Associate Director of Graduate Admissions

Department: Antonin Scalia Law School

Classification: Administrative Faculty

Job Category: Administrative or Professional Faculty

Job Type: Full-Time

Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)

Location: Arlington, VA

Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible

Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience

Criminal Background Check: Yes

About the Department:

The Antonin Scalia Law School LLM (Master of Laws) Program provides the opportunity to earn an advanced degree in law to students who have earned a JD from a US law school or a law degree from outside of the US. The Juris Masters (JM) Program provides the opportunity to obtain a law degree in a specific field for students who work in policy or compliance related positions, but do not wish to practice law.

The Law School currently offers the following programs: LLM in Global Antitrust Law and Economics (residential and online); LLM in Intellectual Property Law (residential); LLM in US Law (residential and online); LLM in Cyber, Intelligence, & National Security Law; and the Juris Masters degree (hybrid and online).

About the Position:

The Associate Director of Graduate Admissions is the lead administrator working with recruitment and matriculation of the Law School’s LLM, JM, and non-degree programs. The position is responsible for the growth of the LLM, JM, and non-degree programs, and must have a passion for marketing and expanding academic programs.

Responsibilities:

Admissions Leadership:

• Develops and administers a recruitment calendar cycle to facilitate three semesters of enrollment (Fall, Spring, and Summer);
• In collaboration with the scholarship committee, identifies student profiles appropriate for consideration and administer scholarship distribution;
• Develops and administers the marketing and recruitment budget in consultation with the Director of Finance and the Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies;
• Serves as a liaison to departments such as the library, technology department, career services office, academic advising team, and others in relation to JM and LLM matriculation and orientation;
• Works with faculty, the Assistant Dean for Student Academic Affairs, and the Assistant Director, LLM Student Academic Affairs & Assessments, on LLM schedule planning to accommodate incoming classes;
• Works collaboratively with the Assistant Director, LLM Student Academic Affairs & Assessments to organize a vibrant program of professional and social activities for LLM students and coordinate event logistics in relation to orientation.

Admissions and Recruiting:

• Develops specialized marketing for LLM programs, including writing and distributing printed materials, emailing system, creating and updating Web materials, and advertising;
• Organizes and attends webinar and in-person tabling recruitment events to facilitate outreach and prospective student collection;
• Works with the Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies to pursue MOUs and other collaboration agreements that will lead to student pipelines;
• Plans frequently asked question responses and train team members on answers;
• Responds to questions from prospective applicants;
• Conducts all LLM admissions processes including application revisions/updates, application review, applicant interviews, and prospective applicant inquiry responses;
• Works with law faculty on yield activities to encourage admitted students to matriculate.

Student Journey:

• Works with the academic advising team to facilitate student transitions to orientation, program planning, and enrollment;
• Works with Mason’s Office of International Programs and Services to facilitate resolution of visa issues for LLM admits;
• Provides guidance on housing for LLM admits.

Performs other duties related to the position as assigned. 

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience;
• Higher education teaching and academic administration experience;
• Considerable admissions experience (typically 3-5 years);
• Understanding of admission recruitment at a university, especially online and on campus law school graduate programs;
• Knowledge of best practices in graduate recruitment and enrollment management;
• Proficiency with Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Banner, Unite, and Dynamic Forms;
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with partners and colleagues across a complex institutional framework;
• Ability and desire to travel independently by air, automobile, train or bus; and
• Some international travel.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Terminal degree in related field;
• Law degree from an ABA accredited law school (JD, LLM, JM or equivalent);
• Experience in admissions or other university affairs settings, preferably in legal education;
• Professional experience recruiting; and
• Fluency in multiple languages, particularly Korean.

Instructions to Applicants: 

For full consideration, applicants must apply for the Associate Director of Graduate Admissions at https://jobs.gmu.edu/. Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information, and provide a cover letter and resume for review.

Posting Open Date:  May 22, 2025

For Full Consideration, Apply by:  June 5, 2025

Open Until Filled:  Yes