Assistant or Associate Director, Office of Private Practice
The University of Virginia School of Law seeks to hire an Assistant or Associate Director, Office of Private Practice to join the Law School's Career Development Office. This is a new position in the Office of Private Practice reporting to the Senior Assistant Dean for Career Development. Consistently recognized as one of the top law schools in the country, the Law School takes pride in its commitment to excellence, service and the in-person experience. The Law School is an active and vibrant community that fosters collegiality among students, faculty, and staff.
The Office of Private Practice (OPP) is a dynamic, tight-knit, and entrepreneurial team. OPP enjoys working with the Law School's exceptional students and take pride in its ability to innovate in the career counseling space and devise creative approaches to evolving hiring landscapes. The teams over 45 years of private practice experience and over 35 years of career counseling experience has allowed it to achieve top-of-industry results over many years.
OPP assists current law students and graduates of the Law School in all aspects of the search for legal jobs in the private sector and has achieved results that rank at the top of national law schools. The Assistant or Associate Director will be expected to contribute to the smooth operation of OPP, provide a high level of student support, and further the office's goal of continuous improvement.
Specific duties of this position include: Individuals from groups traditionally under-represented in law are encouraged to apply. This position requires most work to be performed in person at the Law School, with the opportunity to perform a limited amount of work remotely in accordance with Law School policy. To Apply: Apply online at search for requisition 'R0045247'. Internal applicants must apply through their UVA Workday profile. Complete the application, and upload the following: The School of Law is located in Charlottesville, VA, a college town setting with natural beauty and significant historical relevance in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Charlottesville is a wonderful place to live with an extraordinary quality of life, often ranked among the best places to live in the United States. For more information about UVA and the Charlottesville community please see and Please visit the UVA COVID-19 Job Requirements and Guidelines webpage prior to applying for current information regarding vaccination requirements and guidelines for employment at UVA. The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician's Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.
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