Monday, June 30, 2014

Job Posting: Northern Illinois University

The Northern Illinois University College of Law anticipates having openings for two Legal Writing/Academic Success Program Instructors:

The Legal Writing and Advocacy Course is a core course in the first-year curriculum at Northern Illinois University College of Law. The four-credit, two-semester course is structured to help first-year law students acquire and refine the basic legal writing and analysis skills fundamental to the successful completion of law school and to the competent practice of law. As a secondary goal, students in Legal Writing and Advocacy are also introduced to other skills and topics important to the practice of law, including oral communication of legal issues, interviewing and counseling, professional responsibility, and motion practice.

In addition to, and in conjunction with the Legal Writing Program, Northern Illinois University College of Law assists law students in achieving their greatest potential through the Academic Success Program (ASP). There are numerous components to ASP throughout the course of the students' academic career at NIU Law. As part of ASP, select incoming lL students are required to participate in a Jump Start Orientation program the week prior to the lL Orientation. These students are instructed in basic analytical and rule development skills during a week of writing-intensive course work taught and implemented by the ASP Instructors. Further, select admitted students are invited to participate in the lL ASP based on objective criteria including undergraduate GPA and law school admission test scores. Participation is a mandatory condition of admission for students who meet certain criteria determined by the faculty. Students participating in the program attend weekly tutorials conducted by upper-level student tutors for their four doctrinal courses. 2L students with a GPA of 2.4 and below are required to participate in Upper-Level ASP, semester-long, one-hour, weekly, ungraded course taught by the ASP Instructors. The writing-intensive Upper-Level ASP focuses on exam-writing, outlining, and study skills.

The Legal Writing/ASP Instructors, together with the Co-Directors of Legal Writing and Academic Success, are responsible for the delivery of the legal writing and academic success programs at Northern Illinois University College of Law. The Legal Writing/ASP Instructors report to the Co-Directors of Legal Writing and Academic Success. This is a ten-month position within the University.

The responsibilities of a Legal Writing/ ASP Instructor include:

• Teach the required Legal Writing and Advocacy Course to first-year law students
• Plan and develop legal writing problems for the course
• Provide individual instruction to first-year students
• Grade and comment on legal writing assignments
• Assist in the planning, development, and delivery of programs tailored to help ASP students reach their full potential
• Provide academic counseling to ASP students
• Assist in the hiring, training, and oversight of upper-class students who serve as tutors for ASP students
• Assist in the planning and delivery of meetings geared toward developing general study and exam skills for the entire first-year class during the fall semester
• Assist in the planning, development, and delivery of the week-long academic orientation program for select incoming 1L students participating in the NIU Law Jump Start Program
• Assist in the planning, development, and delivery of the week-long academic orientation program for the entire first-year class
• Cooperate and assist with other programs involving oral and written communication skills, including the second-year moot court competition and third-year external moot court teams
• Provide individual instruction to students selected to participate in upper-level ASP during fall semester
• Provide individual instruction to first-year students selected to participate in the exam-writing seminar during spring semester
• Assist in the planning, development, and delivery of Bar programs for upper-level students and alumni
• Assist in the continuing in-depth evaluation of both the legal writing and academic success programs and identify and implement program improvements
• Other responsibilities that may become necessary as determined by the Deans and program directors.

REQUIRED SKILLS

A J.D. from an ABA accredited law school, a valid license to practice law, strong writing skills, strong academic credentials, and a minimum of two years of teaching and/or practice experience.

PREFERRED SKILLS

The ability to work well within a coordinated program structure, background or training in counseling or educational theory, the ability to work with a diverse student population and strong organizational skills.

MATERIALS

Applicants please send a letter of application addressed to Dean Jennifer Rosato Perea stating qualifications, unofficial transcripts, current curriculum vitae, writing sample, and contact information for two references to Tita Kaus Administrator, Office of the Dean [email protected]

And some more information about the job:

This is not a tenure-track appointment. It may lead only to successive short-term contracts of one to four years. Surprisingly, persons holding this position will NOT be allowed to vote in faculty meetings. The annual salary is under $60,000, with possible additional money for coaching moot court teams, teaching other courses, or teaching in summer school. The salary also does not include conference travel or other professional development funds. You'll be expected to teach 31-25 students.

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