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JD Financial Aid and Admissions Programs Coordinator - Cornell Law School

Founded in 1887, Cornell Law School is a top-tier law school, currently ranked 14th by U.S. News & World Report. 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.Cornell admissions and financial aid representatives across its colleges share a mission to provide information to prospective students so that any person can find instruction in any study, supporting strategic enrollment goals defined by the institution. Admissions and financial aid services are carried out through a matrixed organizational system in which staff in colleges, schools, and units regularly collaborate with Division of Enrollment offices which serve as a partner and resource for all college/unit staff serving enrollment functions.

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The Opportunity

Reporting to the Director of Financial Aid, provide high-level, confidential service in support of a broad variety of financial aid and admissions activities at Cornell Law School. This includes prospective student financial aid and admissions services for prospective and continuing students, Public Interest Low Income Protection Plan (PILIPP), and general report generation. Other duties include:

• Providing local and remote recruitment/event support for specific events such as Admitted Student Days, Orientation, the Academic Orientation Program (AOP), and the department's outreach programs.
• Facilitating small account scholarship awarding, including identifying named scholarships and assigning them to awardees based upon alignment with initial financial aid offer.
• Interacting broadly with prospective students and parents, pre-law advisors/career centers, Law School faculty, staff, and students.
• Interfacing with various Law School and University offices including the Bursar, Central Financial Aid, Registrar, Office of Global Learning, and Dining & Housing.
• Demonstrating an understanding of and operating in compliance with federal, state and university data privacy and security regulations, policies, and best practices relating to the access and use of student data.

While position responsibilities vary, every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a psychologically 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.

What We Need

All applicants must include a resume and cover letter for full consideration.

• Associate's Degree and 2-4 years of experience or equivalent.
• Ability to work successfully under pressure in a fast-paced, team-oriented setting, handling multiple tasks with differing deadlines, and to prioritize work on projects happening simultaneously.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, along with organizational, planning, time management, interpersonal skills.
• Ability to make sound judgments and respond to numerous admissions inquires, skillfully dispensing accurate and detailed information in a professional manner to faculty, staff, students, and prospective applicants.
• Strong service orientation and attention to detail.
• Experience in supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing.
• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members.
• Must be able to handle high-volumes of work during peak periods. Ability to exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, database management and electronic communications.

If you possess these experiences and skills this may be the role for you! There are a few other qualifications that we would view as incredibly helpful in this role, to include:

• Bachelor's degree.
• Prior knowledge of admissions and financial aid policies and procedures.
• Experience with WordPress, PeopleSoft, CRM, and graphic design software.

Rewards and Benefits

• This position is located in Ithaca, New York and currently allows the flexibility for a hybrid schedule.
• Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, sustainability, and diversity initiatives.
• Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: https://hr.cornell.edu/benefits-pay.
• Follow this link to learn more about the Total Rewards of Working at Cornell: https://hr.cornell.edu/jobs/your-total-rewards.
• Our leave provisions include three weeks of vacation and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and an end of the year winter break from December 25-January 1.
• Cornell's impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program.

No visa sponsorship or relocation assistance is available for this position.

Familiarize yourself with Cornell's COVID-19 workplace guidance as well as the university's COVID-19 services and information.

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