Specialist - Advisor-Fixed Term

About the role

The Director of Academic Support implements and manages the day-to-day operations of the College of Law’s Academic Success Program (ASP) to promote student learning and enhance students’ academic performance. The Director provides academic support, programming, advising, and intervention services for law students across the curriculum. The Director delivers and coordinates workshops, individual and small-group academic support, and targeted interventions for students at varying levels of academic need. This role supports the alignment of academic support programming with institutional bar success and student success initiatives. The Director demonstrates a strong commitment to student development, inclusive excellence, and evidence-based academic support practices, along with excellent communication, organizational, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Teach comprehensive skills workshops for first-year and upper-level students on topics such as class preparation, case reading and briefing, legal analysis, outlining, and exam-taking
• Provide individualized and small-group academic support to students to improve learning strategies, time management, and academic performance
• Support students identified as academically at-risk, on probation, or seeking to improve performance through structured interventions and follow-up
• Ensure alignment of academic support programming with institutional bar success initiatives
• Review student work and provide formative feedback to strengthen analytical, writing and exam skills
• Assist students in developing and implementing individualized academic success plans
• Advise students on academic planning, course sequencing, and workload management in coordination with College of Law advising structures
• Support programming and advising aligned with bar readiness and long-term academic success
• Manage and oversee daily operations of the Peer Mentoring & Tutoring Program including recruiting, training, and assessment of student mentors and tutors
• Develop and deliver targeted academic support initiatives
• Support the evaluation, continuous improvement, and expansion of academic support programs using student performance data and feedback
• Collaborate with the Assistant Dean for Bar Success and other units to ensure alignment