Job Information
Boston College Law School Admission Readers (Temp Pool) in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Boston College Introduction
Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.
Job Description
Boston College Law School seeks a knowledgeable, experienced, reliable, and detail-oriented individual to join our team of Admission Application Readers for the 2024-25 application cycle. The individual in this role will review applications from approximately November to April for the Juris Doctor degree program as needed. The part-time (Seasonal) Admission Application Reader will be responsible to read approximately 800 applications and they will report to the Senior Associate Director within the Office of Admissions & Financial Aid.
Seasonal Admission Application Readers will be required to:
-Participate in various training sessions on holistic application review, selection criteria, and bias mitigation via Zoom
Review assigned applications by target deadlines using the Law School Admission Council’s (LSAC) online application system—Unite—for an estimated total of 10 hours per week (depending on the reader’s availability)
Contextually review application files utilizing established criteria and professional judgment
Read efficiently, carefully, and objectively while providing comprehensive notes on each file
Thoughtfully apply evaluation protocols and knowledge of the program and mission of the law school
Exercise discretion, sensitivity, and professional judgment when managing highly confidential information about applicants and processes; candidates must sign a confidentiality agreement
Communicate with their assigned supervisor about application reading progress on a weekly basis and as requested.
This position pays $27 per hour (no benefits)
Requirements
Bachelor's degree
Excellent organizational and communication skills
Ability to work independently
Ability to meet deadlines
Attention to detail
Professionalism and discretion in handling confidential information
Ability to demonstrate self-direction, motivation, and a sense of urgency to achieve goals
Previous experience in a high-volume selection and evaluation process for admission of students to highly selective higher education institutions.
Requirements
Closing Statement
Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:
Tuition remission for Employees
Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Low-Cost Life Insurance
Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
Paid Holidays Annually
Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook
Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.
Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity .
Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination .