Job Description
Assistant Director of the Academic Achievement and Bar Preparation Program – School of Law – (1600005Y)
The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law seeks an enthusiastic and talented individual for an Assistant Director of the Academic Achievement and Bar Preparation Programs (payroll title Research Assistant). The Academic Achievement Program is designed to help students develop the skills necessary for law school success and bar passage. The Assistant Director position is a 12-month, full-time, non-faculty, non-tenure track position.
The Assistant Director of the Academic Achievement and Bar Preparation Programs will work with the Director of the Academic Achievement Program in providing academic support to law students in all three (or four) years of law school. The Assistant Director of the Academic Achievement and Bar Preparation Programs is an administrative appointment at the discretion of the Dean of the School of Law.
Essential Functions:
• Teaching in the Bar Preparation Program, including teaching or co-teaching the Bar Preparation Course, a course designed to teach bar writing skills, multiple choice test-taking skills, and limited substantive law;
• Providing bar preparation support, including during the summer, to recent J.D. and LL.M. graduates of the law school;
• Counseling recent graduates who were unsuccessful in passing the bar exam;
• Designing and conducting programs and workshops for current students to educate them about issues related to the bar exam;
• Teaching academic skills to LL.M. students;
• Assisting in the administration of the Academic Achievement Program, including:
• Conducting workshops for first-year and LL.M. students;
• Meeting one-on-one with students;
• Coordinating with faculty
• Working with upper level teaching fellows;
• Assisting with website and social media delivery of academic support information; and
• Assisting faculty and administration in developing outcomes and assessment tools;
• Performing other duties, as requested by the Director of the Academic Achievement Program.
To Apply: Interested applicants should submit (a) cover letter, (b) resume, and (c) the names and telephone numbers of three references to LAW-HR@law.umaryland.edu, with “Academic Achievement” in the subject line. Alternatively, application materials can be mailed to:
Mary Alice Hohing
Director of Administration and Operations
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
500 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-1786
DEADLINE: April 1, 2016
START DATE: May 2, 2016
Qualifications
• J.D. degree with a record of high academic achievement from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Bar Passage required.
• Experience in bar preparation and academic support at the law school level is preferred.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Excellent oral/written communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to bar passage and academic support.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse population of students, faculty, and administrators.
• Strong organizational skills.
