Assistant Director, Academic Success Program

Description:

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The University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law invites applications for an Assistant Director position in the law school's Academic Success Program (ASP). ASP supports all law students at UNH Franklin Pierce from orientation through the bar exam. Working alongside the Director of ASP, the Assistant Director will be primarily focused on working directly with law students in their first and second years to help them develop core academic skills to be successful in class and on exams, and eventually on the bar exam. This includes specific interventions to support students at academic risk, including students on academic probation under the jurisdiction of the Committee on Academic Standing and Success.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Support law students through individualized academic coaching and tutoring, with a primary focus on development of study and exam skills.
• Working with the director of ASP, design and deliver workshops on academic skills, both in person and online, targeted to specific groups of law students
• (for example, residential lLs, hybrid lLs).
• Working with the director of ASP, design and implement pre-lL programming to help incoming students think about the skills and work ethic they will need to be successful in law school, culminating in a full day of academic success programming at orientation.
• Collaborate with faculty committees, including the Committee on Academic Standing and Success and the Student Success Committee.
• Support a staff of adjunct ASP professors, including assigning students to meet with each professor, and regular check-ins to discuss student progress and professor needs.
• Explore options for and eventually design a skills-focused class to be offered to lLs and/or 2Ls.
• Working with the director of ASP, manage the law school's Preliminary Bar Exam, which is a graduation requirement for all JD students. This includes working on the adjustment of the Preliminary Bar Exam to reflect new question styles introduced by the NextGen Bar Exam.
• Help manage the law school's relationship with outside vendors in the academic success and bar exam space.
• Depending on workload and department, work with the director, 3Ls, and recent graduates on bar exam prep support.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience:

• Hold a juris doctor (JD) degree from an ABA-accredited school
• Admission to the bar in at least one state/jurisdiction in the US
• 2+ years of legal work experience
• Must be able to work independently and effectively interact with a wide array of parties at all levels (students, faculty, administration/staff)
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Proven dedication to student learning

Required Licenses & Certifications:

• Hold a juris doctor (JD) degree from an ABA-accredited school
• Admission to the bar in at least one state/jurisdiction in the US

Preferred Qualifications:

• Law school teaching or student mentoring experience
• Experience teaching via online learning management systems
• 5+ years of legal work experience
  

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