Associate Director of Public Interest Programs

Associate⠀Director⠀of Public⠀Interest⠀Programs,⠀Career⠀Development⠀Office⠀(4517U),⠀Berkeley⠀Law -⠀62157⠀About⠀Berkeley

At⠀the⠀University⠀of⠀California,⠀Berkeley,⠀we are⠀committed⠀to⠀creating a⠀community⠀that⠀fosters⠀equity of⠀experience⠀and⠀opportunity,⠀and⠀ensures⠀that⠀students,⠀faculty,⠀and staff⠀of all⠀backgrounds⠀feel safe,⠀welcome⠀and⠀included.⠀Our⠀culture of⠀openness,⠀freedom⠀and⠀belonging⠀make it a⠀special⠀place for⠀students,⠀faculty⠀and⠀staff.

The⠀University⠀of⠀California,⠀Berkeley,⠀is one of⠀the⠀world's⠀leading⠀institutions⠀of higher⠀education,⠀distinguished⠀by its⠀combination⠀of⠀internationally⠀recognized⠀academic⠀and⠀research⠀excellence;⠀the⠀transformative⠀opportunity⠀it⠀provides⠀to a large⠀and⠀diverse⠀student⠀body; its⠀public⠀mission⠀and⠀commitment⠀to equity⠀and social⠀justice;⠀and its⠀roots in⠀the⠀California⠀experience,⠀animated⠀by such⠀values as⠀innovation,⠀questioning⠀the status⠀quo, and⠀respect⠀for the⠀environment⠀and⠀nature.⠀Since its⠀founding⠀in 1868,⠀Berkeley⠀has fueled⠀a⠀perpetual⠀renaissance,⠀generating⠀unparalleled⠀intellectual,⠀economic⠀and social⠀value in⠀California,⠀the United⠀States and⠀the⠀world.

We⠀are⠀looking⠀for⠀equity-minded⠀applicants⠀who⠀represent⠀the full⠀diversity⠀of⠀California⠀and who⠀demonstrate⠀a⠀sensitivity⠀to and⠀understanding⠀of the⠀diverse⠀academic,⠀socioeconomic,⠀cultural,⠀disability,⠀gender⠀identity,⠀sexual⠀orientation,⠀and ethnic⠀backgrounds⠀present in⠀our⠀community.⠀When you⠀join the⠀team at⠀Berkeley,⠀you can⠀expect to⠀be part of⠀an⠀inclusive,⠀innovative⠀and⠀equity-focused⠀community⠀that⠀approaches⠀higher⠀education⠀as a⠀matter of⠀social⠀justice⠀that⠀requires⠀broad⠀collaboration⠀among⠀faculty,⠀staff,⠀students⠀and⠀community⠀partners.⠀In⠀deciding⠀whether to⠀apply for⠀a position⠀at⠀Berkeley,⠀you are⠀strongly⠀encouraged⠀to⠀consider⠀whether⠀your⠀values⠀align with⠀our⠀Guiding⠀Values and⠀Principles⠀, our⠀Principles⠀of⠀Community⠀, and our⠀Strategic⠀Plan⠀.

UC⠀Berkeley's⠀School of⠀Law is one⠀of the⠀nation's⠀great⠀centers⠀for legal⠀education,⠀ever⠀exploring⠀and⠀pushing⠀new⠀intellectual⠀boundaries⠀while⠀tackling⠀urgent,⠀real-world⠀issues.⠀The law⠀school is⠀also known⠀for its⠀vibrant⠀and⠀engaged⠀community⠀of⠀students⠀and⠀scholars⠀who are⠀committed⠀to⠀providing⠀leadership⠀and making⠀a⠀difference⠀on⠀problems⠀of local,⠀national⠀and global⠀import.⠀Currently⠀ranked⠀among the⠀top law⠀schools in⠀the⠀country,⠀the School⠀of Law has⠀ambitious⠀development⠀goals as⠀it looks⠀to⠀continue⠀producing⠀leaders in⠀law,⠀government,⠀and⠀society.

