(60%) Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute Program Administrator

(40%) Moot Court Competition Coordinator

Purpose:

Mitchell Hamline School of Law is a leader in pedagogical innovation dedicated to expanding access to high-quality legal education'seeks a full-time Program Administrator/Coordinator to work with our Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute and our Moot Court Competition Program.

The Program Administrator supports the activities and initiatives of the Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute (NALS Institute), which are designed to provide positive experiences for Native American students during their academic journey at Mitchell Hamline School of Law.

The Coordinator supports the activities and initiatives of the Moot Court Competitions Program at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, which include trial, appellate advocacy, transactional, and dispute resolution competitions for students.

Our law school is in an historic area of Saint Paul, on the Indigenous homelands of the Dakota Oyate, home to the Penumbra and Fitzgerald theaters, ethnic restaurants, and one of the finest chamber orchestras in the world. Just across the river, Minneapolis is the home to the Walker Art Center, First Avenue, the Guthrie Theater, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and one of the nation's liveliest performing arts scenes. The city was the birthplace of the American Indian Movement and continues to boast one of the largest urban Indian populations in the country. Eleven federally recognized tribes, including four Dakota and seven Ojibwe tribes, remain within the State of Minnesota.

Essential Duties:

The successful candidate will be responsible for and have duties in the following areas:

• Coordinate events and conferences for NALS Institute including registration, venue, food, drum group, prayer, and guest speaker travel arrangements.
• Coordinate school-sponsored moot courts and competitions, including registration, venue, food, and volunteer coordination and recognition.
• Assist in recruiting Native American students to the NALS Institute specifically, and law school more generally (i.e., pipeline programs), including but not limited to coordinating open houses, participating in college and law school fairs, and responding to applicant inquiries.
• Lead and supervise production of a monthly newsletter for NALS Institute alumni, including creative planning, compiling, and editing content, and engage in other efforts designed to connect alumni to the NALS Institute and current students.
• Develop the components necessary to design graphic art and create and produce media content for digital and print publications, including recruiting materials.
• Monitor and update promotional and digital communication material via program's website and social media platforms to enhance marketing efforts.
• Monitor and update Competitions and Moot Court webpage
• Assist NALS Institute Co-Directors with various projects.
• Assist Moot Court Director with various projects.
• Assist with research and maintenance of databases for the NALS Institute
• Prepare/generate correspondence, manuscripts, routine letters and memos.
• Assist in monitoring the NALS Institute and Moot Court Competitions budgets and paying bills.
• Interact and serve as liaison with students, faculty, staff and outside community agencies.
• Open and review incoming mail and respond to routine inquiries.
• Assist in fundraising efforts for the NALS Institute
• Prepare special/recurring reports containing sensitive information.
• Assist in registering moot court teams (internally and externally), and making travel arrangements for students and coaches
• Assist in recruiting moot court adjunct coaches; coordinate hiring with Human Resources
• Some physical presence at the workplace (post-COVID) is required each month, but applicants residing outside of Minnesota with the ability to travel to the workplace will be considered.
• Other duties as assigned that support the goals of the NALS Institute, the Competitions Program, and Mitchell Hamline School of Law