[Hiring] Part-time Juris Doctor Academic Skills Coach @National University

Role Description

The JD Academic Skills Coach is responsible for providing virtual academic assistance to Juris Doctor students in a variety of forms, including synchronous and asynchronous coaching sessions, tutorials, and workshops. This person will assist students, particularly first-year students and those experiencing academic persistence or performance challenges, in developing a strong foundation in legal writing and analysis. This JD Academic Skills Coach will identify the student’s unique learning strengths and challenges, collaboratively develop plans for individual academic support, and participate in student success initiatives articulated by the school to advance student success and persistence in the JD Program. With the guidance of the Manager of Student and Bar Success, the JD Academic Skills Coach will implement student support strategies, contribute to bar and academic success initiatives, and align coaching services with JFK School of Law student success goals.

Essential Functions

• Assist students in understanding the foundations of legal writing (legal analysis memos, memorandum of points and authorities, opinion letters, demand letters, mediation statements, trial briefs).
• Assist students in understanding the differences between objective and persuasive writing and tone and how to determine which tone is appropriate for specific circumstances.
• Assist students in understanding BlueBook citation guidelines related specifically to legal communication.
• Assist students in being able to locate and critically analyze legal research.
• Assist students in understanding the components of a statute.
• Assist students in understanding how to brief a court opinion to use in an analytical memoranda.
• Assist students in learning how to structure a legal argument using the IRAC style of writing.
• Implement best practices in working with adult, and online students at the doctoral level.
• Provide synchronous one-to-one and group academic coaching.
• Provide oral or written coaching feedback.
• Assist students in becoming autonomous, self-directed learners.
• Maintain records of student contact.
• Review student practice essays and provide detailed feedback.
• Help students identify their learning strengths and weaknesses and connect them with the necessary resources to aid in success.
• Evaluate student learning styles, skills, deficiencies, and goals; identify appropriate learning resources for them to use; and facilitate their use of those resources.
• Collaborate with and work under the guidance of the Manager of Student and Bar Success to develop and implement academic success, persistence, retention, and bar preparation initiatives and resources that support JD student achievement.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest bar exam developments and effective study strategies.
• Support the mission of COLPS and National University.
• Participate in required training, coaching, and other activities that promote high-quality coaching.
• Attend School of Law and College of Law and Public Service meetings as requested.
• Other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate degree in a relevant field from a regionally accredited institution.
• Successfully passed a State Bar Exam.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant coaching or tutoring experience within a higher education environment required.
• Demonstrated success working with non-traditional (adult) students required in tutoring, academic coaching, or teaching legal forms of writing.
• Ability to provide personalized instruction in non-technical language based on students’ unique strengths and growth areas with little to no preparation required.
• Experience in an online learning environment is required.
• Proficiency in using technology in the delivery of education required.
• Experience in higher education preferred.
• All skills, abilities, and education will be considered for minimum qualifications.

Competencies/Technical/Functional Skills

• Knowledge of adult learning theories and cognitive load theories.
• Graduate-level written communication skills.
• Developmental editing skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of BlueBook citation guidelines.
• Demonstrated knowledge of proper paraphrasing.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to participate as an active team member of the team and organization and work toward a common goal.
• Accepts personal accountability, proactively seeks resolution for personal limitations head-on; and supports honesty and respect towards others, the company and oneself.
• Actively seeks to influence, build effective relationships and gain alignment with peers, functional partners and/or external partners to accomplish business objectives.
• Develops new insights into situations; questions conventional approaches; encourages new ideas and innovations.
• Ability to generate and/or recognize imaginative or creative solutions that generate successful outcomes.
• Working knowledge, principles and practices of office management/systems within a higher education environment, preferred.
• Ability to drive towards achieving measurable and challenging goals to support organizational success.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of individuals in a diverse community.
• Work independently and foster a cooperative spirit within a large and/or small team of diverse cultures.
• Intermediate use of computers and Microsoft Office Suite Applications such as Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook.
• Experience using Student Information System (SIS) such as SOAR/Peoplesoft systems.

Location

Remote, USA

Travel

Limited travel once per year for School summit, if required.

Compensation

Hourly: $22.20 - $28.86