Director, Academic Success Program

University of Akron • Akron, OH

19h • Onsite

About The Position

The Director, Academic Success Program is responsible for the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of academic success programs for law students across all years. This role involves teaching relevant law courses, counseling and supporting students through workshops, and providing strategic leadership in skills-based teaching. The position aims to promote academic excellence, retention, and bar readiness through early intervention initiatives, tailored support for diverse learning styles, and a focus on basic writing and analytic skills.

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate Degree.
• Law Licensure.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in legal education, academic support, or bar preparation instruction.
• Demonstrated success in designing outcome-based academic or bar success programs.
• Demonstrated success in building collaborative relationships with faculty and staff.
• Demonstrated success supporting at-risk or underperforming student populations.

Nice To Haves

• Prior law teaching or legal practice experience.
• Demonstrated record of effective self-starting and follow-through.
• Demonstrated success in assisting student learning with the ability to identify methods to enhance learning for multiple learning styles.
• Ability to build rapport with all students, including those at risk.
• Demonstrated ability to work well with a variety of constituencies.
• Ability to create, implement, and evaluate academic support.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a comprehensive academic success program spanning first-year through upper-division law students.
• Teach academic success courses (e.g., Advanced Legal Applications and Foundations of Law) and deliver skills-based workshops (e.g., legal analysis, exam writing, time management).
• Provide individualized academic counseling and coaching to students, including those identified as at-risk.
• Supervise and train academic success fellows, student assistants, and peer tutors in delivering effective support.
• Utilize technology innovations to enhance students’ learning experience.
• Design and implement early assessment tools and data-driven interventions to improve student outcomes.
• Collaborate with Academic Success Faculty to recruit, coordinate, train, and supervise ASP student fellows.
• Integrate academic skills instruction into the broader law school curriculum.
• Track student performance metrics and provide reports to administration on academic trends and outcomes.
• Serve on committees focused on academic achievement, retention, and curriculum development as needed.
• Work in close coordination with the Director of Bar Success to ensure alignment between academic and bar-readiness efforts.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the Dean, Associate Dean or Professor of Academic Success.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Short and long-term disability
• Life insurance
• Paid leave of absences including time off for illness, vacation, and maternity or paternity leave
• Tuition remission for eligible employees and their dependents
• Flexible Work Arrangement (FWA) option
• State retirement systems
• Alternative retirement options with competitive employer contributions
• Optional investment opportunities including deferred compensation programs (403(b) and 457(b))

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree