Work type: Support Staff
Major Administrative Unit /
College: Michigan State University College Of Law
Department: Michigan State University College Of Law
Salary: Salary Commensurate with Experience
Location: East Lansing
Categories: Full Time (90-100%), Administrative Professionals- AP,
Administrative/Business/Professional, Advising/Counseling, Student
Services/Student Affairs, Union
Position Summary
The Law College Field Career
Services Coordinator provides comprehensive professional development,
career planning, and career advising services, as well as oversees the design
and implementation of career and professional development programming for
students.
Advise and Coach
- Advises students and graduates,
including advising them about strategies for attaining their professional
goals and informing them about resources and programming
- Reviews and edits students’ and
graduates’ resumes, LinkedIn profiles, cover letters, and other
application materials
- Conducts mock interviews and works with
students and graduates to develop and enhance their networking skills
- Assesses student progress toward
attaining post-graduate employment and proactively provides assistance to
address potential obstacles
- Conducts one-on-one outreach to
students and graduates to improve engagement with the CSO
Program Development and Delivery
- Creates, edits, and distributes
informational materials for students and graduates to be used in written
handouts and group presentations
- Designs and develops career development
activities to deliver to students and graduates
- Collaborates with members of the legal
community to develop and publicize events relevant to students’ and
graduates’ professional development
- Helps develop and conduct
professional-development programming for students and alumni
- Effectively and consistently uses
social media as a career- and professional-development tool
Employer Engagement and Data
Capture
- Assists with the collection of data,
including about externships, internships, on-campus interviews, employment
opportunities, and employment results
- Collaborates with faculty, alumni, and
colleagues to identify internship, externship, and other employment
opportunities for students and recent graduates
- Coordinates with other units of the
College of Law to provide information relevant to specific student groups
- Proactively maintains an expanding
legal-industry network
- Attend out of state career fairs and
conferences to provide on-site student support
- Outreach and engage with new and
existing employers for job development and maintenance
Professional Development
- Monitors current legal-industry trends
and developments
- Participates in professional
organizations and attends professional conferences, workshops, seminars,
and conventions to stay current with best practices and the legal industry
- Collaborates with the Assistant Dean to
develop office-wide goals and strategic initiatives that could be met
through career development programming for students
