Coordinator

• Job Type: Support Staff - Union
• Bargaining Unit: Local 2110
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: $62,620 - $62,620

Position Summary

The Coordinator is part of a team of professional staff who provide administrative and programmatic support to Law School faculty and researchers. Coordinators facilitate the teaching, scholarship, and service of full-time faculty, and support the activities of affiliated research centers and programs. 

Responsibilities

• Support multiple professors of law, research scholars, and/or visiting professors in preparing and executing their courses and seminars, including compiling and organizing course materials; editing syllabi and updating course websites (using CourseWorks); communicating with students; and interfacing with teaching assistants.Schedules meetings, TA sessions, and makeup classes;and receives visitors.
• Plans and coordinates events and programs (such as academic seminars, colloquia, special events, and conferences), arranging publicity, catering, travel arrangements, reimbursements and honoraria.
• Arranges travel on behalf of faculty and visitors, plans itineraries and prepares travel and business expense reports for submission to the Business Office via Concur.
• Works with faculty, students, and Office of Judicial Clerkships to prepare and send clerkship and other letters of recommendation.
• Acts as liaison between professors, fellows, guest speakers, students, scholars, and other academic institutions.
• Performs basic legal research using Westlaw, LexisNexis and other legal software databases. 
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Associate Director, Faculty Support.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Three years of highly successful administrative experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience, required.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) required.
• Ability to work creatively and independently is necessary.
• Must be adaptable in learning and implementing new technologies as needed for maximizing task performance. Must be well-organized, detail-oriented, and work well under pressure, managing multiple responsibilities simultaneously in a high volume operation.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills essential. Tact and diplomacy and the ability to exercise judgment in matters that are sensitive and confidential required.
• Must be able to work with diverse constituencies and support an inclusive work environment.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

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