Law-related but nonlawyer jobs: law school placement director

The ISBA YLDNews has a great now-and-again feature by Anna P. Krolikowska of Northbrook. Called "What can I be with a J.D.?," it's devoted to law-related but nonlawyering jobs. The latest installment spotlights Laurel Hajek, who talks about her role as assistant dean for career services at John Marshall Laurel describes her job (she loves working with law students, whose “enthusiasm and energy is contagious") and offers pointers to people who think they might like to do what she does (for starters, "maintain strong ties with [your] law school"). Read the interview.