Director of Law School Academic Success and Bar Programs

The Director of Law School Academic Success and Bar Programs is responsible for the academic support programs for Northern Illinois University College of Law students from admission through bar passage, including support for students in a future potential part-time program. The College of Law’s philosophy is that bar success is achieved through a comprehensive program of academic support beginning at admission. As a small law school with a strong commitment to its students, the Director of Law School Academic Success and Bar Programs will often work with students who are struggling with bar passage through multiple attempts.

The ASP Director of Law School Academic Success and Bar Programs is a member of the full-time faculty voting on most matters, except for Promotion and Tenure and tenure-track hires. The ASP Director of Law School Academic Success and Bar Programs is supported in professional development including participation in the ASP and the Legal Writing communities.

There are no publication requirements tied to retention. At the completion of the initial one-year contract term, the Director will be eligible for two additional one-year contract terms, for a total of three one-year contract terms, upon a satisfactory review of their performance. At the conclusion of the third one-year contract term, the Director will be eligible for a five-year, presumptively renewable contract upon a satisfactory review of their performance. Instructors attend faculty meetings, vote on curriculum and other academic matters, and serve on committees. They are integral contributors to our law school community. Instructors have service and professional development requirements that may be fulfilled, for example, by presenting at conferences and serving on law school and university committees and as faculty advisor to student organizations. All faculty are allocated travel funds for the year to attend conferences.

This is a twelve-month contract position as a non-union Instructor in the College of Law.