Boston College IntroductionFounded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.
Job DescriptionThe Director of the Externships Program oversees all aspects of the Law School’s Externship Program, a crucial component of the experiential learning offerings.
The Director of Externship Programs coordinates three interconnected components of the program: (1) Advising law students seeking externships (domestic & international) and overseeing their supervision once placed; (2) Working with fi eld placement and fi eld placement supervisors to coordinate the placement and ensure compliance with BCLS externship policies; and (3) Managing and advising adjunct faculty who teach externship seminars. In each area, the Program Director ensures that the Externship Program remains in compliance with the ABA Accreditation Standards. Each role is crucial to the education of Boston College Law School Students, BCLS’s reputation in our community and with our alumni, and for our compliance with ABA standards. Each semester, an average of 55 students extern through this program, completing a total of approximately 350 credits between them.
This
position works with students, faculty, alumni, and staff and supervisors at
field placements. The position oversees approximately 10 faculty each academic
year (both doctrinal and adjunct) and makes recommendations to the Associate
Dean of Academic Affairs for the hiring of adjuncts in the Externship Program.
Essential functions include:
- Develop and maintain relationships with public and private sector
employers as well as members of the judiciary. Recruit, approve, and support
externship placements for students throughout the year including placements
in the BC/Dublin and BC in DC Program.
- Provide Academic Advising to students regarding
externships. Monitor and supervise
students throughout the externship experience.
- Develop, processes, and execute program administration for
a successful Externship Program that is in compliance with ABA Accreditation
Standards. Collect, maintain, compile and analyze
data regarding externships.
- Manage platform
for tracking data related to placements and student advising notes.
- Create and update program guides,
resources, marketing materials, website content, etc. for the successful
promotion and execution of the program.
- Assist in recruiting faculty to teach in externship seminars.
and assist faculty in developing course syllabi for their courses.
- Maintain relationships with the offices where externs are placed
and with the field placement supervisors at
those locations.
- Evaluate and monitor the quality of the experience and the
supervision, including intervening where problems arise and reviewing written
evaluations at the conclusion of each placement.
Full-Time Equivalent Hiring Range: $83,950 to $104,950; salary commensurate with relevant experience.
RequirementsRequired:
- JD from
accredited law school
- Excellent
writing and editing abilities, comfort with public speaking, and affinity for
working with different constituents, including counseling and mentoring
students
- Experience
managing and developing a legal program
- Minimum
of five years of experience in career placement, externships/internships,
and/or experiential learning
Externship
seminars meet in the evenings. This position will require occasional, though
not consistent appearances at the seminars. This position requires occasional
travel to field placements to accomplish the recruitment and oversight goals
stated above.
Closing StatementBoston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:
- Tuition remission for Employees
- Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
- Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Low-Cost Life Insurance
- Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
- Paid Holidays Annually
- Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
- Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook
Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.
Boston College is an equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity.
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