Director, JD Admissions & Enrollment Initiatives

Company: University of San Diego
Location: San Diego
Posted on: March 28, 2025

Job Description:

Update your details, view your application and progress.Keep informed about job opportunities at USD.Director, JD Admissions & Enrollment InitiativesApply now Posting #: 5102Position Status: Full-time regularLocation: San DiegoPosition Type: Administrator, School of LawPosition Title & Department:Director, JD Admissions & Enrollment Initiatives; School of LawDepartment Description:USD School of Law is one of the 84 law schools elected to the Order of the Coif, a national honor society for law school graduates. The law school's faculty is a strong group of outstanding scholars and teachers with national and international reputations and currently ranks in the top 20% (36th out of 204) among U.S. law schools in scholarly impact according to a 2018 study. The school is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools.Detailed Description:The Director of Admissions and Enrollment Initiatives reports to the Asst. Dean, JD Admissions and Financial Aid. The Director is responsible for:

• Supervising and supporting the day-to-day operations of the Office of Admissions;
• Overseeing, implementing, and evaluating JD student recruitment and pre-admission retention programs;
• Designing and evaluating national digital and print marketing campaigns;
• Establishing and implementing enrollment pipeline-to-law school programs targeting communities underrepresented within the legal profession;
• Compiling, analyzing, and reporting on prospective, admitted, and current student data.The Director manages ongoing enrollment advisement to prospective students and admitted applicants from the application process to matriculation at the law school. The ability to provide timely and accurate communication to prospective students and admitted applicants is an essential component of this position. The Director works in a collaborative relationship with current law school students, faculty, administrative offices, alumni, and university offices, and actively works towards enhancing the quality and variety of each year's entering first-year JD and JD transfer class. The Director participates in the admissions decision-making process and supervises the planning of all admitted applicant events. Frequent attendance at on and off-campus events during and outside normal business hours such as weekends and evenings is expected. Frequent travel is required.Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide supervision and support to the JD Admissions team:
  • Assist the Assist. Dean in overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Office of Admissions including but not limited to, ensuring adherence to institutional policies and guidelines, overseeing execution of services and communications to future and current applicants, tracking and reporting of admissions metrics, and management of staff responsibilities and resources.
  • Coordinate internal cross-training and professional development of the admissions team.
  • Supervise and support the Admissions team's preparation, presentation, and/or scheduling of seminars, outreach and counseling efforts, and other admissions-based information sessions.
  • Provide guidance to prospective law students through individualized counseling, panel presentations, and group presentations:
    • Serve as the secondary contact for prospective students between the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid.
    • Advise prospective students on the law school admissions process and provide general information on financial aid.
    • Serve as the primary contact for admitted students and waitlisted applicants between the Office of Admission and Financial Aid.
    • Guide admitted students through the matriculation process and provide individualized counseling sessions on law school programs, curriculum, employment outcomes, and financial aid resources.
    • Coordinate admitted student contacts with current law students, alumni, faculty, and other law school constituents as a secondary recruitment tool.
    • Manage admitted student engagement data using UNITE enrollment system, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Marketing, Google Forms, Remo, and other platforms as needed.
    • Work with pre-law groups at colleges and universities throughout the region and nation to schedule group visits to USD's campus and/or USD law school presentations on their home campus.
    • Oversee the continued professional development of staff skills and competencies fundamental to effective admissions advising.
    • Participate in the review of law school applications:
      • Evaluate law school application files and render admissions decisions.
      • Review committee files and presumptively deny or admit decisions as assigned by the Assistant Dean.
      • Co-Chair the Character and Fitness (C/F) Sub-Committee and make recommendations of admission, denial, or waitlist on C/F-qualifying files to the Assistant Dean.
      • In the absence of the Assistant Dean, the Director has the authority to make admission decisions and extend or upgrade scholarship offers to admitted students.
      • Supervise the creation and implementation of Campus Visit Days, admitted applicant lunches, and off-campus retention events:
        • Supervise the creation and implementation of admitted applicant retention events.
        • Finalize the agenda and structure for spring Campus Visit Days.
        • Support the planning of off-campus admitted applicant events in major feeder cities.
        • Organize small-scale lunch events on campus during the week and on Saturdays for admitted applicants visiting campus.
        • Manage strategic communication initiatives with prospective and admitted students:
          • Under the direction of the Assistant Dean, design and manage the execution of a strategic communications plan that targets prospective and admitted student communities.
          • Develop resonate informational campaigns around the qualitative and quantitative analysis of data collected through the Law School Admission Council UNITE database.
          • Develop annual recruitment schedules including initiatives and pipeline programming events that focus on communities underrepresented within the legal profession:
            • Manage the development of a national fall recruitment schedule.
            • Identify schools and events that focus around recruitment opportunities for communities underrepresented within the legal profession.
            • Establish and organize pipeline programs in the greater San Diego County.
            • Participate in the statistical collection, review, and analysis of prospective, admitted, and current student data:
              • Conduct ongoing statistical analyses of the applicant pool characteristics.
              • Support the Assistant Dean with building annual scholarship projection models and admitted student projection models.Special Conditions of Employment:Background check: Successful completion of a pre-employment background check.Degree Verification Requirement: Persons offered employment in this position will be required to provide official education transcripts for degree verification purposes.Job Requirements:
                • Advanced degree required. A Bachelor's degree and 1 additional year of work experience may substitute for advanced degree.
                • Minimum of five years' admissions experience or higher education experience required.
                • Demonstrated knowledge of admission procedures is required.
                • Valid driver's license and the ability and desire to travel during peak recruitment periods is required.Preferred Qualifications:
                  • JD strongly preferred.
                  • Law school experience strongly preferred.Performance Expectations- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
                    • Ability to develop recruiting plans and marketing materials.
                    • Demonstrated ability to prioritize workload, take initiative in managing projects and develop and keep to timelines with minimal supervision.
                    • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail is critical.
                    • Exceptional communication skills, including effective writing and public speaking.
                    • Demonstrated commitment to communities underrepresented within the legal profession in an academic or professional setting.$7,500.00 - $7,917.00 per month; Excellent BenefitsThe University of San Diego offers a very competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, a retirement contribution, and access to on-campus Fitness Centers.Special Application Instructions:Resume and Cover Letter RequiredClick the 'Apply Now' button to complete our online application. In addition, please upload a cover letter and resume to your application profile for the hiring managers' review.Note: External job postings will be up for at least three days. The University of San Diego is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.
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