Career Advisor

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Salaried - Student Management, Level A

Job Title

Career Advisor

Department

Career Services | Peter A. Allard School of Law

Compensation Range

$5,365.42 - $7,709.92 CAD Monthly

The Compensation Range is the span between the minimum and maximum base salary for a position. The midpoint of the range is approximately halfway between the minimum and the maximum and represents an employee that possesses full job knowledge, qualifications and experience for the position. In the normal course, employees will be hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the salary range for a job.

Posting End Date

June 2, 2025

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Job End Date

JOB SUMMARY

The Career Advisor provides support and works collaboratively with the Assistant Dean, Career Services; and other staff in providing a full-service, comprehensive Allard School of Law (“Allard Law”) Career Services Office (“CSO”) with particular responsibility for Allard Law JD and graduate law student and recent alumni career counselling. Works in cooperation with Allard Law faculty, staff, and programs to support Allard Law’s objective to attract high calibre students by developing and providing outstanding career services and recruitment opportunities to Allard Law JD and graduate law students and recent alumni, and through fostering stronger and broader relationships with Allard Law alumni and the legal, business, and non-profit communities in general. Provides career advising to Allard Law JD and graduate law students and recent alumni.

ORGANIZATIONAL STATUS

Reports to the Assistant Dean, Career Services.

Works closely with the Assistant Dean, Career Services; Director, Career Services; Public Interest Coordinator; other CSO staff; Allard Law’s Dean; Allard Law’s Associate Dean of Academic Affairs; other senior administrators as appropriate; the Allard Law student government(s) and other student clubs; and external contacts at the local, national, and international level. External contacts include hiring partners, executives, and senior staff responsible for recruitment at law firms, companies, government departments and agencies, professional associations, educational institutions, regulatory bodies, and individual alumni, especially those offering employment opportunities for Allard Law JD and graduate law students and alumni.

WORK PERFORMED

Overall- Assists the Assistant Dean, Career Services, and the Director, Career Services, in providing direction to the CSO in its goal of enhancing the quality of career services and recruiting resources available to Allard Law JD and graduate law students and recent alumni and supporting the employment success rate of Allard Law graduates.- Escalates issues to the Assistant Dean, Career Services, and the Director, Career Services, about program and service development for Allard Law JD and graduate law students and alumni.- Assists the Assistant Dean, Career Services, and the Director, Career Services in planning CSO’s annual programming and resources for Allard Law JD and graduate law students.- Upholds thorough knowledge of industry best practices and evolving market shifts.- Maintains and upgrades professional skills and practices through links with professional associations, Canadian and US schools, and attending workshops and conferences where appropriate.- Assists the Assistant Dean, Career Services, and the Director, Career Services, in reviewing and guiding the activities and projects of the Allard Law Careers Committee (an elected group of student volunteers who assist with, support, and promote CSO programming, events, and resources).- Ensures a collaborative working relationship with Allard Law’s student government(s), student clubs, and student organizations.- Works in cooperation with other Allard Law units to provide services for Allard Law’s JD and graduate law students, alumni, supporters, and benefactors.

Career Services- With direction from Assistant Dean, Career Services, and the Director, Career Services, executes strategies to ensure that CSO services and resources are marketed effectively to Allard Law JD and graduate law students and recent alumni.- Organizes 2L summer on-campus interviews, legal career fairs, CBA Mentorship Program and Reception, panel discussions, orientation seminars, training sessions, mock interviews, and other law-related career development programming and recruitment initiatives.- Develops and updates electronic law-related career handouts.-
- Maintains accurate student advising records.- Provides information for Allard Law JD and law graduate students and recent alumni regarding hiring practices in British Columbia (Vancouver, Vancouver Island, and Interior BC) and other national and international markets for law-related career options, including summer positions, articling positions, internships, judicial clerkshi