What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Director of Academic Success position at Liberty University?
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
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
None
QUALIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS
Education and Experience
ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTION OF THE JOB
Communication and Comprehension
Problem Solving
Physical and Sensory Abilities
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.
