Program Director, Online Paralegal Studies: Leadership and Faculty Oversight

The Program Director oversees day-to-day program operations and ensures instructional effectiveness across the faculty team. This includes the full faculty lifecycle: recruiting, onboarding, training, evaluating, and developing instructors at all levels.

• Lead hiring efforts for new faculty, including scheduling interviews and teaching demonstrations.
• Conduct formal and informal classroom and lab observations with structured coaching feedback.
• Complete annual performance evaluations for all program instructors.
• Lead regular department meetings, faculty huddles, curriculum discussions, and strategic planning sessions.
• Hold ongoing 1:1 coaching meetings focused on professional growth, program initiatives, and problem-solving.
• Serve as primary point of contact for all program-related concerns and partner with campus leadership to resolve student and faculty performance issues promptly.
• Model and instill the client’s core values throughout the department.

Program Director, Online Paralegal Studies: Curriculum Development and Compliance

• Ensure faculty adherence to approved curriculum and instructional standards across all course modalities.
• Lead curriculum development and revision efforts aligned with industry expectations, certification requirements, and accrediting body guidelines.
• Own all program-related compliance activity: record-keeping, student tracking, instructional documentation, monthly and annual reporting, and accreditation audits.
• Coordinate and lead Program Advisory Committee meetings, including board member recruitment, agenda preparation, and implementation of committee feedback.

Student Outcomes and Support

The Director monitors and reports on student retention, certification and licensure pass rates, and job placement rates, with a minimum benchmark of 70 percent and a target of 80 percent across each category.

• Serve as or support the Placement and Externship Coordinator as needed.
• Partner with campus leaders on academic advising, tutoring, career preparation, and student intervention meetings.
• Provide advisory support for students with escalated academic or behavioral concerns.
• Serve as substitute instructor when needed to maintain instructional continuity.

Resource Management and Campus Engagement

Resource Management

• Oversee class scheduling, instructor assignments, and student-to-instructor ratios.
• Project program schedules based on enrollment and faculty capacity.
• Ensure availability and upkeep of supplies, materials, and lab equipment.
• Approve or coordinate supply orders with campus administration.

Campus and Community Engagement

• Represent the program at open houses, graduations, orientations, job fairs, and other campus-wide events.
• Participate in leadership meetings, accreditation preparation, and institutional review processes.
• Maintain active membership in a relevant professional organization with attendance at industry conferences.
• Complete a minimum of two professional development activities annually beyond organizational minimums.

Program Director, Online Paralegal Studies: Required and Preferred Qualifications

Skills and Competencies

• Strong leadership and team-building capabilities with a track record of building student-centered and faculty-supportive program cultures.
• Demonstrated competency in curriculum oversight, instructional compliance, and performance evaluation.
• Excellent time management, organizational, and communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Core Values

The successful candidate will consistently model the client organization’s core values across all interactions with students, faculty, and campus leadership.

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