The⠀Career⠀Development⠀Office⠀(CDO)⠀provides⠀legal⠀career⠀advice to⠀law⠀students⠀and⠀alumni.⠀The office⠀is staffed⠀by eight⠀attorney-counselors,⠀each with⠀legal⠀practice⠀experience.⠀While all⠀of the⠀CDO's⠀attorney-counselors⠀are⠀generalists⠀and can⠀speak to⠀the most⠀common⠀legal⠀career⠀paths,⠀each of⠀the⠀counselors⠀also has⠀areas of⠀specialization,⠀representing⠀the four⠀major⠀categories⠀of legal⠀employers:⠀judicial⠀clerkships,⠀public⠀interest,⠀government,⠀and the⠀private⠀sector.

Researches,⠀and⠀analyzes⠀the⠀current⠀state of⠀the public⠀interest⠀legal⠀services⠀and public⠀interest⠀legal job⠀markets⠀and⠀forecasts⠀emerging⠀trends in⠀those⠀markets.⠀Identifies⠀existing⠀and⠀up-and-coming⠀career and⠀job⠀options⠀and⠀assesses⠀(on a⠀continuing⠀basis)⠀their⠀short-and⠀long-term⠀feasibility⠀for our⠀students.⠀Researches⠀and⠀periodically⠀assesses⠀the⠀evolving⠀career⠀development⠀needs of⠀the⠀attorneys⠀who⠀comprise⠀the alumni⠀community.⠀Based on⠀this⠀on-going⠀research,⠀analysis,⠀assessment⠀and⠀trend-spotting,⠀designs⠀and⠀develops,⠀and⠀implements⠀an array⠀of⠀workshops⠀and⠀programs,⠀services,⠀and⠀resources⠀(including⠀online⠀guides and⠀webcasts)⠀to meet⠀the⠀current⠀career⠀development⠀needs of⠀our⠀students⠀interested⠀in public⠀interest⠀legal⠀careers.⠀Recommends⠀and⠀manages⠀improvements,⠀revisions,⠀changes,⠀and⠀adjustments⠀to the⠀existing⠀array of⠀career⠀consulting⠀services,⠀programs,⠀and⠀resources⠀AND⠀devises,⠀develops⠀and⠀implements⠀entirely⠀new⠀services,⠀programs⠀and⠀resources.⠀Provides⠀one-on-one,⠀individually⠀tailored⠀and⠀client-driven⠀career⠀consulting⠀services⠀to⠀students⠀interested⠀in⠀pursuing⠀public⠀interest⠀careers -⠀or who are⠀seeking⠀public⠀interest⠀internships.⠀Assists⠀students⠀in⠀conducting⠀their own⠀(skills⠀and⠀interests)⠀self-assessments.⠀Provides⠀students⠀not only⠀with⠀general⠀advice⠀based on⠀their⠀expert⠀knowledge⠀of the⠀public⠀interest⠀legal⠀market,⠀but also⠀specific⠀job leads⠀and⠀networking⠀contacts⠀developed⠀through⠀continuing⠀cultivation⠀and⠀expansion⠀of the Law⠀School's⠀-- and the⠀AD's --⠀professional⠀network.⠀Amplifies⠀and⠀promotes⠀best⠀practices⠀in⠀diversity,⠀equity,⠀inclusion,⠀and⠀belonging⠀when⠀working⠀with⠀students⠀and when⠀helping to⠀create⠀professional⠀pathways⠀and⠀opportunities⠀for career⠀growth.⠀Develops⠀and⠀maintains⠀the Law⠀School's⠀existing⠀professional⠀network of⠀potential⠀employers,⠀other law⠀school⠀legal⠀career⠀professionals,⠀and others⠀in the⠀legal⠀field who⠀may be in⠀a position⠀to provide⠀information⠀and⠀assistance⠀to our⠀students⠀interested⠀in⠀pursuing⠀public⠀interest⠀work.⠀Maintains⠀and⠀enhances⠀their own⠀professional⠀network⠀and⠀leverages⠀it on⠀behalf of⠀students.⠀Establishes⠀new⠀positive⠀working⠀relationships⠀with⠀public⠀interest⠀organizations,⠀and others⠀in the⠀legal⠀community⠀who may be⠀of⠀assistance⠀to our⠀public⠀interest-oriented⠀students⠀(and who⠀may be of⠀assistance⠀in⠀fundraising⠀and in⠀enhancing⠀the⠀campus's⠀relationship⠀with⠀outside⠀organizations).⠀Develops⠀and⠀oversees⠀presentation⠀and⠀delivery⠀of broad⠀and⠀complex⠀career-focused⠀programs⠀and events⠀workshops,⠀and⠀resources.⠀Manages⠀career⠀services⠀staff on⠀specific⠀administrative⠀tasks they⠀undertake⠀in support⠀of public⠀interest⠀programming⠀(e.g.,⠀room⠀reservations,⠀catering⠀arrangements,⠀drafting⠀and⠀posting⠀event⠀announcements,⠀etc.).⠀Determines,⠀based on⠀their⠀knowledge⠀of⠀technical⠀systems,⠀the most⠀innovative⠀and⠀effective⠀media for⠀delivering⠀content -⠀online,⠀print,⠀blogs,⠀social⠀networking⠀website⠀posts,⠀twitter,⠀live⠀webcasting,⠀etc.⠀Liaises⠀with⠀various⠀other Law⠀School⠀departments,⠀in⠀particular,⠀its⠀several⠀multi-disciplinary⠀research⠀centers⠀(especially⠀the⠀Henderson⠀Center for⠀Social⠀Justice),⠀faculty⠀members,⠀student⠀organizations,⠀and other⠀administrative⠀units at⠀the Law⠀School,⠀especially⠀the Center⠀for⠀Clinical⠀Education,⠀the Field⠀Placement⠀Office,⠀the⠀Financial⠀Aid⠀Office,⠀the Public⠀Interest⠀Working⠀Group, the⠀Public⠀Interest⠀Career⠀Support⠀Committee,⠀and the⠀Berkeley⠀Law Alumni⠀Center, to⠀understand⠀their⠀needs and⠀goals and⠀explore⠀and⠀develop⠀mutually⠀beneficial⠀programs,⠀resources,⠀and⠀services.⠀Participates⠀in panel⠀discussions⠀and⠀presentations⠀and⠀researches⠀and writes⠀articles⠀relating⠀to public⠀interest⠀legal⠀careers⠀and career⠀development⠀through⠀local and⠀national⠀public⠀interest⠀organizations,⠀like⠀OneJustice,⠀Equal⠀Justice⠀Works, the⠀National⠀Association⠀for Law⠀Placement,⠀and other⠀legal⠀organizations,⠀like the⠀American⠀Bar⠀Association,⠀and even⠀through⠀the local⠀and⠀national⠀press as⠀the⠀opportunities⠀arise.

