Overview
New York Law School (NYLS), located in the heart of Tribeca, seeks an Assistant Dean for Academic Success, who will be a key member of the Law School’s leadership team and will report to the Associate Dean for Academic and Bar Success Initiatives. The Assistant Dean for Academic Success will work in collaboration with the Dean, Academic Dean, and faculty colleagues to lead the implementation of innovative strategies and programs that will enhance preparation for law school success. The Assistant Dean will also teach appropriate courses. To achieve the significant goals NYLS has established for the academic success of its students, the Assistant Dean for Academic Success will play a large leadership role.
Responsibilities
• Work closely with the Associate Dean for Academic and Bar Success to provide every student with a seamless continuum of robust academic support from post-admission to graduation, helping students achieve the best possible academic and bar outcomes.
• Play a principal role in the faculty’s review and assessment of current academic success indicators, their relationship to bar passage, and the development of proposed curricular and co-curricular changes to achieve our academic success objectives.
• Ensure that proper communications (messaging, marketing, and awareness), scheduling, and coordination of academic support services are offered year-round, by working collaboratively with faculty, administrators, alumni,
and students.
• Teach in New York Law School’s 1L programming, including, but not limited to the Summer Advantage Institute, Fall Orientation, Foundations for the Study of Law, First-Year Academic Support Program, AIM for Success, and Success in 2d Semester Workshop Series.
• Teach in New York Law School’s upper-level J.D. programming, including, but not limited to the Fall 2L Orientation and the Success in Evidence Workshop series.
• Recruit, train, and oversee Teaching Fellows in the First-Year Academic Support Program and the Success in 2d Semester Workshop Series.
• Counsel students individually about bar preparation awareness and planning for success strategies from day one
of their law school careers.
• Work closely with NYLS’s offices of Institutional Research, Academic Planning and Career Development, Student Life, and Bar Success, and with faculty who teach first-year and bar courses, and others, to modify existing indicators for academic success and to identify students in need of individualized intervention in each year of study.
• Work with the Office of Institutional Research to identify applicable data sets and determine what analysis
must be conducted and to collect data regarding student engagement on campus. As needed, present data at
meetings to faculty, trustees, and other groups.
• Collaborate with the Associate Dean for Academic and Bar Success to recruit, evaluate, and support other professors teaching at the Summer Advantage Institute, the Foundations for the Study Law courses, and the second-semester 1L AIM for Success program.
• Conduct additional skills programming and workshops with student organizations, as needed.
• Support and counsel students experiencing academic difficulty to develop effective strategies to ensure success.
• Serve on faculty committees as assigned by the Academic Dean.
This is a senior administrative, year-round position with the possibility of subsequent consideration for faculty status, depending on qualifications, experience, and performance. This is a full-time, year-round position, with a higher workload during the fall and spring semesters and a lower workload during the middle of the summer semester.
Requirements
• J.D. from an American Bar Association-accredited law school and a license to practice law in the United States.
• At least 3 years of prior law school academic or bar support teaching experience.
• Superior written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.
• A strong commitment to service and evidence of ability to collaborate with, and inspire and motivate, a diverse population of faculty, students, and staff in a variety of settings.
• Proficiency at project management, including, but not limited to, developing, planning, and implementing goals.
• Proficiency in recruiting, training, management of full-time team members and student teaching assistants.
• Ability to work collaboratively with all members of the Law School community.
• Ability to collect, interpret, and analyze data.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Some evening and weekend availability required.
• Knowledge of academic programs pertaining to law students.
• Working knowledge of formats for written legal analysis (e.g., IRAC, CIRAC, CREAC).
• Knowledge of educational theories and learning styles.
• Working knowledge of the Uniform Bar Exam.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, and the ability to learn new programs as needed.