Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Assistant/Associate or Professor of Law

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Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Assistant/Associate or Professor of Law
Duties: Analyzing program needs and establishing priorities for the curriculum. Engaging in strategic and operational planning to evaluate options and initiate strategies for resolution of issues. Analyzing and implementing policies and procedures. Developing solutions to issues raised by faculty, staff and students using a comprehensive knowledge of Law School, University, and ABA policies and procedures. Setting the annual Academic Calendar for the Law School and preparing the course schedules and faculty teaching assignments for each semester I term for approval by the Dean. Identifying and interviewing new prospective adjuncts and making hiring recommendations to the Dean. Reviewing and approving all exams in advance of their administration for purposes of determining that the exams are sufficiently clear, complex, rigorous and error free. Reviewing and approving all grades in advance of posting . Works closely with the Dean by: Serving as the Dean’s number one point person, or second in command, on matters related to general operations, human resources, and finances and assisting in the leadership necessary to fulfill the mission and goals of the Law School. Standing in for the Dean at events such as Open House, Admitted Students Day, etc. Dealing effectively with sensitive and confidential issues. Keeping abreast of formal and informal ABA standards and constraints. Works collaboratively with all Associate and Assistant Deans and Department Directors by: Leading, guiding, directing, and evaluating the work of the other administrators to ensure that the various units of the Law School meets and exceed its goals. Meeting with administrators to discuss goals, challenges, new ideas for improvement and to coordinate inter-office responses and efforts. Supervising the Registrar and directing the work of the office. Reviewing students’ academic standing after each semester to determine the need to have them placed on academic supervision, on probation, or dismissed. Preparing all dismissal and probation letters to students. Reviewing the transcripts of all prospective graduates for verification of their satisfaction of all degree requirements and authorizing the posting of the degree. Receiving Honor Code complaints and conducting initial investigations in accordance with the Code. Ensuring that all Complaints are processed according to the rules in a timely fashion; notifying all accused students of the disposition of their cases and keeping official records. Responding to inquiries from Bar Authorities regarding information on Honor Code by students and graduates. Completing accreditation reports, statistics, and committee work for SACS, ABA, and AALS. Serving as the Law School’s Administrator for the preparation and submission of the ABA’ s Annual Questionnaire, Employment Questionnaire, and Bar Passage Questionnaire. Teach one course per semester, when and as needed, while maintaining regular full-time administrative duties.

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