Assistant Dean

ASSISTANT DEAN & DIRECTORCenter for Public Interest

Columbia Law School seeks an Assistant Dean and Director of its Center for Public Interest Law ("Assistant Dean") to manage, implement and evaluate a comprehensive public service professional development program for its students and graduates and serve as an integral member of the Law School’s senior administrative management team. The Assistant Dean provides hands-on leadership for CPIL’s programs, activities, communications and other resources that foster opportunities, knowledge and awareness concerning public interest, government and human rights work. This includes primary responsibility to develop and sustain a network of organizations in the U.S. and abroad that offer public interest or human rights legal career and pro bono opportunities; as well as meeting with students individually or in small groups regarding their individual professional interests and career explorations. The Assistant Dean is a principal Columbia representative to professional associations and other organizations regarding public interest professional development, careers and related issues.Minimum Requirements:

Law degree required. A minimum of five years of legal experience, a substantial part of which includes public service work, necessary. A vision of how a law school can provide the highest quality assistance to Columbia students and graduates regarding their public service professional development necessary. Demonstrated capacity for initiating and implementing projects, managing a complex, multifaceted, deadline sensitive service organization, including the ability to lead and manage a diverse staff through a respectful, inclusive process required. Superior writing and public speaking skills required. Experience in counseling or mentoring law students or less experienced lawyers preferred. Computer literacy and experience in program development, fundraising, budget management and working within a large academic or other organizational structure preferred. Availability to do limited travel and to work some evenings and weekends required.

This position is available immediately. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until it is filled.

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