Boston College

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

Temporary Career Services Assistant

The Boston College Law School is seeking a temporary employee to serve as an Assistant in our busy Career Services Office, from approximately mid-July through October, 2025. The position provides customer service/reception for all 700+ law students, alumni, employers and recruiters, faculty, law school administration & staff, other law school personnel, guests of the law school for career services panels, etc.

Essential functions include:

• Handling administrative office functions relating to databases, weekly newsletter, documents, physical space and processing.
• Provide administrative support such as fielding in-person and email questions, providing secretarial support, and scheduling appointments/meetings.
• Support the other members of the CSO team with planning and executing in- person networking and educational events, during the daytime hours.

This position is fully in-person and offers competitive salary commensurate with relevant experience. The office is open Monday through Friday, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The role requires approximately 29 hours per week to be worked within that timeframe. Specific hours will be determined based on the selected candidate’s availability.

Competitive salary commensurate with relevant experience.

Requirements

• High school diploma required, bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Strong data entry and database management required.
• Knowledge of Canva and/or interest in social media design a plus but not required.
• Administrative assistant work experience in a professional setting.
• Willingness to learn and serve as an active team member.
• Interest in learning about the legal field and/or law school a plus.

Closing Statement

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination.