Director of
the CharlotteLaw Program for Academic Success (CPAS)
The
Charlotte School of Law invites applicants for the position of Director of the CharlotteLaw
Program for Academic Success (“CPAS”). This is a non-faculty full-time
administrative position starting August 1, 2009, at a salary commensurate with
qualifications and experience.
The CPAS
Director reports directly to the Associate Dean of Student Services and the
Associate Dean of Academics. The
director will work with students seeking to improve academic performance or
experiencing academic difficulty. The
Counselor performs other academic support functions essential to promoting
students’ success in law school and to the success growth and of the institution.
Duties &
Responsibilities:
·
Hiring,
training, and supervising CharlotteLaw Program for Academic Success (CPAS)
staff and managing the general operations of the CPAS program including the
budget, short and long-term goals and strategies, coordination of offerings
within the program and with departments within the law school
·
Designing
and implementing strategies to assist all students, particularly high risk
students, students in academic difficulty, and those for whom English is a
second language
·
Establishing and monitoring department metrics
·
In
collaboration with InfiLaw Consortium Best Practice Groups, assessing the
effectiveness of the existing CPAS program and recommending improvements
·
In
collaboration with other members of the administration, evaluating and creating
reports on statistical data regarding students’ academic performance, utilizing
entrance data and bar passage results
·
Providing
individual tutoring and counseling as well as leading group study sessions and
Teaching Assistant training workshops
- ·
Collaborate with the - ·
Assist
and facilitate the bar exam preparation program and bar-exam related events - ·
Designing
and implementing the academic component of the orientation programs
- Required Qualifications:
The Director must
be a licensed attorney with one to three years of legal experience. - ·
Have at least two
years prior academic support experience (either professional or as part of a
graduate or law school program) or teaching experience (i.e., legal writing or
comparable teaching experience in writing and analytical skills training). - ·
Possess the ability to think creatively and critically about the goals
of academic support in legal education and to design and present programs to
meet those goals. - ·
Possess the ability to counsel, advise and instruct individual
students from diverse backgrounds. - ·
Possess
a genuine interest in and ability to work closely with faculty, staff and
students to enhance program effectiveness is required. - ·
A
solid academic record. - ·
Excellent
written and verbal communication skills. - ·
The
Director must possess a minimum of 2 years relevant experience with an existing
law school’s academic support program.
Certifications/Licensures:
Licensed by a State Bar Association.
Salary:
Salary is
dependent on qualifications. Full
benefits package.
For more
information about Charlotte School of Law, please visit http://www.charlottelaw.org
Application Deadline: Monday, September 7,
2009.
To Apply:
Please send
a letter of interest, a resume, and the names of three current professional
references (including addresses and phone numbers) to humanresources@charlottelaw.edu or via mail to:
Charlotte School of Law–Human Resources
2145 Suttle Ave
Charlotte, NC 28208
Charlotte
School of Law is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Inquiries welcome from
qualified candidates.
