Assistant Professor of Lawyering
Skills and Director of Disability Resources
Western State University College of
Law
Western State University College of
Law invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor of Lawyering
Skills and Director of Disability Resources, with an anticipated start date of
July 1, 2013. The professor’s primary responsibility will be to work with
J.D. students to reach their full academic potential for succesful performance
in law school, on the bar exam, and after graduation.
The Director will act as
the liaison to administrators, faculty, and professional staff regarding
disability-related issues, laws and policies in an effort to ensure the Law
School is in compliance with all disability-related policies.
Responsibilities include:
- Providing
administrative oversight of services for students who have disabilities - Analyzing
and interpreting documentation to determine eligibility for reasonable
accommodations for students of the law school - Working
collaboratively with faculty, professional staff and others to ensure that
students are receiving the reasonable accommodations to which they are
entitled - Supervising
professional staff members and student staff - Interpreting
and applying federal and state laws and regulations pertaining to the
rights and responsibilities of students with disabilities and developing
procedures and practices to ensure compliance - Assisting
in the identification of program/curricular accessibility barriers - Providing
information regarding Disability Resources to inquiring students - Overseeing
the process of providing testing accommodations, note-taking assistance,
and textbooks in alternative formats and determining and coordinating
appropriate service provision of transcriptionists, interpreters, and
others
- Assisting with the law school’s academic
support programs, including teaching workshops and/or classes related to law
school skills and working with students in individual and small group sessions.
The
ideal candidate will be an energetic and knowledgeable professional exhibiting
a high degree of organizational skills, sensitivity and integrity.
Candidates must have a strong commitment to teaching. Candidates must be willing to work some
evenings, so as to be able to design programs and provide support for students
in the school’s part-time evening program.
Candidates should possess thorough knowledge of Federal statutes
including the Rehabilitation Act, 1973 and Americans with Disabilities Act,
1990. Candidates must have experience in reading disability documentation and
determining appropriate accommodations as well as demonstrated knowledge of and
use of adaptive technology (hardware and software) and equipment.
Candidates
should have a J.D., a solid academic record, strong organizational and
interpersonal skills, the ability to work collaboratively with faculty and
senior administration, and excellent writing and speaking skills. Experience in
a law school academic support program or other relevant teaching experience is
preferred. Experience with counseling
and outcomes assessment is highly valued. Salary
will be commensurate with experience.
This position is a full-time, long
term contract-based faculty position.
The position offers an initial one-year contract, after which, the faculty
member is eligible to apply for a presumptively renewable long-term contract (5
years). Long Term Contract Faculty are
eligible for research grants and have the same voting right on all aspects of
faculty governance as tenure-track faculty, except selection and promotion of
tenured and tenure-track faculty.
Western State is located in Fullerton, California and is
fully accredited by the American Bar Association. In furtherance of Western
State’s institutional commitment to a diverse faculty, we strongly encourage
applications from women and minorities.
Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and
list of references to: Paula Manning, Associate Professor of Law and Director
of Academic Support, 1111 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92831-3014 or
pmanning@wsulaw.edu.
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Assistant Professor of Lawyering
Skills—Academic Support
Western State University College of
Law
Western State University College of
Law invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor of Lawyering
Skills, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2013. The professor’s
primary responsibility will be to work with J.D. students to reach their full
academic potential for performance in law school, on the bar exam, and after
graduation.
Responsibilities include:
- designing and assisting with the law
school’s academic support classes, workshops, and events; - assisting the Director of Academic
Support in designing and implementing innovative academic support programs and
evaluating existing programs; - teaching workshops and/or classes
related to law school and bar exam preparation; and - Working with students in individual
and small group sessions.
The ideal candidate will be an
energetic and knowledgeable professional exhibiting a high degree of
organizational skills, sensitivity and integrity. Candidates must have a
strong commitment to teaching. Candidates
must be willing to work some evenings, so as to be able to design programs and
provide support for students in the school’s part-time evening program. Experience
with counseling and outcomes assessment is highly valued.
Candidates should have a J.D., a
solid academic record, strong organizational and interpersonal skills, the
ability to work collaboratively with faculty and senior administration, and
excellent writing and speaking skills. Experience in a law school academic
support program or other relevant teaching experience is preferred. Salary will be commensurate with
experience.
This position is a full-time, long
term contract-based faculty position.
The position offers an initial one-year contract, after which, the faculty
member is eligible to apply for a presumptively renewable long-term contract (5
years). Long Term Contract Faculty are
eligible for research grants and have the same voting rights on all aspects of
faculty governance as tenure-track faculty, except selection and promotion of
tenured and tenure-track faculty.
Western State is
located in Fullerton, California and is fully accredited by the American Bar
Association. In furtherance of Western State’s institutional commitment to a
diverse faculty, we strongly encourage applications from women and
minorities.
Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and
list of references to: Paula Manning, Associate Professor of Law and Director
of Academic Support, 1111 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92831-3014 or
pmanning@wsulaw.edu.