Advanced⠀knowledge⠀of career⠀decision⠀making,⠀and job⠀search⠀techniques.⠀Knowledge⠀of career⠀services,⠀employer,⠀alumni,⠀and⠀faculty⠀needs and⠀expectations,⠀recruiting⠀and⠀staffing⠀methods,⠀employment⠀trends.⠀Detailed⠀knowledge⠀of the⠀public⠀interest⠀legal job⠀market and⠀at least⠀general⠀knowledge⠀of the⠀private⠀sector⠀legal job⠀market.⠀Extensive⠀professional⠀network of⠀practicing⠀attorneys⠀and⠀potential⠀employers.⠀Highly⠀effective⠀problem⠀identification⠀and⠀solving⠀skills,⠀presentation⠀skills,⠀verbal⠀communication,⠀written⠀communication,⠀and⠀organization⠀skills.⠀Ability to⠀work with⠀people⠀from⠀diverse⠀backgrounds⠀and levels⠀of⠀experience.⠀Creative,⠀entrepreneurial,⠀forward-looking,⠀and⠀energetic⠀approach⠀that can⠀identify⠀and pursue⠀new⠀potential⠀programs⠀and⠀innovative⠀ways to⠀present⠀and⠀deliver⠀their⠀content.⠀Highly⠀developed⠀knowledge⠀of⠀principles⠀and⠀processes⠀for⠀providing⠀outstanding⠀client and⠀personal⠀services.⠀This⠀includes⠀client⠀needs⠀assessment,⠀meeting⠀quality⠀standards⠀for⠀services,⠀and⠀evaluation⠀of client⠀satisfaction.⠀Excellent⠀knowledge⠀of human⠀behavior⠀and⠀performance;⠀individual⠀differences⠀in⠀ability,⠀personality,⠀and⠀interests;⠀and⠀learning⠀and⠀motivation.⠀Must be⠀committed⠀to⠀creating a⠀community⠀that⠀fosters⠀equity of⠀experience⠀and⠀opportunity,⠀and⠀ensures⠀that⠀students,⠀faculty,⠀and staff⠀of all⠀backgrounds⠀feel safe,⠀welcome,⠀and⠀included.⠀Must⠀demonstrate⠀a⠀sensitivity⠀to and⠀understanding⠀of the⠀diverse⠀academic,⠀socioeconomic,⠀cultural,⠀disability,⠀gender⠀identity,⠀sexual⠀orientation,⠀and ethnic⠀backgrounds⠀present in⠀our⠀community.⠀Demonstrated⠀commitment⠀to and⠀understanding⠀of⠀diversity,⠀equity,⠀inclusion,⠀and⠀belonging,⠀and⠀ability to⠀apply and⠀integrate⠀core⠀concepts⠀of DEIB⠀into⠀everyday⠀practice.⠀Excellent⠀computer⠀skills⠀(including⠀Excel and⠀PowerPoint⠀and other⠀presentation⠀software)⠀and the⠀ability to⠀quickly⠀adapt to⠀new⠀software⠀programs⠀and online⠀resources.

