Admissions Specialist - Law Admissions Office

Scheduled Hours

37.5

Position Summary

Reporting to the Director of Admissions, the Assistant Director is an integral part of an ambitious, creative team that is goal, and metric driven. Involved in all aspects of recruiting the incoming class and future classes, including key work leading the implementation of initiatives developed in collaboration with the team leadership.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Projects and Initiatives. Develops and/or execute initiatives to support recruiting. Supports team members in their initiatives and strategies.
• Scholarship and Admission Decisions. Participates in the scholarship and admissions committee periodically; provides admissions and scholarship decision recommendations relied on by the committees.
• Interviews & Prospective Student Engagement: Interviews, meets, and engages prospective applicants and students strategically through deep knowledge of the law school and legal careers. Conducts ten or more - 20 minute interviews – daily, and ensure accurate, helpful notes for each, during busy interview time periods. Must stay focused, and engaging for extended periods of time. Collaborates with leadership to hone interview strategies. Travels to represent school of law at conferences, panels. Present to prospective students.
• Data and Training: Works with leadership to maximize efficiencies and use of data. Maximizes and manages databases and data for efficient and effective impact on recruiting efforts. Educates self and train office on substantive information about law school, law careers, data, and more to support education of entire office.
• Administrative: Provides backup administrative support to the front desk and overall office; supports individualized experiences for prospective students; provide much of own administrative support.
• Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master degree.
• Business education and graduate recruitment experience.
• Previous experience working with students.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to implement systems.
• Ability to manage multiple database systems.
• Judgement and ability to initiate solutions
• Excellent team member who supports small team.
• Must be eligible to travel as needed.
• Function as a team member and demonstrate planning, initiative and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work with diverse populations including students, staff, faculty and external customers.
• Employee should be able to work and execute autonomously without detailed supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a complex high volume environment, prioritize activities and meets deadlines.
• Availability for evening/weekend activities and extended hours during peak seasons.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree required and three years related experience.

Grade

G10

Salary Range

$47,300.00 - $78,200.00 / Annually

The salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one's qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, market rates for positions within the same grade and department budget.

Accommodation

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Pre-Employment Screening

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Benefits Statement

Washington University in St. Louis is committed to providing a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to our employees. Benefits eligibility is subject to employment status, full-time equivalent (FTE) workload, and weekly standard hours. Please visit our website at https://hr.wustl.edu/benefits/ to view a summary of benefits.

EEO/AA Statement

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Diversity Statement

Washington University is dedicated to building a diverse community of individuals who are committed to contributing to an inclusive environment – fostering respect for all and welcoming individuals from diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. Individuals with a commitment to these values are encouraged to apply.

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