Director of Academic Support

Job Summary

Drexel University Kline School of Law seeks a proactive, creative, innovative, and compassionate individual to join us as the Director of Academic Support. The Kline School of Law is dedicated to supporting every J.D. student's academic achievement from pre-matriculation through the bar exam, including helping them to develop scholarly habits, executive functioning skills, and critical thinking skills to be an effective learner and future attorney. The Director will serve as an integral part of Kline's academic support program with an emphasis on working with students to successfully transition into and academically succeed in their law school classes. We expect this position to report to the Director of Academic Support and Bar Success.

Essential Functions

• Develop, implement, oversee, and teach academic support programs for incoming and current law students, including academic skills workshops (i.e. exam preparation, time management, stress management, class preparation)
• Engage in individual academic counseling, including academic performance assessments, goal setting, and developing personalized academic plans
• Work with faculty and administration to identify at-risk students or students on academic probation
• Teach part of 1L orientation and upper level skills course
• Work collaboratively with faculty to develop innovative programs and coordinate academic support services with law school faculty
• Implement pre-matriculation academic preparation programming for incoming J.D. students
• Work closely with the Legal Research Center to advise students on materials that support their academic enrichment
• Coordinate and oversee Dean's Scholar's program
• Work closely with the Office of Admissions, Career Services Office, Office of Student Affairs, and Bar Support to help integrate academic support throughout the culture of the law school
• Help as needed with Bar Support Programming

Required Qualifications

• At least three years of law-related experience post law degree.
• JD from an ABA accredited law school or its equivalent
• Received a license to practice law (need not be active)

Preferred Qualifications

• Teaching experience
• Knowledge of current trends in academic support and academic advising
• Successful candidates will have the ability to build and maintain rapport with students in individual counseling advising, instructional, or counseling situations and to maintain student and student record confidentiality
• Work effectively with a diverse group of students, staff, and faculty
• Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of instructional programming and to learn, adapt, and respond as necessary to student academic support needs as they develop and evolve
• Self-directed, creative, service-oriented, and a team player
• Well-organized, able to set goals and implement them

Location

• University City - Philadelphia, PA

Additional Information
This position is classified as Exempt, grade M. Compensation for this grade ranges from $ 75,200.00 to $ 112,790.00 per year. Please note that the offered rate for this position typically aligns with the minimum to midrange of this grade, but it can vary based on the successful candidate's qualifications and experience, department budget, and an internal equity review.

Applicants are encouraged to explore the Professional Staff salary structure and Compensation Guidelines & Policies for more details on Drexel's compensation framework. For information about benefits, please review Drexel's Benefits Brochure.

Special Instructions to the Applicant
Please make sure you upload your CV/resume and cover letter when submitting your application.

A review of applicants will begin once a suitable candidate pool is identified.