Team Lead - DU Bar Success Program

The University Of Denver; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 162,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work flexibility

Non-benefited position

Job summary

The University of Denver is seeking part-time Team Leads for the DU Bar Success Program. You will oversee Writing Advisers, train new staff, and ensure the quality and consistency of feedback on bar study materials.

Hours are flexible and may accommodate remote work. The hourly rate is $100, with non-benefited employment and a cap of 1,000 hours per calendar year.

Qualifications

• JD or equivalent legal degree.
• Licensed to practice law in any jurisdiction.
• Outstanding written and oral communications skills.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Proven track record of success on the bar exam; familiarity with MEE and MPT.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Program Director and Assistant Director.
• Manage a team of Writing Advisers to complete feedback on DU Bar Success writing assignments.
• Synthesize bar exam rubrics and program guidelines into actionable checklists for Writing Advisers.
• Lead calibration sessions to ensure high-quality feedback aligned with standards.
• Provide individualized feedback to answers submitted by students from mock bar exams and workshops.

Skills

Written communication

Oral communication

Project management

Legal analysis

Team leadership

Education

JD or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Canvas LMS

Job description

Located in one of the nation’s most iconic and dynamic cities, the University of Denver Sturm College of Law has a long and distinguished tradition in experiential education. The law school features a DU Bar Success program for graduates of Denver Law to aid in bar preparation studies with numerouspractice problems utilizing bar exam materials.The program features workshops, mock bar exams, individualized feedback, and coaching. We provide a team of writing advisers to provide comments for improvement (instead of feedback, we call it feedforward)on every bar essay and performance test submitted from our program. We also provide one-on-one coaching to help graduates keep on track and make the most of the learning experience.

Position Description

The Sturm College of Law seeks to hire part-time (hourly, non-benefited) Team Leads to advance the DU Bar Success Program. Team Leads oversee teams of Writing Advisers by training and developing new Writing Advisers and managing the quality and consistency of feedback and comments all Writing Advisors on their team provide to graduates studying for the bar exam.

This is an hourly, non-benefited position not to exceed 1,000 hours in a calendar year.

Essential Functions

• Work closely with and support the Program Director and Assistant Director.
• Manage a team of Writing Advisers to complete feedback on DU Bar Success writing assignments.
• Synthesize bar exam rubrics and program guidelines into actionable checklists for Writing Advisers.
• Lead "calibration sessions" to ensure all team members are providing consistent, high-quality feedback aligned with program standards.
• When needed, provide individualized feedback to answers submitted by students from mock bar exams and workshops.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• A high degree of professionalism
• A strong commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Ability to provide effective feedback to help students improve written answers
• Ability to coach and to improve the skills and abilities of Writing Advisers
• Demonstrated commitment to teamwork and to functioning in a high-paced, collaborative work and learning environment.

Required Qualifications

• A JD or equivalent legal degree
• Licensed to practice law in any jurisdiction
• Outstanding written and oral communications skills
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Proven track record of success on the bar exam; a deep familiarity with the components of the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE), specifically the MEE and MPT.
• Prior experience in legal practice or academic support where high-level legal writing and analysis were primary job functions.
• Mastery of Microsoft Office Suite (specifically "Track Changes" and "Comments" in Word) and comfort navigating Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as Canvas.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in law school academic support, bar success programming, or as a legal writing teaching assistant/adjunct professor.
• Prior satisfactory performance as a DUBS Writing Advisor or Team Lead.
• Experience managing workflows, organizing educational materials, or conducting quality assurance reviews in a professional or academic setting.
• License to practice law in Colorado.

Work Schedule

Hours are flexible and could accommodate remote work.

Hourly Rate

The hourly rate for this position is $100.

The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The compensation offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

Benefits:

The University of Denver offers some benefits for non-benefited employees. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver.

The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital, family, or parental status, pregnancy or related conditions, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University of Denver does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital family, and parental status, pregnancy, genetic information, military enlistment, or veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the University’s educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Americans with Disabilities Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Equal Pay Act; the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Worker's Rights ("POWR") Act; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation. For more information, please see the University of Denver's Non‑Discrimination‑Statement.

All offers of employment are based upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history and National Sex Offender Registry background check.