Program Director, MSL in Labor & Employment Law

Position Summary:

The Program Director is responsible for overseeing the MSL in Labor & Employment Law program at Cardozo and guiding the development, marketing, and operations of the program to build and sustain a high-quality educational experience that graduates 80-100+ students a year.

Position Responsibilities:

• Advise on the curriculum for the program, in collaboration with the Vice Dean
• Identify instructors to build and teach courses for the program, monitor and enforce course development timelines, and monitor and guide teaching quality
• Guide marketing strategies, review marketing materials, and assist in outreach to prospective students
• Review admissions applications and make admissions decisions; communicate with admitted students
• Oversee the student experience in the program, plan and execute events for students, and interact with and advise students as needed
• Teach one 2-credit course per year

Experience & Educational Background:

• JD or LLM degree required
• 5+ years of relevant experience (either academic or in practice) strongly preferred

Skills & Competencies:

• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage and coordinate a diverse set of tasks across multiple offices
• Excellent time management skills and ability to meet deadlines, and strong ability to set and enforce deadlines for others whose work is being overseen
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent teaching skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products and a strong ability to learn and use academic software systems, such as Canvas, Banner, and Recruit
• Ability to exercise good judgment, to take initiative, and to work independently
• Knowledge of and insight into the human resources profession and market of human resources professionals is strongly preferred

Application Instructions:

• Resume Required

Salary Range:

$66,300 - $67,000

About Us:

The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is a leader in legal education, located in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. The law school is renowned for its program in intellectual property, which includes the FAME Center for Fashion, Arts, Media, and Entertainment Law. Cardozo Law has a long tradition of public advocacy and is the birthplace of the Innocence Project and the home of our Center for Rights and Justice. Cardozo offers a world-class faculty and encourages creative thinking and innovation in the legal profession. Cardozo provides students with a strong foundation in legal theory combined with practical hands-on experience in a variety of areas, including criminal law, civil rights law, and business law. The school prides itself on creating a vibrant and warm community for faculty, staff, and students.

A division of Yeshiva University, Cardozo Law School offers an excellent compensation package and a broad range of employee benefit plans. The law school is a secular institution within a religious university and welcomes people of all religions, ethnic backgrounds, races, and sexual identities.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Yeshiva University is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunities to all employees and candidates without regard to race, color, age, sex, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.