The Director will serve as an integral part of Kline’s academic support program with an emphasis on working with students to successfully transition into and academically succeed in their law school classes. We expect this position to report to the Director of Academic Support and Bar Success.
Essential Functions
- Develop, implement, oversee, and teach academic support programs for incoming and current law students, including academic skills workshops (i.e. exam preparation, time management, stress management, class preparation)
- Engage in individual academic counseling, including academic performance assessments, goal setting, and developing personalized academic plans
- Work with faculty and administration to identify at-risk students or students on academic probation
- Teach part of 1L orientation and upper level skills course
- Work collaboratively with faculty to develop innovative programs and coordinate academic support services with law school faculty
- Implement pre-matriculation academic preparation programming for incoming J.D. students
- Work closely with the Legal Research Center to advise students on materials that support their academic enrichment
- Coordinate and oversee Dean’s Scholar’s program
- Work closely with the Office of Admissions, Career Services Office, Office of Student Affairs, and Bar Support to help integrate academic support throughout the culture of the law school
- Help as needed with Bar Support Programming
Required Qualifications
- At least three years of law-related experience post law degree.
- JD from an ABA accredited law school or its equivalent
- Received a license to practice law (need not be active)
Preferred Qualifications
- Teaching experience
- Knowledge of current trends in academic support and academic advising
- Successful candidates will have the ability to build and maintain rapport with students in individual counseling advising, instructional, or counseling situations and to maintain student and student record confidentiality
- Work effectively with a diverse group of students, staff, and faculty
- Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of instructional programming and to learn, adapt, and respond as necessary to student academic support needs as they develop and evolve
- Self-directed, creative, service-oriented, and a team player
- Well-organized, able to set goals and implement them
