Director Of Academic Success And Clasp comprehensive Legal Academic Success Program Counselor

Profile

Director of Academic Success and CLASP (Comprehensive Legal Academic Success Program) Counselor
The candidate will provide intensive individual academic counseling to students on academic probation and advise them on various academic issues, including probation matters. Will provide individual academic counseling to all students considered at-risk and/or those seeking to improve their academic performance. Advise and approve course selections for students with CGPA below 2.20 with the goal of providing a balanced legal education that aims to improve students’ success in law school and on the bar exam. Assess individual students’ learning styles and assist students in identifying the most effective study plans and strategies. Review and provide individual feedback on students’ practice exams, outlines, and overall study and exam-taking skills. Upon request by students or faculty, conduct individual exam reviews with students. Monitor progress of students at-risk or on probation. Maintain resource center of study aids and practice exam materials for students’ utilization and review. Maintain primary responsibility for all aspects of academic success program, with the primary goal of enhancing the learning and law school skills of students while in law school. Maintain responsibility for training CLASP Counselors on providing individual academic counseling to all students, particularly those considered “at-risk” or on probation. Maintain resource center of study aids and practice exam materials for students’ utilization and review. Select, train, and supervise Dean’s Study Fellows to lead learning lab workshops to assist all students with developing and enhancing their law school skills and to help them make the transition into law school (1Ls) and to continue to succeed as they progress through law school. Prepare Dean’s Study Fellow Handbook that outlines specific duties, responsibilities, policies, and program schedules. Work collaboratively with participating faculty members who sponsor a Dean’s Study Fellow who will utilize the subject matter taught in class to teach the study skills in context; act as a liaison between the professor and the Dean’s Study Fellows and the students regarding student understanding of the material. Design lesson plans and materials for workshops and for regular student emails offering assistance which focus on skills-based curriculum including time management, case briefing, class preparation, outlining, and exam-taking skills utilizing ASP pedagogy. Collect and maintain records on student participation in learning lab program and academic success program; collect and study student evaluations of program for making continued improvements and adjustments to overall program. Monitor Dean’s Study Fellows’ “billable hours” and university timesheets to ensure proper time and effort is devoted to program. Coordinate with other CLASP counselors to disseminate information provided in workshops and to facilitate workshops and programming. Assist in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of student data, performance, and outcome measures and assessments consistent with ABA standards. Select, train, and supervise Dean’s Writing Fellows to assist students with their law school-related writing in the areas of grammar, punctuation, structure, style, and citations. Prepare Dean’s Writing Fellow Handbook that outlines specific duties, responsibilities, policies, and procedures. Work collaboratively with participating Legal Research and Writing (LRW) faculty who sponsor a Dean’s Writing Fellow to assist the professor’s students with student writing assignments. Plan and organize workshops designed to assist students with legal grammar and citations for LRW assignments and the Upper Level Writing Requirement (ULWR). Collect and maintain records on student visits to the Writing Center; collect and study student evaluations of program for making continued improvements and adjustments to overall program. Monitor Dean’s Writing Fellows’ “billable hours” and university timesheets to ensure proper time and effort is devoted to services provided by the Writing Center. Provide counseling and mentorship to Barry Law students and graduates regarding all aspects of the bar preparation process. Teach at least one designated CLASP course per semester, as needed. Counsel and advise students regarding bar applications and admission to the bar. Assist the CLASP department in designing and implementing in-school bar preparation programming, as well as supplementary programming for graduates sitting for the bar exam, as needed. Continually evaluate student progress, identifying which students appear to be struggling or at-risk; initiate and maintain contact with those at-risk students. Monitor compliance with student requirements stemming from assigned mentees’ performance in law school and on the comprehensive exam, consistent with requirements outlined in the student handbook. Compile data and maintain records for inclusion in student portfolios; evaluate and adjust mentorship as necessary. Exercise primary responsibility for implementing all aspects of the Admission to Oath program. Work collaboratively with Assistant Dean of Admissions, Faculty Admissions Committee, and Associate Dean for Student Affairs on Admission to Oath curriculum and programming. Design, coordinate, and implement pre-law school program in conjunction with admissions, media relations, special events, the library, faculty, and CLASP, to prepare students to succeed at **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***.. Select, train, and supervise pre-law academic counselors to maintain contact with admitted students throughout the A2O program. Collect and maintain records on participation in Admission to Oath program; collect and study evaluations of program for making continued improvements and adjustments to overall program. Remain educated on ASP pedagogy, trends, and developments. Attend professional conferences aimed to improve students’ success. Serve on Academic Standards Committee and other committees as needed to provide data, information, feedback, and research utilized to study all components of the law school’s Academic Success Program, beginning with admissions, pre-orientation, orientation, and first year components, and continuing with upper level components through bar exam preparation. Assist in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of student data, performance, and outcome measures and assessments consistent with ABA standards. Collaborate with other members of the Committee to provide facts and information that form the basis of recommendations to the Committee to make sound decisions regarding standards and development of services to enhance students’ academic performance and improved bar passage. Must have a JD from an ABA accredited law school with strong academic records. Admission to a state Bar is required. Must have 3-5 years of related work experience. Should have 1+ year of experience teaching legal writing/legal methods, or working in academic support and/or counseling law students from diverse backgrounds. Legal work experience in private practice, non-profit organizations, government, corporate, or judicial clerkship preferred.

Company info

Sign Up Now - WashingtondcCrossing.com