Director of Academic Achievement at Chapman University

Academic Support April 3, 2022No Comments

Chapman is searching for a Director of Academic Achievement. The posting is here. The position description is below.

Job Description Summary	The Director of Academic Achievement will have the responsibility of working with the Executive Director of Bar Preparation and Academic Achievement (“Executive Director”) to provide a holistic, comprehensive program of academic support and bar preparation that encompasses law students’ entire academic experience at the Law School, from Orientation through the Bar Exam. This is a full- time, year-round (12 month) administrative position.
Responsibilities	Academic Year Duties: Conduct workshops/classes outlining the academic support program; Conduct and present four 1L workshops in the first six weeks of the academic year; Conduct essay workshops in each of the 1L tracks; Develop and teach one or two workshops for first-year students and second year students on multiple-choice skills; Teach courses assigned by the Executive Director and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Training, Selection and Supervision of Academic Fellows: Select, in conjunction with faculty, teaching assistants (called Academic Fellows) for all 1L courses, and for selected upper-level courses; coordinate the rooms and times for each Academic Fellow to conduct weekly review sessions and office hours; Supervise Academic Fellows as follows: (a) conduct a training session prior to Orientation in each Academic Year; (b) develop a rubric for evaluating Academic Fellows; © observe Academic Fellows’ review sessions, using the rubric; (d) supervise time sheets; and (e) provide feedback to Academic Fellows for improvement; Individualized Work with Students: Help students problem solve issues regarding legal analysis, stress and time management, class preparation and participation, and exam preparation and performance; Diagnose writing and analysis problems affecting academic performance by identifying the misunderstanding or habit that causes the student to engage in ineffective writing or analysis; and prescribe solutions that identify what steps the students can take to improve academic performance; Meet in-person regularly with students who are at-risk, on probation, or otherwise having academic difficulty; Develop a culture among 1L students and 2L students of regularly writing practice exams before taking actual exams; Summer Duties: Assist the Executive Director in critiquing essays as part of the Supplemental Bar Prep Program, in the number and type the Executive Director shall direct; Assist the Executive Director in revising segments and components of the Supplemental Bar Prep Program;
Required Qualifications	Juris Doctor with a high level of academic achievement from an ABA-accredited law school; must be a member in good standing of any bar in the United States. Must have passed the bar exam on the first attempt. A minimum of three (3) years’ experience conducting Law School Academic Support and Bar Preparation Programs, teaching law students, or holding a position in an ABA-accredited law school that provides knowledge and skills that are transferable to conducting and designing Academic Support and Bar Preparation Programs for law students. Significant knowledge of the substantive law tested on California Bar Examination.

Job Description Summary

The Director of Academic Achievement will have the responsibility of working with the Executive Director of Bar Preparation and Academic Achievement (“Executive Director”) to provide a holistic, comprehensive program of academic support and bar preparation that encompasses law students’ entire academic experience at the Law School, from Orientation through the Bar Exam. This is a full- time, year-round (12 month) administrative position.

Responsibilities

Academic Year Duties:

Conduct workshops/classes outlining the academic support program;
Conduct and present four 1L workshops in the first six weeks of the academic year;
Conduct essay workshops in each of the 1L tracks;
Develop and teach one or two workshops for first-year students and second year students on multiple-choice skills;
Teach courses assigned by the Executive Director and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs;

Training, Selection and Supervision of Academic Fellows:

Select, in conjunction with faculty, teaching assistants (called Academic Fellows) for all 1L courses, and for selected upper-level courses; coordinate the rooms and times for each Academic Fellow to conduct weekly review sessions and office hours;
Supervise Academic Fellows as follows: (a) conduct a training session prior to Orientation in each Academic Year; (b) develop a rubric for evaluating Academic Fellows; © observe Academic Fellows’ review sessions, using the rubric; (d) supervise time sheets; and (e) provide feedback to Academic Fellows for improvement;

Individualized Work with Students:

Help students problem solve issues regarding legal analysis, stress and time management, class preparation and participation, and exam preparation and performance;
Diagnose writing and analysis problems affecting academic performance by identifying the misunderstanding or habit that causes the student to engage in ineffective writing or analysis; and prescribe solutions that identify what steps the students can take to improve academic performance;
Meet in-person regularly with students who are at-risk, on probation, or otherwise having academic difficulty;
Develop a culture among 1L students and 2L students of regularly writing practice exams before taking actual exams;

Summer Duties:

Assist the Executive Director in critiquing essays as part of the Supplemental Bar Prep Program, in the number and type the Executive Director shall direct;
Assist the Executive Director in revising segments and components of the Supplemental Bar Prep Program;

Required Qualifications

Juris Doctor with a high level of academic achievement from an ABA-accredited law school; must be a member in good standing of any bar in the United States. Must have passed the bar exam on the first attempt.
A minimum of three (3) years’ experience conducting Law School Academic Support and Bar Preparation Programs, teaching law students, or holding a position in an ABA-accredited law school that provides knowledge and skills that are transferable to conducting and designing Academic Support and Bar Preparation Programs for law students.
Significant knowledge of the substantive law tested on California Bar Examination.

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