non-profit organizations the country and abroad. The manager is a key member of the experiential education team led by Associate Dean Laura McNally.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Formulate and lead initiatives to increase student and alumni awareness of and engagement with the law school’s ambitious experiential education program. Educate students regarding academic matters related to experiential education; develop expert knowledge of the law school’s graduation requirements, academic concentrations, and experiential learning requirements to counsel and advise students of the same. Create and provide experiential education-related programming, including trainings, workshops, and the annual externship bootcamp event. Counsel and advise students regarding current and potential externship sites. Facilitate the resolution of concerns and complaints brought forth by employers supervising students and by students regarding their sites. (20%)
- Further expand experiential learning opportunities, promoting out-of-classroom experiences and learning activities relating to students’ experiential learning and career advancement. Build and maintain relationships with public interest/ government regional, national, and international employers in target markets to increase opportunities and facilitate contact between qualified students and externship sites. Conduct site visits with local and regional externship placement sites to maintain relations as well as communicate with externship and capstone placement site personnel regarding our experiential education programs. (15%)
- Ensure compliance with ABA Field Placement standards and gather data about our experiential education programs for reporting to various accrediting and media organizations. Maintain complete records pertaining to the experiential education program. Collect and interpret externship program evaluation data from participating students and employers to distribute to students, employers, faculty, and administration to build program awareness and determine program effectiveness. Research, collect and interpret experiential learning benchmarking data from peer institutions. Develop strategic plans to improve the law school’s mission, vision, and goals. (15%)
- Develop, plan, deliver, and evaluate thank-you events, programs, and initiatives for experiential education partners regionally, nationally, and abroad. Oversee communication and marketing strategies, including on the website and in social media incollaboration with University Marketing and Communications. Manage compliance with experiential education marketing plan. (10%)
- Contribute to the development of externship curriculum. Serve as a liaison with the experiential education faculty committee, communicate regularly with the experiential education team, and collaborate with career development staff on externship and capstone initiatives and outcomes. Create externship and capstone courses on Canvas and ensure student compliance with program requirements, including the externship curriculum. Register students for externships and capstones. (20%)
- Contribute to planning and implementation of 1L Client Experience, a hallmark of the School of Law’s experiential education program, through direct communication with community organizations, student communication, organization, and marketing of 1L Experience events, and monitoring of student participation in the 1L Experience offerings. (10%)
- Formulate and implement guidance to the law school’s moot court and mock trial teams regarding program policies and procedures. Engage with appropriate law school, University, and external committees and organizations, including the Experiential Education faculty committee. (9%)
NONESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Perform other duties as assigned. (1%)
CONTACTS
Department: Regular contact with the associate dean for experiential education, law clinic managing attorney, law school staff and faculty.
University: Contact with administrative departments throughout the university as required to perform essential functions.
External: Regular contact with alumni, attorneys, outside organizations, judges, and government officials.
Students: Frequent contact with students regarding experiential education programs and events.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY
None.
QUALIFICATIONS
Experience: 3 or more years of experience (advanced degree can count towards that experience). Experience managing programs in an academic environment is preferred. Experience with community service organizations is preferred, whether as an employee or volunteer.
Education: Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
REQUIRED SKILLS
- Must be able to work collaboratively and productively with diverse constituencies including faculty, students legal professionals, and community leaders.
- Demonstrated success managing projects and workloads successfully to meet high demand deliverable.
- Proficiency in website and social media management.
- Excellent project management skills. Highly organized with demonstrated ability to set priorities and manage multiple projects.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently.
- Ability to meet consistent attendance.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Must possess a service-oriented outlook.
- Ability to research, collect, organize, evaluate, report, and maintain accurate data/records.
- High level of initiative, motivation, and implementation of strategies to achieve goals.
- Understanding and commitment to achieving the law school’s mission, vision, and goals.
- Ability to interact with colleagues, supervisors, students, and legal professionals and leaders face-to-face. Enjoys meeting people, personable yet professional in demeanor, especially on the phone and in person meetings with the ability to establish rapport.
- Ability to function in a Window-based, Microsoft Office environment, ability to effectively utilize the e-mail system, ability to use Google Drive, internet search skills, extensive knowledge of databases.
- Ability to exercise good judgment.
WORKING CONDITIONS
This position will be working in a professional, business environment. This position will travel.
Diversity Statement
In employment, as in education, Case Western Reserve University is committed to Equal Opportunity and Diversity. Women, veterans, members of underrepresented minority groups, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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Reasonable Accommodations
Case Western Reserve University provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Equity at 216-368-3066 to request a reasonable accommodation. Determinations as to granting reasonable accommodations for any applicant will be made on a case-by-case basis.
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COVID Vaccination
Case Western Reserve University has implemented a COVID Vaccination policy requiring evidence of COVID-19 vaccination for all students, faculty and staff with an on-campus presence. Religious and medical exemptions may be provided in accordance with applicable federal and state laws. For more information go to: https://case.edu/equity/covid-19-accommodations. Applicants may contact the Office of Equity at 216-368-3066 /equity@case.edu for information regarding religious or medical exemptions as an accommodation.
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