Associate Director of Academic Success

The Associate Director of Academic Success is part of the academic success team and, along with the Director, is responsible for supporting all students attending Liberty University School of Law with acquiring the skills necessary to be successful at both law school and taking the bar exam. The Associate Director works with the Director to identify appropriate methods of providing support based on the differing needs of students, and collaborates with faculty, staff, and other university departments to ensure students have access to the tools needed for optimal performance throughout law school and when sitting for the bar.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Supporting Academic Success:

• Provide workshops and small group sessions on case briefing, class preparation, note-taking, legal writing and grammar, and other pertinent topics
• Provide individual counseling to students under academic probation or facing academic challenges
• Offer one-on-one and group assistance to students to assess and improve legal writing abilities
• Utilize feedback provided by faculty from first-year lawyering skills assignments to assist students with improving their legal writing skills
• Collaborate with faculty to identify areas where remediation is needed
• Create an effective and proactive program to assist students most in need
• Perform statistical reporting on student participation, attendance, outcomes, and related measures as directed
• Accessible to students during law school operational hours and as needed evenings and weekends
• Assist with planning and implementing 1L Orientation
• Monitor student performance and recommend new or additional learning interventions as needed
• Monitor and assist with implementation and compliance with disability laws applicable to Liberty University School of Law
• Identify issues that interfere with a student’s academic performance and refer them to resources as appropriate
• Assist with moot court, mock trial, or any other advocacy competition hosted at the law school

Supporting Bar Exam Success

• The Associate Director of Academic Success will collaborate with the Bar Exam Success Coordinator and the Director of Academic Success in all bar exam success efforts and initiatives year-round, some of which are highlighted below
• Oversee practice MBE tests at the beginning of 2L and 3L years
• Regularly assess the need to adjust material covered in various academic success and bar preparation courses as needed
• Secure study spaces for students and coordinate on-campus study spaces for bar takers
• Organize faculty prayer partners for students
• Organize state specific alumni mentors
• Monitor student progress on a daily basis during 10-week bar prep programs for July and February bar exam seasons
• Analyze student data to identify deficiencies in test taking skills, and engage in remedial action when necessary
• Organize and analyze the simulated Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)
• Guide students through the study process by sending weekly emails
• Tailor individualized study plans as needed

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None

QUALIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS

Education and Experience

• Juris Doctor degree from an ABA-accredited law school
• Law school advising, counseling, student services, teaching, and/or tutoring experience strongly preferred
• Minimum of one year of related experience with a law school academic success or bar preparation program in an administrative or teaching role is desirable
• Experience with assessment and data collection preferred
• Passage of a bar exam and admission to a state bar in the United States (can be inactive or retired status).
• Strong academic performance in law school preferred

ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTION OF THE JOB

Communication and Comprehension

• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to convey clear, well-articulated information.
• Possess strong public communication skills
• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong data collection and analytical skills
• Ability to contribute to a team environment and contribute expertise at appropriate times while recognizing each team members strengths and contributions
• Listen first communication style to ensure that everyone is heard so the best decision can be reached
• Ability to show respect to their colleagues and to work in a collegially manner

Problem Solving

• Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment in order to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature.

Physical and Sensory Abilities

• Occasionally required to travel to local and campus locations.
• Frequently required to sit for extended periods to perform deskwork or type on a keyboard.
• Regularly required to hear and speak in order to effectively communicate orally.
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, and climb stairs to move about the building.
• Regularly lift 10 or fewer pounds.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work Environment

The working environment in which one will typically perform the essential functions of this position is a climate-controlled office setting. It is well lighted and the noise level is moderate.

Driving Requirements

Use of one’s personal vehicle (or LU vehicles) is required for travel in the performance of the essential functions of this position. Proof of a valid Virginia driver’s license, an acceptable DMV record, and liability insurance is required.

Target Hire Date

2025-01-27

Time Type

Full time

Location

Lynchburg - In Office

The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes. It is, therefore, our policy and intention to evaluate all employees and prospective employees strictly according to the requirements of the job. All personnel related activities such as compensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments, working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs, and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including all applicable state of employment protected classes. The University is a Christian religious-affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject to religious discrimination requirements. The University’s hiring practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception to the “religion” component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions), and permits them to give employment practice preference to members of their own religious beliefs.