The Assistant Dean position, working with the Assistant Director for International Legal Programs, is responsible for the implementation, management, and promotion of two groups of inter-related programs: the graduate legal programs (LLM and SJD) and the international programs. The Assistant Dean is responsible for ensuring that the programs function in accordance with the strategic plan for the law school and that the programs meet the needs of the students, while satisfying the academic standards set forth in the faculty and student handbooks. The Assistant Dean is responsible for ensuring that the programs are administered in a manner consistent with the best practices and applicable ABA standards and criteria for graduate and international programs. Finally, all programs must be run in a fiscally responsible manner.

Graduate Legal Programs The Assistant Dean is ultimately responsible for the administration of both the LLM program and the SJD program. These duties include recruiting and admitting students to the LLM programs, with assistance from the office of the Assistant Dean of Admissions (JD). The Assistant Dean will work collaboratively to develop promotional materials and outreach strategies. The Assistant Dean is responsible for on-boarding and orientation students once they have accepted an offer of admission and will serve as an academic advisor to all LLM and exchange students, including advising on course selection, academic standards, degree requirements, and general bar and career pathways. The Assistant Dean is also responsible for supervising the admissions process for prospective SJD students, and for scheduling the review of SJD applications by the Graduate Programs Committee.

International Legal Programs The Assistant Dean is responsible for the administration of all formal and informal international programs at the law school. At present, there are 31 international programs: 26 exchange programs, 4 summer abroad programs, and the biennial University of Zurich/Europa Institute visit. In addition, the position is broadly responsible for processing applications from visiting scholars, and for handling administrative matters for scholars who have been invited by faculty members.

The Assistant Dean reviews all applications from incoming exchange students, and all applications for outgoing exchange students. The Assistant Dean is responsible for approving the course selection of both incoming and outgoing exchange students and acts as an academic advisor for all exchange students. In addition, the Assistant Dean, working with the Assistant Director, maintains the agreements with the exchange partners, reviewing their efficacy from time to time, and in conjunction with the assistant director promotes, handles admissions for, and otherwise coordinates the four summer abroad programs offered by the law school. The Assistant Dean is also responsible for coordinating financial matters for the summer programs and for ensuring compliance with ABA standards and criteria for summer abroad programs.

The Assistant Dean is an ex-officio member of two faculty committees at the law school: the International Programs Committee and the Graduate Programs Committee. The Assistant Dean also serves as law school’s representative on the Louisiana Supreme Court’s Equivalency Determination Panel, which determines whether foreign law graduates meet the eligibility requirements for taking the Louisiana Bar Exam.

Minimum Education

• An LLM or JD from an ABA approved school, with at least three years experience working with international students in either higher education or in an international program.

Preferred Qualifications

• Foreign language skills
• Experience organizing and marketing foreign travel programs
• Law school administrative experience