Posted: January 12, 2026
Summary of Position
Cornell Law School
Cornell Law School seeks a Career Consultant to provide specialized career development guidance, resources, and programming to students and alumni. This position serves as the main point of contact for the graduate legal programs and international JD cohort, and is responsible for the following:
- Delivering comprehensive career advising to students and alumni interested in pursuing summer and post-graduate employment, both in the U.S. and abroad.
- Advise students and recent graduates on securing positions, working with the Associate Dean and Career Development Office (CDO) colleagues to identify pathways, resources, and tailored employment options.
- Cultivating relationships with employers, including establishing a pipeline of potential new employers in the U.S. and abroad.
- Designing and implementing career-related panels and presentations, publications, and resources focused on educating and encouraging the exploration of legal opportunities.
- Hosting recruiting events, including job fairs focused on international graduate students.
- Developing electronic resources for the weekly Career Development Office eNewsletter, career guides, and website content.
- Maintaining comprehensive recruitment policies and procedures.
- Assisting with required regulatory and compliance efforts, including tracking employment statistics.
- Networking with peer schools and colleagues nationwide on law school career development and recruitment initiatives.
- Providing advice on internship and Optional Practical Training (OPT) opportunities in the U.S. and aboard.
- Serving as the primary liaison to the NYSBA’s Committee on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar, and reporting relevant committee matters to the Law School’s senior leadership team and interested faculty.
- Monitoring New York Bar admission requirements as they pertain to LLM students, and advising students on the requirements throughout their time at Cornell.
- Collaborating with the Associate Dean and CDO colleagues to create an annual strategic plan, coordinate career-development efforts and programming, identify student support strategies, and develop initiatives and goals to provide a wide array of career opportunities to Law School students and alumni.
While position responsibilities vary, every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming; showing respect, compassion, and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others.
Additional Information
About Cornell Law School:
Founded in 1887, Cornell Law School, is a top-tier law school. We offer a 3-year JD program for about 200 students per class, a one-year LLM program for about 90 students from countries throughout the world, and a doctoral (JSD) program for about 2-3 new students per year. Cornell Law School has 41 tenured and tenure-track faculty, including 20 with chaired faculty positions; and 15 clinical professors in the legal research and writing program and in clinics at the local, national, and international level. Our faculty is consistently ranked among the top in the country for scholarly productivity and influence, and has pre-eminence in many areas, including quantitative and qualitative empirical legal studies, international and comparative law, and robust doctrinal scholarship in core fields. Our school is committed to being recognized as the leader among law schools at combining inspiring theoretical, doctrinal, and experiential teaching with cutting-edge scholarship in a supportive, intellectually rich community, so that our graduates can achieve excellence in all facets of the legal profession.
About Cornell University:
Cornell University is an innovative Ivy League university and a great place to work. Our inclusive community of scholars, students and staff impart an uncommon sense of larger purpose and contribute creative ideas to further the university's mission of teaching, discovery and engagement. With our main campus located in Ithaca, NY, Cornell's far-flung global presence includes the medical college's campuses on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and Doha, Qatar, as well as the Cornell Tech campus located on Roosevelt Island in the heart of New York City.
We offer a rich array of services, programs and benefits to help employees advance in their career and enhance the quality of personal life, including employee wellness, workshops, childcare and adoption assistance, parental leave and flexible work options.
Cornell welcomes students, faculty, and staff with diverse backgrounds from across the globe to pursue world-class education and career opportunities, to further the founding principle of “... any person ... any study.” No person shall be denied employment on the basis of any legally protected status or subjected to prohibited discrimination involving, but not limited to, such factors as race, ethnic or national origin, citizenship and immigration status, color, sex, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, age, creed, religion, actual or perceived disability (including persons associated with such a person), arrest and/or conviction record, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression and/or identity, an individual’s genetic information, domestic violence victim status, familial status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Cornell University embraces diversity in its workforce and seeks job candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports students, faculty, and staff of all identities and backgrounds. We hire based on merit, and encourage people from historically underrepresented and/or marginalized identities to apply. Consistent with federal law, Cornell engages in affirmative action in employment for qualified protected veterans as defined in the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRRA) and qualified individuals with disabilities under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. We also recognize a lawful preference in employment practices for Native Americans living on or near Indian reservations in accordance with applicable law.
How to Apply
Applications will be collected through the Cornell job portal (see link below). To be considered, please submit both a cover letter and a resume. The deadline to apply is February 7, 2026.
Exceptional candidates may qualify for additional compensation, including a signing bonus and/or relocation assistance.
Pay Range:
$72,209 - $77,625