Program Coordinator, Legal Practice Skills (Hybrid Eligible)

Program Coordinator, Legal Practice Skills (Hybrid Eligible)

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The University offers a competitive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources, and much more.

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Posted Job Title
Program Coordinator, Legal Practice Skills (Hybrid Eligible)

Job Profile Title
Coordinator, Program

Job Description Summary
The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School is one of the nation's oldest and most distinguished law schools. The School offers a distinctive cross-disciplinary legal education, drawing on the depth and breadth of the University of Pennsylvania. The resulting intellectual opportunities and professional relationships bridge traditional boundaries and disciplines, making the Law School an extraordinarily supportive academic community for its scholars and students alike.

The School's innovative Legal Practice Skills program is an integral part of the foundational curriculum for our talented students. Complementing the theoretical learning done in the traditional classroom, the Legal Practice Skills program ensures that students learn not only to think like a lawyer, but also how to act and communicate like one. Lawyers rely on fundamental practice skills to solve problems for their clients. Penn Carey Law's Legal Practice Skills course empowers students to flex the knowledge they have acquired and develop areas they need to thrive as a lawyer. The program includes a mandatory first-year, year-long Legal Practice Skills course as well as upper-level skills training opportunities.

The Administrative Coordinator reports to the Associate Dean and Director of the Legal Skills Program and supports the six full-time faculty in LPS plus additional adjuncts. The Administrative Coordinator plays a critical role supporting this dynamic program, including the first-year mandatory skills program, curricular and other efforts around appellate advocacy, and the Academic Support Program. Additionally, the Administrative Coordinator supports the Capstone project programming for the Carey JD/MBA Program.

The Administrative Coordinator works a full-time role, is eligible for hybrid (some remote days) work environment, and effectively and efficiently completes a host of faculty projects.

Hybrid Eligible - This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule with a work week divided between working onsite and working remotely.

Job Description

LPS Program Development
  • Serve as lead administrator to the Associate Dean and to all faculty, managing calendars and responding to a variety of administrative requests.
  • Respond to requests for legal research, gathering cases and other legal materials in support of curriculum.
  • Create decks and presentations for faculty.
  • Manage administrative aspects of hiring processes for faculty, adjunct faculty, and Littleton Fellows (upper-level student instructors in the first-year mandatory program)
  • Implement all application processes for Littleton Fellows; set calendars for interviews; maintain all records and support for the hiring process.


LPS Program Implementation
  • Develop and implement distribution processes to ensure that instructors and students have all relevant materials.
  • Maintain a calendar of deadlines and assist in the enforcement of student adherence to deadlines;
  • Build and maintain historical resources for all program materials and data.
  • Assist in the schedule of mock arguments, including with the scheduling of courtrooms and the scheduling of a large volume of practicing attorneys to act as judges for moot court arguments.
  • Assist the Associate Dean and faculty in maintaining data and developing reports.


Academic Support Program
  • Provide full administrative assistance to the Direct of Academic Support; set calendar with Director; reserve rooms, arrange catering, manage publicity, set up and break down on days of events.
  • Ensure distribution of relevant materials to participants and to Law School colleagues.
  • Manage data on Academic Support programs; prepare reports as requested by the Director.


Keedy Cup
  • Provide full administrative assistance to the faculty member organizing the Keedy Cup, an annual advocacy competition. Set calendar with Director; reserve rooms, arrange catering, manage publicity, set up and break down on event day.
  • Maintain data on participants over time.


Carey JD/MBA Capstone Program
  • Provide full administrative assistance to the faculty member leading the Carey JD/MBA Capstone Project (currently the Associate Dean for Legal Practice Skills).
  • Perform administrative tasks in support of curriculum development and implementation.
  • Set calendar with the Director; assist in travel plans and arrangements, including by making hotel and travel reservations.


