Job Details

Director of Academic Success Programs

Position Number: 6782228
Location: Lubbock, TX
Position Type: Academic Advising

Director of Academic Success Programs
Lubbock
43159BR
School of Law

Position Description
Directs, plans, coordinates and supervises the operations and activities of a specialized unit or small department; develops and implements policies and procedures, administers the budget, organizes tasks and sets priorities. Serves as liaison with university personnel and community at large. Works under general supervision with broad latitude for initiative and independent judgement.

Major/Essential Functions
This is a full-time, 12-month staff position that serves as the Director for Academic Success Programs. The ideal qualified candidate will begin no later than August 2026.The Director's primary responsibility is to work with law students to help them develop the skills and knowledge needed to reach their top academic performance in law school and when taking the bar exam.

Responsibilities include:

designing and implementing academic success programs
delivering and assessing a comprehensive program of academic success for all law students from orientation until taking the bar exam
working one-on-one with law students on academic probation and self-referred law students to help them develop good habits and effective methods to improve their academic performance
planning and hosting academic success workshops related to legal analysis, critical reading, exam-taking, time management, etc.
teaching one or more sections of Introduction to the Study of Law, a required first-year, 1-credit course taught by several faculty/staff; possibly teaching other courses related to academic success
coordinating the tutoring program with 1L doctrinal professors
coordinating the academic success fellow program
providing academic counseling for students
participating in activities for academic success professionals through regular participation at conferences
cooperating with the Associate Dean for Student Life on student success and support
collaborating with faculty/staff who assist with the Law School's student success initiatives
collaborating with faculty/staff who assist with the Law School's bar preparation program by hosting bar exam and MPRE preparation workshops, especially during the spring semester and during the summer leading up to the bar exam

Required Qualifications
A J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school. Successful passage of a bar examination. Three years or more progressively responsible experience. Additional education may substitute for experience on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications

Proven track record as a collaborative and cooperative team-player
Additional years of progressively responsible experience
Demonstrated commitment to teaching and mentoring
Experience in academic success programs at a law school (or equivalent experience)

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or status as a protected veteran.