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Countdown to the Bar Exam: The Final Chapter

Posted on July 27, 2010
On the eve of the bar exam, many students are either excited and want to get the bar over with in order to put what they know into practice or they are still wishing that they had a few more...

Faculty interface for non-faculty ASP'ers

Posted on July 21, 2010
Each law school has a different "fit" for the ASP staff member within its community. Some of us are contract administrators for 9, 10, or 12 months. Some of us are tenure-track faculty. Some of us have multiple hats: doctrinal...

Do you have someone new at your law school in ASP or have you moved?

Posted on July 20, 2010
It is the time of year when we begin collecting short profiles, pictures, and web links for folks who are joining ASP work for the first time or who have moved to different ASP positions over the summer. If someone...

Bar Exam Counselor Position at La Verne

Posted on July 20, 2010
Bar Exam Counselor, College of Law The University of La Verne has an opening for a full-time Bar Exam Counselor at the College of Law located in Ontario, CA. Reporting directly to the Coordinator of Bar Support Services, the primary...

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Position at Georgetown Law

Posted on July 20, 2010
DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMS ? GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER Georgetown University Law Center seeks applicants for a new senior administrative position, the Director of Academic Enhancement Programs. The successful candidate will report to the Associate Vice President/Dean of Students...

Countdown to the Bar Exam: The Heartache and Challenge

Posted on July 14, 2010
The Bar Exam Saga Continues? As predicted, the heartache and challenge has begun for students studying for this summer?s bar exam. Their enthusiastic fervor has morphed into sleepless nights filled with anxiety laden nightmares and horrifically long days packed with...

Tips for getting the most out of conferences

Posted on July 12, 2010
Alas, it is conference season. I know many ASPer's are just getting back from Elon Law School and LSAC's conference on counseling. I wish I could have joined everyone, but sadly, I am still in a travel freeze. After 5...

Pre-Law Prep Camp

Posted on June 12, 2010
I have written previously about teaching Pre-Law Prep camp at UConn for the first time. The prep camp is a little different from what most traditional ASPer's do. I spend a significant amount of my time working with undergrads applying...

Countdown to the Bar Exam: The Bar Prep Saga

Posted on June 10, 2010
The countdown to the bar exam has begun for most 2010 law grads. They have had a chance to celebrate their graduation, visit with loved ones and hopefully relax a little. However, with the bar exam looming, it proves challenging...

Student Affairs Position at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

Posted on June 09, 2010
Manager of Student Affairs Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University, seeks applicants for the position of Manager of Student Affairs, to begin on June 19, 2010, or soon thereafter. The Manager of Student Affairs develops and directs the student...

Empathy in college students (and law students)

Posted on June 08, 2010
A faculty colleague and I were discussing our general concern that some law students who do well in their classes do not have much tolerance for or patience with fellow law students who are having trouble in a course. We...

The Summer School Experience

Posted on June 05, 2010
Like most law schools, we have an assortment of summer courses - some required and some elective - but it is not a heavily subscribed phenomenon. Things are pretty quiet throughout the summer. For most law students, summer school is...

Welcome to Summer!

Posted on June 04, 2010
For most ASPer's, summer is here. Depending on your roleat your school, this may be a quiet time to catch up on reading and planning for the upcoming year, or it may be the beginning of your busy season, if...

Wishing for a crystal ball and instant answers

Posted on June 03, 2010
Grades have come out. The probation and academic dismissal lists have been drawn up now. There are some surprises. And some not. Now begins the process of talking with students who will be petitioning. Of course, the students want to...

Academic Success Position at PhoenixLaw

Posted on May 28, 2010
Academic Success Counselor Phoenix School of Law (PhoenixLaw) seeks applications for an experienced Academic Success Counselor. The school is a member of The InfiLaw System, a consortium of independent law schools committed to making legal education more responsive to the...

Orientation Highs and Lows

Posted on May 27, 2010
Orientation started here at UConn last week. This is a wonderful time of the year when I get to meet my incoming freshman and help them start their college careers on the right foot. It's a refreshing change of pace...

U of San Diego Position for Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

Posted on May 24, 2010
Position Opening: Assistant Dean for Student Affairs University of San Diego School of Law All applications must be entered through the Human Resources website at USD. You may find the website here: http://www.sandiego.edu/administration/businessadmin/humanresources/jobop portunities/ The Assistant Dean for Student Affairs,...

Take home exams, open book exams, and other variations

Posted on May 22, 2010
Most of us remember the days when law school exams came in one shape and size: 100% of the grade; closed book, one day/time in one classroom, handwritten in blue books, and all essay. Today, however, the shapes and sizes...

Institute for Law Teaching and Learning Conference - Register by 6/4/10

Posted on May 21, 2010
The following is an announcement posted on several listservs by Michael Hunter Schwartz at Washburn: The deadline for registering for the 2010 Institute for Law Teaching and Learning Conference, ?Teaching Law Practice Across the Curriculum,? is June 4...

It was all worth it

Posted on May 19, 2010
Each year around April 1st, I seem to hit a wall. My energy starts to run out. I inevitably succumb to a spring cold. My appointment calendar goes from packed to overflow with early evening appointments to fit everyone in...

Academic Support Director Position at Pace University

Posted on May 19, 2010
Academic Support Director For more than 100 years Pace University has been preparing students to become leaders in their fields by providing an education that combines exceptional academics with professional experience and the New York advantage. Pace has campuses in...

Director of ASP: Pace Law School

Director of ASP: Pepperdine Law School

Posted on May 18, 2010
Director of Academic Success Program Pepperdine University School of Law Pepperdine University School of Law seeks applicants for the position of Director of the law school?s Academic Success Program, to begin August 1, 2010. The School of Law is committed...

Quashing Unrealistic Expectations

Posted on May 07, 2010
End of semester conferences provide a good opportunity to have the much needed one-on-one communication with my bar skills students. Since class sizes are large, 40- 60 students per section, individual contact is hard to achieve regularly. Conferences give students...

ADHD in adults (in law school)

Posted on May 05, 2010
I thought this was interesting, especially as so many of us are preparing students for finals. "I see adults with ADHD who are in medical and law school or running companies, and at some point, they hit a ceiling. Their...

Plug for faculty to use ASP for support during exam drafting

Posted on April 30, 2010
I would like to thank Ruthann Robson, Co-Editor of the Constitutional Law Prof Blog, for alerting us to her April 22, 2010 post on that blog. Ruthann is Professor of Law and University Distinguished Professor at CUNY: Ruthann Robson Profile....

Director of Bar Prep and ASP-Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

Posted on April 29, 2010
Director of Bar Preparation and Academic Support Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University, seeks applicants for the position of Director of Bar Preparation and Academic Support, to begin July 1, 2010. C|M|LAW is committed to student achievement, and the...

Half-Time Position at Santa Clara in Academic Development

Posted on April 29, 2010
Assistant Director of Academic Development (0.5 FTE) Santa Clara University School of Law 2010-11 Academic Year The half-time Assistant Director of Academic Development works closely with a fellow half-time Assistant Director, under the supervision of a Director of Academic Development...

USC Assistant Dean and Dean of Students Position

Posted on April 28, 2010
The University of Southern California Gould School of Law seeks applicants for the position of Assistant Dean and Dean of Students. Responsibilities include overall administration of student services, including student affairs, financial aid and scholarships, and registration and records...

The balance between "let me help you" and "you are an adult now"

Posted on April 24, 2010
I find as an ASP'er (and a faculty member when I wear that hat) that I regularly have to decide where to draw the line between offering assistance and allowing students to make their own decisions (and sometimes as a...

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