Administrative Assistant to the Dean-Cornell Law School

Administrative Assistant to the Dean-Cornell Law School

About Cornell Law School

Founded in 1887, Cornell Law School is a top-tier law school, currently ranked 14th by U.S. News & World Report. We offer a 3-year JD program for about 200 students per class, a one-year LLM program for about 90 students from countries throughout the world, and a doctoral (JSD) program for about 2-3 new students per year. Cornell Law School has 41 tenured and tenure-track faculty, including 20 with chaired faculty positions; and 15 clinical professors in the legal research and writing program and in clinics at the local, national, and international level. Our faculty is consistently ranked among the top in the country for scholarly productivity and influence, and has pre-eminence in many areas, including quantitative and qualitative empirical legal studies, international and comparative law, and robust doctrinal scholarship in core fields. Our school is committed to being recognized as the leader among law schools at combining inspiring theoretical, doctrinal, and experiential teaching with cutting-edge scholarship in a supportive, intellectually rich community, so that our graduates can achieve excellence in all facets of the legal profession.

The Opportunity

Cornell Law School is seeking a highly organized and proactive Administrative Assistant to provide high-level, complex, and confidential administrative support to the Dean. Reporting to the Executive Staff Assistant to the Dean, the successful candidate will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of the Dean’s office and will be responsible for coordinating and performing a wide variety of administrative activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Calendar Management: Schedule meetings and manage the Dean’s calendar to ensure efficient time management and prioritization of tasks.
• Travel Coordination: Arrange travel plans for the Dean, including booking accommodations and processing associated reimbursements.
• Faculty Candidate Support: Assist with the logistics of faculty candidate and recruitment visits, ensuring a seamless experience for all involved.
• Event Coordination: Plan and organize events and special functions for the Dean, including coordination of logistics and communication with attendees.
• Faculty Support: Provide administrative support for faculty meetings and other faculty activities as directed by the Dean.

This is a full-time (39 hours/week) endowed position that is based in Ithaca, NY and is fully on-site. When the Dean travels, there may be opportunities for some remote work periodically. This remote work arrangement is subject to change at any time. Typical work hours are 8:30am-5pm Monday through Friday.   

What You Need

We are looking for a team member who is welcoming, organized, experienced at working independently, and adept at time management. Additionally, you will: 

• Hold an Associate’s degree and 2-4 years of experience or equivalent.
• Work successfully under pressure in a fast-paced, team-oriented setting, handle multiple tasks with differing deadlines, and to prioritize work on projects happening simultaneously.
• Have excellent written and oral communication skills, along with organizational, planning, time management, interpersonal skills.
• Have a strong service orientation and attention to detail.
• Interact well with diverse populations.
• Be able to handle high-volumes of work during peak periods.
• Resolve problems using sound judgment.
• Exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality.
• Have experience in and/or demonstrated commitment supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing. Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members.
• Be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

If you possess these experiences and skills this may be the role for you! There are a few other qualifications we would view as incredibly helpful in this role, to include: 

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Experience with event coordination and Cornell procurement and accounting systems.

A cover letter and resume are required for further consideration for this position.

Rewards and Benefits

• This position is based in Ithaca, New York.
• Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, sustainability, and diversity initiatives.
• Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to