Other Programs
  • Maintain a database of legal writing competitions and ensure its dissemination to students.
  • Maintain internal records, develop messaging and programming using Law School technology
  • Support LPS faculty in upper-level course matters


Communication
  • Represent LPS to Communications and other Penn Carey Law departments to ensure excellent internal and external communication about all LPS, Academic Support, Keedy Cup, and Capstone activities.
  • Maintain LPS, Academic Support, Capstone, and other relevant web sites.
  • Draft content for social media highlighting LPS and related activities.


Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

BA/BS or equivalent in experience required. 3-5 years of administrative experience required; experience with legal research or legal profession work environments strongly preferred. Ability to work well with others in a service-oriented environment; positive attitude and interest in getting the work of the team done are essential. Strong communication skills; ability to prioritize and complete multiple tasks; excellent attention to detail; flexibility. Must have a portfolio of projects demonstrating the ability to create and implement organizational systems. Excellent skills in a Microsoft Office environment, especially in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and experience with legal research tools preferred. Must be able to work under pressure with time constraints and be willing to commit to the Penn Carey Law Staff Ideals.

A cover letter is required with application materials.

Job Location - City, State
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hybrid Eligible

Department / School
Law School

Pay Range
$24.13 - $36.36

Affirmative Action Statement
Penn adheres to a policy that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected class.

Special Requirements
Background check required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.

University Benefits
  • Health, Life, and Flexible Spending Accounts: Penn offers comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits to protect you and your family's health and welfare. You can also use flexible spending accounts to pay for eligible health care and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars.
  • Tuition: Take advantage of Penn's exceptional tuition benefits. You, your spouse, and your dependent children can get tuition assistance here at Penn. Your dependent children are also eligible for tuition assistance at other institutions.
  • Retirement: Penn offers generous retirement plans to help you save for your future. Penn's Basic, Matching, and Supplemental retirement plans allow you to save for retirement on a pre-tax or Roth basis. Choose from a wide variety of investment options through TIAA and Vanguard.
  • Time Away from Work: Penn provides you with a substantial amount of time away from work during the course of the year. This allows you to relax, take vacations, attend to personal affairs, recover from illness or injury, spend time with family-whatever your personal needs may be.
  • Long-Term Care Insurance: In partnership with Genworth Financial, Penn offers faculty and staff (and your eligible family members) long-term care insurance to help you cover some of the costs of long-term care services received at home, in the community or in a nursing facility. If you apply when you're newly hired, you won't have to provide proof of good health or be subject to underwriting requirements. Eligible family members must always provide proof of good health and are subject to underwriting.
  • Wellness and Work-life Resources: Penn is committed to supporting our faculty and staff as they balance the competing demands of work and personal life. That's why we offer a wide variety of programs and resources to help you care for your health, your family, and your work-life balance.
  • Professional and Personal Development: Penn provides an array of resources to help you advance yourself personally and professionally.
  • University Resources: As a member of the Penn community, you have access to a wide range of University resources as well as cultural and recreational activities. Take advantage of the University's libraries and athletic facilities, or visit our arboretum and art galleries. There's always something going on at Penn, whether it's a new exhibit at the Penn Museum, the latest music or theater presentation at the Annenberg Center, or the Penn Relays at Franklin Field to name just a few examples. As a member of the Penn community, you're right in the middle of the excitement-and you and your family can enjoy many of these activities for free.
  • Discounts and Special Services: From arts and entertainment to transportation and mortgages, you'll find great deals for University faculty and staff. Not only do Penn arts and cultural centers and museums offer free and discounted admission and memberships to faculty and staff. You can also enjoy substantial savings on other goods and services such as new cars from Ford and General Motors, cellular phone service plans, movie tickets, and admission to theme parks.
  • Flexible Work Hours: Flexible work options offer creative approaches for completing work while promoting balance between work and personal commitments. These approaches involve use of non-traditional work hours, locations, and/or job structures.
  • Penn Home Ownership Services: Penn offers a forgivable loan for eligible employees interested in buying a home or currently residing in West Philadelphia, which can be used for closing costs or home improvements.
  • Adoption Assistance: Penn will reimburse eligible employees on qualified expenses in connection with the legal adoption of an eligible child, such as travel or court fees, for up to two adoptions in your household.



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