Constructed Response Content Specialist

National Conference of Bar Examiners; Madison (WI); Remote; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to enhancing the legal profession through high-quality assessment products. As a Content Specialist, you will play a crucial role in developing grading materials and training resources for bar examination graders. This position offers the flexibility of remote work and the opportunity to contribute to a mission-driven team that values integrity and fairness. Ideal candidates will possess strong legal editing skills, excellent communication abilities, and a keen attention to detail. If you are passionate about ensuring the competence of future legal professionals, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible Schedules

Remote Work Options

Professional Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Graduate of an ABA-approved law school and admitted to the bar in at least one jurisdiction.
• One year of legal editing experience required.
• Experience grading law school or bar examination answers required.

Responsibilities

• Participates in grading sessions for bar examination materials.
• Selects and edits benchmark answers for constructed-response questions.
• Assists in workshops to train bar examination graders.

Skills

Legal Editing

Grading Law School Answers

Proofreading

MS Word

MS Excel

SharePoint

Chicago Manual of Style

AP Style Guidelines

Communication Skills

Time Management

Attention to Detail

Education

ABA-approved Law School Graduate

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

SharePoint

Job description

The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) is a nonprofit organization that provides high-quality assessment products, services, and research for the benefit and protection of the public and the legal profession. We assist state courts and licensing authorities with fulfilling their responsibility to determine minimal competence for entry to the legal profession.

NCBE is committed to fostering a welcoming environment that values respect and collaboration. The organization provides competitive salary and benefits, flexible schedules, remote work options, and professional development opportunities. NCBE's headquarters is based in Madison, Wisconsin, a dynamic community with exceptional amenities.

The Constructed Response Content Specialist works with the assessment and development department to develop grading materials for constructed-response questions and aids in the preparation of grader training materials for the development of NCBE bar examination products.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participates in range finding sessions to grade and evaluate bar examination grading materials (intermittent travel required)


• Selects, drafts and/or edits benchmark answers for constructed-response questions, ensuring that an array of answer types are represented.


• Drafts and/or edits annotations for benchmark answers for constructed-response questions, ensuring thoroughness and clarity.


• Selects and/or edits validity answers for constructed-response questions


• Selects answers to constructed-response questions and drafts annotations for those answers in order to build grader training materials


• Assists editors with the creation and revision of rubrics to constructed-response questions


• Assists in NCBE-led workshops to train bar examination graders


• Follows security protocols


• Other duties as assigned by the Constructed Responses Scoring Manager.

Required Qualifications:

• Graduate of an ABA-approved law school and admitted to the bar in at least one jurisdiction.


• One year of legal editing experience required.


• Experience grading law school or bar examination answers required.


• Proofreading experience is preferred.


• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and SharePoint, and Chicago Manual of Style and AP style guidelines.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey information clearly and professionally.


• Demonstrated writing and editing skills.


• Strong time management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize workload, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.


• Strong attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and consistency in work.


• Excellent interpersonal skills.

The Content Specialist may work remotely. NCBE will consider applicants from the following states: FL, IA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MN, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, OK, PA, TX, WA, and WI.

Mission

NCBE promotes fairness, integrity, and best practices in admission to the legal profession for the benefit and protection of the public. We serve admission authorities, courts, the legal education community, and candidates by providing high-quality

• assessment products, services, and research;


• character investigations; and


• informational and educational resources and programs.

EEO Statement
NCBE is proud to be an equal employment opportunity organization. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees.

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