University of Miami Law School
Miami, Florida

Law School Dean

Located in one of the world's most exciting and international metropolitan areas, with a renowned faculty, a rich and diverse curriculum, a carefully selected student body, and growing facilities, the University of Miami School of Law is in the forefront of the nation's law schools. The University of Miami Law School prepares students to become highly competent, ethical, and dedicated legal professionals. The School’s expansive curriculum combines a strong academic foundation with expertise in an array of specialty areas, including five joint degree programs. It has one of the largest and best-funded legal research libraries in the country. The University of Miami Law School is training legal professionals who will be the architects of a rapidly changing world.

The Dean provides leadership in all aspects of the operation and evolution of the Law School. This includes: academic affairs; administration and planning; student recruitment, enrollment management, and financial aid; financial management, and; institutional advancement. The Dean is charged with: increasing the ranking of the school; continuing to grow the Law School’s curriculum that extends well beyond the basics and which addresses the problems of a changing society with an emphasis on the international, economic, sociological, and psychological aspects of the law; fundraising; and strengthening the linkage between scholarship and classroom teaching excellence. Strong candidates will be: superior managers and leaders who can develop and implement a clear vision for the school; able to develop a strong sense of community; respected by faculty, trustees, alumni, and in the law education community as a whole; effective fundraisers; strongly committed to diversity among faculty, students, and staff; able to foster scholarly productivity and teaching excellence; excellent communicator, and highly effective at attracting, retaining, and developing faculty, students, and staff.

For the full position description, refer to the following downloadable pdf:

Law School Dean - Position Specification