Assistant/ Associate Director of
Academic Support
New England School of Law, in Boston, Massachusetts, is expanding its Academic
Support Program and seeks to appoint an Assistant/ Associate Director with the
rank of Academic Support Professor. The
successful candidate will assist in all aspects of the Academic Support Program,
helping students to hone their legal skills to enhance their performance in law
school, the Bar Exam, and in practice.
will teach in the Program’s first-year “Academic Excellence” class, which
focuses upon developing law school skills, enriching analytical abilities, and
creating a supportive learning environment. The Assistant/ Associate Director will also teach in NESL’s innovative
“Legal Analysis” class, developed to benefit underperforming second-year
students. This class is coupled with a mandatory
doctrinal course and provides students with extensive opportunities to practice
the skills needed for success on exams. Finally, the Assistant/ Associate Director will also counsel students on
study skills, analysis, time-management, bar preparation, and balance.
enjoys strong support from the law school’s students, faculty, and
administration. The Program seeks candidates
interested in contributing to the development of a program committed to
enhancing students’ law school experience. Candidates must possess a J.D., a strong academic record, solid legal
writing skills, and experience demonstrating interest and potential in academic
support. Prior successful teaching
experience, particularly in academic support or a related field, is
particularly desirable. Practice
experience is also advantageous.
commensurate with experience. Compensation
also includes an excellent benefits package. The successful candidate will enjoy the same rights as those of any
other faculty member: eligibility for
substantial scholarship stipends (although scholarship is not a requirement of
the position); eligibility to teach doctrinal classes; eligibility to teach in
the law school’s study abroad program; membership on faculty committees; and
voting on all matters other than tenure.
candidates whose background would contribute to the law school’s commitment to
diversity. NESL is an Equal Opportunity
employer.
Send resume and writing sample, by February 15, 2008, to:
Louis N. Schulze, Jr.
Assistant Professor of Law, and
Director of Academic Support
154 Stuart Street
Boston,
