Wake Forest Law Fellow, School of Law

Description:

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Job Description Summary:
The Wake Forest Law Fellow serves as a versatile member of the law school's academic and administrative team, providing cross-functional support to key departments and initiatives. This role assists with the operation of the law school's clinics, contributes to academic success and bar exam preparation efforts, and provides support to the University's Office of General Counsel as needed. The position requires strong organizational, communication, and analytical skills, as well as the ability to work collaboratively with faculty, staff, students, and external partners. By offering adaptable, high-quality support across multiple units, the Wake Forest Law Fellow helps advance the law school's mission of delivering excellent legal education, experiential learning, and student success.

Job Description:
This position is not eligible for sponsorship of non-immigrant or immigrant visa status through Wake Forest University. All eligible applicants are encouraged to apply.

Essential Functions:
Support for Law School Clinics

• Assist clinical faculty with day-to-day administrative, operational, and project-based needs.
• Coordinate client intake, scheduling, file management, and communications consistent with confidentiality and professional responsibility requirements.
• Support student practice activities, including preparing documents, organizing case materials, and assisting with research as directed.
• Facilitate communication between clinics, students, external partners, and community organizations.

Academic Success and Bar Preparation

• Draft, edit, revise curriculum modules that comply with the NextGen UBE format across tested foundational subjects. Coordinate feedback with doctrinal faculty experts.
• Support applicants studying for the bar exam by coordinating and managing community building efforts, such as The Bar Lounge and wellness activities.
• Support academic affairs by coordinating and managing simulated testing events, both in-person and virtual.
• Maintain ongoing communications with ABC Coaches regarding their mentoring relationships with bar applicants.
• Support bar applicants by coordinating details and logistics for on-site support at the North Carolina Bar exam.
• Review and suggest revisions for AEP materials available to for first-year students.

Office of General Counsel

• Provide administrative and research assistance to the University's General Counsel, including document preparation, scheduling, and file organization.
• Conduct legal or factual research as assigned, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with institutional policies.
• Help manage communications, meeting logistics, and document repositories for legal and compliance functions.

Cross-Functional Administrative Support

• Serve as a flexible resource to respond to emerging needs across the law school and university legal operations.
• Draft correspondence, memos, reports, and other documents with professionalism and attention to detail.
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• Uphold confidentiality, professionalism, and ethical standards in all duties.

Other Functions:

• Participate in training, professional development, and law school events as needed.
• Perform other related duties as assigned to support the mission and operations of the law school and university.

Required Education, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
Juris Doctor degree from an ABA-accredited institution

Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Sound judgment.
• Flexibility and adaptability in responding to diverse needs in a dynamic academic environment.
• Ability to work independently while also functioning effectively as part of a collaborative team.

Accountabilities: Responsible for own work

Disclaimer:
This position profile identifies the key responsibilities and expectations for performance. It cannot encompass all specific job tasks that an employee may be required to perform. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform job-related duties as may be reasonably assigned by the employee's supervisor.

Wake Forest University School of Law Statement of Non-Discrimination and Equality of Opportunity

Wake Forest University School of Law will foster and maintain equality of opportunity for students, faculty, and staff, without discrimination or segregation on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, or military status.

Wake Forest University Statement
Wake Forest seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce while promoting an inclusive work environment committed to excellence in the spirit of Pro Humanitate. In adherence with applicable laws and as provided by University policies, the University prohibits discrimination in its employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, disability, and veteran status and encourages qualified candidates across all group demographics to apply.

In order to provide a safe and productive learning and living community, Wake Forest University conducts background investigations for all final candidates being considered for employment (if applicable).

Equal Opportunity Statement:
The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified candidates to apply without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, disability and military or veteran status.

Accommodations for Applicants
If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, please contact AskHR@wfu.edu or (336) 758-5222.

Additional Job Description:
Time Type Requirement
Full time

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