Private Sector Career Advisor, Office of Career Services

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree and five years of relevant experience, or combination of education and relevant experience. 

• Knowledge of legal hiring markets. Previous experience in law as an attorney, law school advisor, law firm recruiting manager, legal recruiter, or career or executive coach required. JD or Masters Degree in Education or Counseling strongly preferred.
• Advanced communication skills to clearly and effectively communicate information to internal and external audiences, client groups, and all levels of management.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills to review and analyze complex information.
• Ability to make independent decisions and exercise mature judgment and discretion.
• Advanced computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Office Suite and Google docs/sheets.
• Advanced interpersonal skills to facilitate advising students and alumni and to provide excellent client service.
• Ability to ensure and apply compliance with legal, financial, and university policies and external regulations.
• Demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds represented in the Law School community.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of needs assessment theory, processes, and practices and workshop and program design and implementation helpful.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage time effectively and handle multiple assignments under pressure with frequent interruptions.
• Confident, experienced and engaging public speaker.
• Creative researcher, able to effectively use databases and internet resources to identify relevant information and resources.
• Skilled at and comfortable with cultivating a collaborative and team-oriented environment.
• Extensive professional network of private sector attorneys and law firm recruiters very helpful.

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.

WORK STANDARDS:

• Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
• Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.
• Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu.

HOW TO APPLY:
Please submit your cover letter and resume via the Stanford Careers webpage referencing job number [ 96588]. 

Stanford Law School is an equal employment opportunity employer with a strong commitment to pursuing diversity in its hiring. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Stanford Law School seeks to hire the best talent and to promote a safe and secure environment for all members of the university community and its property. To that end, new staff hires must successfully pass a background check prior to starting work at Stanford University.