Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky
Dean, Salmon P. Chase College of Law

The Salmon P. Chase College of Law has for 120 years provided service to students and the legal community throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky and across the Ohio River to Cincinnati and its environs. Chase is a jewel in the crown of Northern Kentucky University, with a history that predates that of the university. Long known as the "lawyers' law school," Chase has served both traditional and non-traditional students throughout its history and in recent years has gained a strong reputation for the quality of its clinical and other experiential learning programs.

NKU and the Chase College of Law now seek a dean to continue this tradition of success and service. The dean is the chief executive of the law school and serves on the leadership team of the university. Leading a committed faculty and staff in service to a dedicated and hard-working student body, the dean will be in a position to make significant contributions to the future of the institution.

The Chase College of Law was founded in 1893. Throughout its history, the school has provided access to legal education to full- and part-time students. It has delivered the intellectual understanding of the law and the practical skills necessary to make a direct and decided impact on the communities served by the school and its students. Chase students benefit from an array of clinical and other experiential programs, including externships, which position them ideally for practice upon graduation. Chase is optimally poised to build upon these offerings and thus to position itself and its graduates for the changing legal and business environment.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS: To lead Chase to a new and exciting future, its dean must be an outstanding and inspiring leader of people and programs. He or she will possess a J.D. degree and must demonstrate achievements in legal teaching and scholarship or in legal practice and leadership commensurate with appointment as a professor in the college of law. The dean must possess outstanding communications and relationship building skills; previous experience as a successful fund raiser is a decided advantage. Above all, he or she must express and uphold the strongest belief in academic values and the finest tradition of legal education, including a collaborative approach to leadership, a transparent and accessible personal style, and unquestioned personal and professional ethics.

JOB DESCRIPTION: Chase's new dean will join the institution at an exciting time. The university has a new president committed to student success. The law school's centers and institutes provide fuel for the school's entrepreneurial instincts, and the recently expanded clinical opportunities provide students with practice-ready skills. Chase's new dean will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on this historic institution.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Review of applications will begin January 15, and recruitment will continue until the position is filled. Nominations, expressions of interest, and applications (including a cover letter and c.v.) should be submitted via email to: NKULawDean@wittkieffer.com

While electronic communication is preferred, documents that must be mailed may be sent to:

Dean
Salmon P. Chase College of Law
C/O WITT/KIEFFER
Attention: Dennis M. Barden and Elizabeth K. Bohan
2015 Spring Road, Suite 510
Oak Brook, IL 60523

Confidential inquiries and questions concerning this search may be directed to Dennis M. Barden at (630) 575-6167 or Elizabeth K. Bohan at (630) 575-6161.

It is Northern Kentucky University's policy to ensure equal employment opportunity for all persons and to take the necessary actions needed to recruit, employ, train, promote, and retain qualified faculty and staff, including members of protected groups. Discrimination against any individual based upon protected status, which is defined as age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic, or veteran status, is prohibited.

Any candidate offered this position will be required to complete a thorough pre-employment criminal background check as mandated by state law.