The Association of American Law Schools, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit association, provides law faculty with extensive professional development opportunities, including the AALS Annual Meeting which draws thousands of professors, deans and administrators each year, including the annual meeting Faculty Recruitment Conference, a workshop for new law teachers and a conference on clinical legal education. 

The Meetings Coordinator will support the Director of Meetings and Associate Director, Meetings and Exhibits in all aspects of the planning, construction, and execution of the Annual Meeting, New Law Teachers (NLT) conference, the Conference on Clinical Legal Education (CLE) as well as the Faculty Recruitment Conference (FRC).  

The Meetings Coordinator will serve as the primary meetings department customer service agent. Responsibility includes checking the general meetings e-mail in-boxes, scheduling and assigning meeting rooms, assisting in the creation of the annual meeting resume, assisting in the development of meeting specifications, banquet event orders, and all other logistical considerations, as well as preparation of materials and schedules and inputting data into the AALS’ software program. 

The Meetings Coordinator will also setup and cleanup of onsite events, assist with developing the department’s annual budget and providing basic administrative support to the department including customer service, data entry and filing.

The successful candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree and 2 years’ experience in meeting planning, proven organizational skills and attention to detail, and hands-on experience with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word and Excel. This position requires someone with the ability to handle multiple projects at any given time; and to work independently. Some travel, early morning and late evening work required.

To apply, submit a cover letter and resume to jobs@aals.org.  AALS is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.  

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