Advanced⠀degree in⠀related⠀area, such⠀as a Juris⠀Doctor, a⠀Master of⠀Law⠀(LL.M),⠀and/or⠀equivalent⠀experience/training.⠀Significant⠀(5 years⠀min)⠀public⠀interest⠀legal⠀practice⠀experience

Preferred⠀Qualifications

Advanced⠀knowledge⠀of career⠀development⠀theories⠀helpful.⠀Knowledge⠀of needs⠀assessment⠀theory,⠀processes,⠀and⠀practice,⠀workshop⠀and⠀program⠀design and⠀implementation⠀helpful.⠀Knowledge⠀of and/or⠀ability to⠀learn UC⠀programs.

Under⠀California⠀law, the⠀University⠀of⠀California,⠀Berkeley⠀is⠀required⠀to provide⠀a⠀reasonable⠀estimate⠀of the⠀compensation⠀range for⠀this role⠀and should⠀not offer⠀a salary⠀outside of⠀the range⠀posted in⠀this job⠀announcement.⠀This range⠀takes into⠀account⠀the wide⠀range of⠀factors⠀that are⠀considered⠀in making⠀compensation⠀decisions⠀including⠀but not⠀limited to⠀experience,⠀skills,⠀knowledge,⠀abilities,⠀education,⠀licensure⠀and⠀certifications,⠀analysis⠀of⠀internal⠀equity,⠀and other⠀business⠀and⠀organizational⠀needs. It⠀is not⠀typical⠀for an⠀individual⠀to be⠀offered a⠀salary at⠀or near⠀the top of⠀the range⠀for a⠀position.⠀Salary⠀offers are⠀determined⠀based on⠀final⠀candidate⠀qualifications⠀and⠀experience.

The⠀budgeted⠀salary or⠀hourly⠀range that⠀the⠀University⠀reasonably⠀expects to⠀pay for⠀this⠀position⠀is⠀$90,000.00⠀-⠀$104,640.00.

This⠀is a 100%,⠀full-time⠀(40 hours⠀per week),⠀career⠀position⠀that is⠀eligible⠀for full⠀UC⠀benefits.⠀This⠀position⠀is exempt⠀and paid⠀monthly.⠀This is a⠀hybrid⠀position,⠀eligible⠀for up to⠀20% remote⠀capability.