Associate Director of Graduate Admissions
Associate Director of Graduate Admissions
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Department: Antonin Scalia Law School
Classification: Administrative Faculty
Job Category:Administrative or Professional Faculty
Job Type:Full-Time
Work Schedule:Full-time (1.0 FTE 40 hrs/wk)
Location: Arlington VA
Workplace Type:Hybrid Eligible
Salary:Salary commensurate with education and experience
Criminal Background Check:Yes
About the Department:
The Antonin Scalia Law SchoolLLM (Master of Laws) Program provides the opportunity to earn an advanced degree in law to students who have earned a JD from a US law school or a law degree from outside of the US. The Juris Masters (JM) Program provides the opportunity to obtain a law degree in a specific field for students who work in policy or compliance related positions but do not wish to practice law.
The Law School currently offers the following programs: LLM in Global Antitrust Law and Economics (residential and online); LLM in Intellectual Property Law (residential); LLM in US Law (residential and online); LLM in Cyber Intelligence & National Security Law; and the Juris Masters degree (hybrid and online).
About the Position:
The Associate Director of Graduate Admissions is the lead administrator working with recruitment and matriculation of the Law Schools LLM JM and non-degree programs. The position is responsible for the growth of the LLM JM and non-degree programs and must have a passion for marketing and expanding academic programs.
Responsibilities:
Admissions Leadership:
- Develops and administers a recruitment calendar cycle to facilitate three semesters of enrollment (Fall Spring and Summer);
- In collaboration with the scholarship committee identifies student profiles appropriate for consideration and administer scholarship distribution;
- Develops and administers the marketing and recruitment budget in consultation with the Director of Finance and the Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies;
- Serves as a liaison to departments such as the library technology department career services office academic advising team and others in relation to JM and LLM matriculation and orientation;
- Works with faculty the Assistant Dean for Student Academic Affairs and the Assistant Director LLM Student Academic Affairs & Assessments on LLM schedule planning to accommodate incoming classes;
- Works collaboratively with the Assistant Director LLM Student Academic Affairs & Assessments to organize a vibrant program of professional and social activities for LLM students and coordinate event logistics in relation to orientation.
Admissions and Recruiting:
- Develops specialized marketing for LLM programs including writing and distributing printed materials emailing system creating and updating Web materials and advertising;
- Organizes and attends webinar and in-person tabling recruitment events to facilitate outreach and prospective student collection;
- Works with the Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies to pursue MOUs and other collaboration agreements that will lead to student pipelines;
- Plans frequently asked question responses and train team members on answers;
- Responds to questions from prospective applicants;
- Conducts all LLM admissions processes including application revisions/updates application review applicant interviews and prospective applicant inquiry responses;
- Works with law faculty on yield activities to encourage admitted students to matriculate.
Student Journey:
- Works with the academic advising team to facilitate student transitions to orientation program planning and enrollment;
- Works with Masons Office of International Programs and Services to facilitate resolution of visa issues for LLM admits;
- Provides guidance on housing for LLM admits.
Performs other duties related to the position as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- Masters degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and experience;
- Higher education teaching and academic administration experience;
- Considerable admissions experience (typically 3-5 years);
- Understanding of admission recruitment at a university especially online and on campus law school graduate programs;
- Knowledge of best practices in graduate recruitment and enrollment management;
- Proficiency with Outlook Word Excel PowerPoint Banner Unite and Dynamic Forms;
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with partners and colleagues across a complex institutional framework;
- Ability and desire to travel independently by air automobile train or bus; and
- Some international travel.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Terminal degree in related field;
- Law degree from an ABA accredited law school (JD LLM JM or equivalent);
- Experience in admissions or other university affairs settings preferably in legal education;
- Professional experience recruiting; and
- Fluency in multiple languages particularly Korean.
Instructions to Applicants:
For full consideration applicants must apply for theAssociate Director of Graduate Admissions at and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information and provide a cover letter and resume for review.
Posting Open Date: May 22 2025
For Full Consideration Apply by: June 5 2025
Open Until Filled:Yes
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Student
