Director of Recruiting and Admissions

Position purpose

The Director of Recruiting and Admissions provides strategic and operational leadership for the law school’s student recruitment, admissions, and enrollment initiatives. The position is responsible for developing and executing data-informed strategies that attract, engage, and enroll a strong student body; overseeing recruitment programs, personnel, resources, technology, and partnerships; and advising senior leadership on enrollment performance, market conditions, and continuous improvement.

Essential Functions

• Strategic Enrollment Leadership and Planning Direct the development, implementation, and annual assessment of a comprehensive recruitment strategy aligned with the law school’s enrollment objectives, institutional priorities, and available resources.
• Implement recruitment goals, enrollment projections, performance measures, and annual operating plans in consultation with the Senior Associate Dean.
• Exercise independent judgment in prioritizing recruitment markets, prospect segments, communication strategies, travel, and program investments within approved goals and policies.
• Recruitment, Admissions, and Enrollment Management Lead the full recruitment and applicant-engagement lifecycle from prospect identification through application, admission, deposit, matriculation, and new-student transition.
• Develop and direct targeted outreach initiatives using the Law School Admission Council’s Candidate Referral Service, admissions technology, and other recruitment resources.
• Represent the law school at recruitment programs, law school fairs, conferences, and partner events, including extensive travel, and cultivate relationships with pre-law advisors, faculty, alumni, community partners, and referral sources.
• Program, Event, and Partnership Direction Direct the planning, execution, and evaluation of on-campus and virtual recruitment programs, including information sessions, campus visits, admitted-student programs, and other enrollment initiatives.
• Oversee program scope, timelines, communications, logistics, resource allocation, and participation by faculty, staff, students, alumni, and external partners.
• Lead admissions-related components of new-student orientation and coordinate with academic and administrative units to support an effective transition for entering students.
• Operations, Analytics, Budget, and Compliance Oversee the integrity, effective use, and continuous improvement of admissions databases, prospect records, communication workflows, and recruitment technology.
• Develop, administer, and monitor the recruitment and admissions operating budget, travel expenditures, program costs, contracts, and vendor relationships within delegated authority.
• Ensure recruitment activities comply with applicable university policies, accreditation expectations, privacy requirements, and professional standards.
• Personnel, Program, and Cross-Functional Leadership Provide leadership for recruitment personnel and programs, including assigning work, establishing priorities, training staff, monitoring performance, and supporting professional development, as applicable to the approved organizational structure.
• Direct the Law Ambassadors program, including recruitment, selection, training, scheduling, standards of conduct, performance expectations, and program assessment.
• Advise leadership on recruitment strategy, enrollment performance, operational needs, and emerging issues.
• The above statements describe the job’s essential responsibilities and requirements.
• They are not an exhaustive list of the duties that may be assigned to job incumbents.