Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Associate Director, Academic Success Program (ASP)

Assistant Professor of Law

Full-time, Exempt

On-campus, non-remote

Contract

Benefits-Eligible

Reports to: Director, ASP

Salary: $90,000-$119,000

Vermont Law and Graduate School is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness. We grow and learn better together with a diverse group of faculty, staff, and students. In recruiting for faculty and staff, we seek unique backgrounds to enrich and challenge our community.

Position Summary:

The Academic Success Program (ASP) serves students in the Juris Doctor (J.D.) program, various master’s programs, and Master of Law program. The Program reinforces vital academic skills, provides support in substantive instruction areas, and emphasizes organizational and time management skills. Academic Success is a growing and vibrant department. The Associate Director is eligible for a series of initial one or two-year contracts with the possibility of a long-term contract following a successful review.

ASP answers directly to the Vice Dean for Students . The Associate Director reports to the Director of ASP and works closely with the Assistant Director of ASP, student mentors, and other faculty and staff. The Associate Director teaches core ASP courses, including Foundations of Legal Analysis, Legal Methods, and Bar Exam Skills & Tactics (BEST), as well as doctrinal courses, as needed.

The Associate Director is also responsible for presenting at ASP workshops, meeting with students individually, collaborating with faculty and staff, serving on faculty committees, and assisting the Director with administrative duties, including compiling, and filing mandatory reports. Additional responsibilities include attending school functions such as graduation, faculty meetings, and various other events throughout the year. Occasional availability on nights or weekends is required.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide individual counseling and tutoring for students about study habits, skills, tools for improvement, time management, outlining, exam preparation, and bar-related issues.
• Assist ASP Director in planning, implementing, and designing academic support programs for all students at VLGS.
• In conjunction with Director, develop and implement student programming for all three classes, including but not limited to curriculum design and implementation of first year skills-based course, second year bar information session, and third year bar-passage course to be offered twice annually.
• In conjunction with Director and Assistant Director, design and implement workshop series and informational resources for all students.
• Assist in design and implementation of pre-orientation and orientation activities for incoming students.
• In conjunction with Director and Assistant Director, work to increase awareness of ASP services. Provide support to doctrinal faculty in utilizing those services.
• Assist students in connecting and maximizing usage of institutional and community resources.
• In conjunction with the Director and Assistant Director, coordinate activities of Student Mentors and assist in Mentor selection, training, and support. Meet regularly with Student Mentors to monitor both mentor and mentee progress.

Specific job responsibilities include:

• Work with ASP Team and other departments to implement new initiatives (e.g., BEAMERS, faculty support for bar takers).
• Provide individual counseling and tutoring to students about study habits, law school skills, tools for improvements, time management, outlining, and exam preparation.
• Serve as a point of contact for LLM-ALS students taking the NY Bar Exam.
• Serve as Academic Advisor to mentor students in course selection, career opportunities, bar exam preparation, and other issues.
• Teach ASP courses, including Foundations of Legal Analysis, Legal Methods, and BEST.
• Teach doctrinal and other required courses, as needed (Torts, Essay Writing for Exams).
• Supervise Advanced Writing Requirements and Independent Research Projects.
• Develop and implement pre-orientation (including Jump Start) and orientation events and activities, both online and residential.
• Develop and teach ASP workshops on law school skills and the bar exam to 1Ls, 2Ls, and 3Ls throughout the academic year.
• Coordinate with ASP Team, Barbri, and other departments to facilitate and encourage full use of Barbri partnership resources.
• Serve on committees (e.g., NextGen Bar, EIS, etc.)
• Identify students who could benefit from additional academic support through faculty referrals, midterm/final examinations, etc.
• In collaboration with ASP Director and Assistant Director, calculate bar passage statistics for annual reporting.
• Meet with alumni who were not successful on the bar exam to develop a strategy for the next exam. If possible, includes analyzing previous bar exam responses to identify areas of improvement.
• Review and provide feedback on bar studiers’ practice essays.
• Design and implement workshops and resources for all bar exam takers, including summer support for July takers.
• Advise students on bar exam applications and bar exam preparation, including discussing what jurisdiction to apply to, how to complete the application, and what to expect for bar prep.
• Advise students on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE).
• Provide support to new faculty on ASP resources, including demonstrating online resources and presenting to faculty.
• Keep up to date with bar exam developments, including the NextGen Bar Exam, and identify opportunities for VLGS to be involved in shaping the new bar exam (e.g., pilot tests, field tests).
• Meet regularly with ASP Mentors to monitor both mentor and mentee progress.
• Attend school functions throughout the year (e.g., graduation, faculty meetings, moot court judging, student events, etc.).
• Be involved in national activities relating to academic success and teaching, including attending conferences, monitoring listservs, etc .

Requirements:

Required Education, Skills, and Experience:

• Juris Doctor degree required with license to practice law.
• Four plus years of experience in higher education administration and/or teaching at the JD or Master’s level.
• Experience in legal practice is a plus, but not required.
• Training in learning theories.
• Knowledge of legal theories.
• Knowledge of or ability to learn ADA and FERPA regulations.
• Knowledge of legal analytical and writing skills.
• Strong interpersonal communications skills.
• Ability to navigate basic technology systems in a Windows/Office environment for email, scheduling, online meetings via Teams or other platforms and various school-specific databases.
• Understanding of and appreciation for inclusion, including the ability to work with students, faculty, and staff from diverse backgrounds, identities, and viewpoints.

Other Requirements:

• Must be able to work legally within the United States without sponsorship.
• Ability to perform all essential functions of the job with or without basic accommodations.

How to Apply:

Applicants must complete an online application and electronically submit (1) a cover letter, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) a writing sample, and (4) the names and contact information of three references. VLGS will only contact references for finalists. Please direct inquiries about the position to Vice Dean for Faculty, Cynthia Lewis at clewis@vermontlaw.edu . The position will remain open until filled.

* Writing sample upload note: if you are attempting to attach a writing sample and receive an error that the file size is too large, the pdf must be compressed before uploading to your application. This can be done via a free web program, or a program such as Adobe Acrobat. If you are still receiving errors uploading your attachment, please email directly to HR Business Partner, Christine Moyer, cmoyer@vermontlaw.edu.

As part of our commitment to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, candidates who meet the qualifications for this position and who require accommodations to apply should contact Human Resources at jobs@vermontlaw.edu. Vermont Law and Graduate School strives to raise the bar for being an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, place of birth, marital status, disability, veteran's status, HIV status, pregnancy, genetic information, health insurance status, and crime victim status.

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