Job Description
The Associate Director participates in the development and implementation of a comprehensive program that partners with students and alumni from admission through bar passage. The Associate Director is primarily responsible for bar preparation counseling, planning, and presenting skills workshops, and coaching alumni who are studying for the bar exam in Uniform Bar Examination and NextGen Uniform Bar Exam jurisdictions.
Education and Experience
- JD degree from an ABA accredited law school, required.
- Member of bar in good standing in any U.S. jurisdiction, required within 6 months of hire.
- 3+ years’ experience in legal academic support and bar preparation, preferred.
- Teaching or experience with student advising as related to academic issues, preferred.
- High level of organization, flexibility, sound judgment, and interpersonal skills, required.
- Strong written and verbal communications skills required.
- Large group and small group presentation ability, required.
- Legal practice experience, preferred.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality pursuant to FERPA and other regulations, required.
- Ability to conduct basic statistical analysis, preferred.
- Experience with SUCOL Academic Success program, preferred.
- Experience with the SUCOL Bar Preparation Program, preferred.
Skills and Knowledge
- Sound judgment and discretion sufficient to build relationships with students, alumni, and colleagues that foster trust and cooperation.
- Ability to develop rapport with students in an individual counseling setting. Ability to complete tasks in an expeditious and courteous manner.
- Ability to collaborate to build highly effective bar exam outcomes, while also promoting harmony within the office.
- Sufficiently strong minded to impart unambiguous directions to students who need motivation, both in law school and on the bar exam.
- Maintains a collaborative work environment and works well with others.
- Must establish and maintain positive working relationships within department and within the College of Law.
- Works to build an environment that promotes and facilitates the success of Diversity and Inclusive Excellence.
- Must be a dependable, responsible contributor committed to excellence and success.
- Flexibility to work outside the normal assigned schedule when requested.
Responsibilities
Bar Exam Counseling and Advising:
- Provides academic advising on course selection and planning.
- Guides students on the path to licensure from bar exam application through preparation.
- Coaches at-risk students identified by COL metrics.
- Counsels on study techniques, exam prep, and course choices.
- Reviews student work to improve bar writing and preparation strategies.
- Meets with graduating students to create individualized bar exam plans.
- Develops and delivers bar preparation workshops covering long-range planning and exam skills.
- Answers student questions on bar exam applications across U.S. jurisdictions.
- Collaborates with Kaplan Bar Review to implement the institutional agreement and deliver comprehensive services.
- Assists alumni with study plans, coaching them through meetings, essay reviews, and performance feedback.
Bar Exam Success Programming:
- Develops and presents comprehensive and supplemental bar preparation workshops tailored to support students and alumni prepare for the Uniform Bar Exam and the NextGen Bar Exam.
- Focuses workshop content on the skills and strategies needed to pass the Uniform Bar Exam or the NextGen Uniform Bar Exam while addressing any future reforms.
- Integrates programming with COL traditional and interactive distance education learning models, ensuring all students receive personalized support.
- Designs and implements comprehensive programming to support bar exam retakers particularly those who have not passed a bar exam within two years of graduation.
Data Collection:
- Collaborates to engage in bar exam data collection and analysis for purposes of internal and external reporting.
- Develops and implements formative assessment tools to evaluate the impact of first-time bar taker preparation and remedial programming efforts.
Administrative Tasks:
- Oversees and maintains the COL exam administration process.
- Assists in planning and presenting at New Student Orientation.
- Participates in campus-wide initiatives in collaboration with other student services offices at the College of Law to provide a comprehensive and meaningful academic experience for COL students.
- Other duties as assigned.
Interested candidates can access the full job description and apply for the position using this link: https://www.sujobopps.com/postings/110962
