PIRC Counselor for PILC Fair

Fordham; New York (NY); Sur place; USD 50 000 - 63 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Fordham University’s Public Interest Resource Center (PIRC) seeks a dedicated coordinator to assist law students and alumni in public interest career planning. You will help prepare for the PILC Career Fair, edit resumes, advise on internships and post‑graduate opportunities, and create outreach materials.

Working with senior staff, you’ll organize events, publish guides, and support diverse pathways to public service.

Qualifications

• JD degree required.
• Three–five years’ experience in a law school and/or with a nonprofit or government organization.
• Strong commitment to public service, access to justice, and working with law students.
• Excellent management, supervisory, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Diversity, equity and inclusion experience, and a deep commitment to racial justice.
• Strong writing skills for advertising/publicity and in‑house publications.
• Facility with intranet and website design and editing.
• Experience providing public interest career counseling to students and alumni.

Responsabilités

• Assists law students with PILC Fair preparation, including resumes, cover letters and samples.
• Advises students and alumni on internships/externships and post‑graduate opportunities.
• Contributes to materials on public interest practice areas for students and alumni.
• Supports organizing and publicizing in‑person and virtual programs and events.
• Helps coordinate events like PILC Fair and Public Interest Networking receptions.

Connaissances

Public interest

Career counseling

Writing skills

Management

Diversity & inclusion

Public service

Formation

Juris Doctor (JD)

Outils

Website editing

Intranet

Description du poste

Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.

Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.

The Public Interest Resource Center ( PIRC ) is the Law School’s center for student-initiated pro bono legal assistance for the underserved, and public service law-related education, advocacy, and community service work. The PIRC also provides extensive public interest-related career programming and individual counseling for all students and alumni seeking academic year, summer, or post‑graduate positions in the public service sector.

This position reports directly to and is supervised by PIRC’s Assistant Dean of Public Interest and Social Justice Initiatives. Working with PIRC’s Assistant Dean, Director of Public Interest Scholars and Fellowships, Director of Public Interest Student Engagement and Counseling, and Office Manager, the position assists and advises students on the PILC Fair and students and alumni on internships/externships.

Essential Functions

Assists law students with their preparation for participation in the Public Interest Legal Career Fair ( PILC ) Fair including writing and editing public interest legal resumes and cover letters, selecting writing samples, deciding which opportunities (internships and post‑grad positions) to apply for, mock interviews, etc.

Advises students and alumni interested in internships/externships during the academic year and the summer, post‑graduate jobs including public interest fellowships and government honors programs, and pro bono and community service activities.

Contributes to materials providing information on specific public interest practice areas and make organization specific information accessible for students and alumni.

Supports the work to organize, publicize, and conduct in‑person and virtual programs and events to educate and recruit students to engage in public interest legal work while in law school and post‑graduation.

Assists with the organizing of larger events, including but not limited to the PIRC Awards Reception and the Public Interest Networking ( PIN ) Reception.

Supports the work to create, update, and distribute PIRC materials, public interest job search guides, student organization information, program brochures, event posters and other publicity materials.

Essential Functions Note

Essential Functions Note This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list. The University may assign additional related duties as necessary.

Additional Functions

Required Qualifications: Education and Experience

Juris Doctor degree

Three–five years’ experience working in a law school and/or with a non‑profit or government organization

Required Qualifications: Knowledge and Skills

Strong commitment to public service, access to justice, and working with law students.

Excellent management, supervisory, interpersonal, and organizational skills.

Diversity, equity and inclusion experience, and a deep commitment to racial justice.

Strong writing skills for advertising/publicity and in‑house publications.

Facility with intranet and website design and editing.

Experience providing public interest career counseling to students and alumni.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in an administrative role

Minimum Hourly Salary

Minimum Hourly Salary 36

Maximum Hourly Salary

Maximum Hourly Salary 46

EEO Statement

Fordham University is committed to excellence and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds. Fordham University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Physical Activity and Work Environment

Please check the level of frequency that best describes the physical demands that are required for the position.

Sitting Not Required

Repetitive Hand Motion (such as typing)

Repetitive Hand Motion (such as typing) Not Required

Hearing, Listening, Talking Often

Standing

Standing Not Required

Walking

Walking Not Required

Running

Running Not Required

Bending, Stooping, Kneeling, squatting, Crouching, Crawling

Bending, Stooping, Kneeling, squatting, Crouching, Crawling Not Required

Climbing stairs Not Required

Climbing ladders

Climbing ladders Not Required

Reaching overhead

Reaching overhead Not Required

Pulling, pushing

Pulling, pushing Not Required

Shoveling

Shoveling Not Required

Lifting – up to 20 pounds

Lifting – up to 20 pounds Not Required

Lifting – up to 50 pounds

Lifting – up to 50 pounds Not Required

Lifting – over 50 pounds Not Required

Work Environment Office Environment: Employees are protected from weather conditions or contaminants, but not necessarily occasional temperature changes.

Supplemental questions you will be required to answer on the application (No action is needed on this page)

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• * Do you have a minimum of 3 years of experience working in a law school and/or with a non-profit or government organization?
  • Yes
  • No
• * Do you have a Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school?
  • Yes
  • No