Sr. Assistant Director of Law Admission

Position Title:

Sr. Assistant Director of Law Admission

Position Type:

Regular

Hiring Range:

$69,600 - $77,600, annual, commensurate with experience

Pay Frequency:

Annual

I. Purpose

Reporting to the Director of Law Enrollment and the Sr. Assistant Dean of Enrollment Strategy and Operations, theSr. Assistant Director of Law Admissions, Recruitment, and Engagement (Assistant Director) . has the primary responsibility of implementing the recruitment, engagement, communication, and admissions strategies for JD programs. Working with the Faculty Admissions Committee and with the Director of Law Enrollment, the Sr. Assistant Director oversees operations required for achieving admissions and enrollment targets.  These activities are expected to result in consistent enrollment of high-quality students and increased awareness of Santa Clara Law programs.

Il. Essential Responsibilities

• Recruitment, Yield, and Engagement Activities

• Execute Application and Evaluation Process

• Manage Law School Relationships with Key Stakeholders 

• Administration of Law Admissions Functions of the Law Enrollment Management Office

• Development and Execution of Prospect Engagement

Ill. Specific Duties, including but not limited to:

Recruitment, Yield, and Engagement Activities

Collaborate with senior leadership team to design and execute communication plan from point of initial contact through matriculation, including Candidate Referral Service (CRS) mailings and Admissions communications.

Manage communications with prospective students in Unite and Slate databases.

Collaborate with senior leadership team to implement recruiting strategies to attract a diverse pool of high-quality applicants while adhering diligently to legal constraints.

Collaborate with the Sr. Assistant Dean and Director of Law Enrollment to plan and execute the Law School's on-campus recruiting events, including application workshops, open house events, and admitted student activities.

Manage Calendly schedule of admissions advising and campus visits.

Run SCU Law Enrollment and Operations Instagram and LinkedIn accounts and develop and run other social media accounts.

Point of contact for website updates

Execute Application and Evaluation Process

Act as the primary staff reviewer of JD applications.

Work with the Faculty Admissions Committee, Sr. Assistant Dean, and Director of Law Enrollment to establish admission policies, procedures and criteria that will yield a diverse and academically talented class. Prepare and conduct orientation and training of Admissions Committee.

Review, analyze, develop and implement improvements to procedures to optimize the orderly processing and evaluation of applications.

  Customer Service and Admissions Communications

Provide primary back-up assistance  to the Director of Law Enrollment

Manage admissions inbox and coordination of communication to current and prospective students on admissions inquiries

Advise and communicate with prospective students, current students, campus departments, and other pertinent constituencies about admissions processes

Respond to various inquiries from internal/external audiences in person, by telephone, and in writing.

Counsel prospective students with regard to the preparation necessary for enrollment to Santa Clara University, School of Law.

When necessary, verify admissions compliance with ABA and LSAC guidelines

Keep senior management informed of issues and concerns raised by inquiries; identify and recommend changes in processes to better expedite admissions processes

Provide counseling services for students and walk-in visitors on information regarding admissions and basic financial aid functions

Respond to telephone calls and other communications such as email, social media, etc.

Provide assistance to co-workers when required to support the admissions and financial aid processes.

Daily phone contact with other SCU offices regarding general admissions and financial aid office statuses.

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