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Director of Business Law Initiatives

Position Number: 6424608
Location: Waco, TX
Position Type: Business - Business Law

Director of Business Law Initiatives

Job Identification: 18502
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What We're Looking For

Baylor Law seeks a qualified individual to serve as its Director of Business Law Initiatives. The director will serve as the catalyst for promoting our business and transactional programs, expanding recruitment of employers, and elevating and strengthening the national and regional profile of Baylor Law's business and transactional programs. The director will collaborate and coordinate efforts with our faculty, career development team, clinical director, alumni director, and development director.

Baylor Law seeks a high-energy, outgoing, confident, motivated individual to continue the work to broaden and elevate the profile of its business and transactional programs.

Candidates must possess the following qualifications and skills:

Bachelor's degree with three years of relevant work experience
Excellent interpersonal skills
Strong oral and written communication skills
Professional dress, appearance, and demeanor
Ability and willingness to work evenings and weekends as needed
The availability to accommodate extensive travel

Preferred qualifications:

Juris Doctor degree
Sales, recruiting, or fundraising experience
Experience within a corporate or a business law-related field or law practice

We will consider candidates who live near the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and who will commit to extensive travel, including regular visits to Baylor Law in Waco.

Information about the Baylor Law School's Notice of Non-Discrimination can be found here.

Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States on a Full-Time basis.

What You Will Do

Baylor Law is looking for a director who can identify and develop opportunities for Baylor Law students and graduates that enable them to excel in legal and business positions. The director will be expected to enthusiastically pursue the following activities:

Collaborate with Baylor Law's Career Development Office to build on existing relationships in the business world and legal profession and establish new ones to assist with expanding the business and transactional opportunities for our students and graduates
Developing and maintaining relationships with Baylor alumni with business and transactional practices and positions and legal employers who may be seeking to hire law graduates for business and transactional positions
Develop and maintain relationships with directors of other corporate and business law programs around the country
Responsible for enhancing Baylor Law's national and regional reputation for excellence in educating and training business and transactional lawyers
Collaborate with Baylor Law's marketing and communications team on social media efforts and assisting with developing marketing campaigns aimed at potential employers and prospective students
Work under the direction of the assistant dean of career development to assist with identifying and creating additional opportunities for students to put into practice the knowledge and skills learned in classes
Identify new in-house externships, in addition to expanding opportunities for law students to participate in other business and transactional externships
Work under the direction of the director of development to identify and develop new sources of funding and other resources to support existing and new business or transactional programs, events, and activities
Perform all other duties as assigned to support Baylor's mission
Ability to comply with University policies
Maintain regular and punctual attendance

What You Can Expect

As part of the Baylor family, eligible employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, generous time off, tuition remission, and outstanding automatic retirement contributions. Baylor has a comprehensive benefits plan that supports you and your family's wellbeing and allows you to be a part of the life of a vibrant and active college campus. To learn more, go to Baylor Benefits & Advantages.

Explore & Engage

Learn more about Baylor and our strategic vision, Baylor in Deeds. Also, explore our great hometown of Waco and the many opportunities to engage locally. If you are new to Central Texas, This is Waco!

About Us:
Baylor University, a private not-for-profit university affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas, is committed to compliance with all applicable anti-discrimination laws, including those regarding age, race, color, sex, national origin, military service, genetic information, and disability. Baylor complies with statutory Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity requirements. Baylor's full official Notice of Non-Discrimination may be read online.

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