[Remote] Legal Research 1/2 - Teaching Fellow - Boley

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Lewis & Clark College is seeking Teaching Fellows for their Legal Research courses. The role involves assisting instructors in administering the courses, mentoring first-year law students, and managing course-related tasks.

Responsibilities

• Work with their instructor. The Teaching Fellow will work closely with their LR instructor, and meet on a weekly basis to discuss upcoming assignments, student concerns, and other matters involving the course. Among other things, you will be asked (1) to test and provide feedback on proposed class work and exams before they are assigned, (2) to help create answer keys and /or model answers to aid in student review of course work, and (3) to help review and provide feedback on ungraded student homework
• Attend class. Each week of LR consists of lectures and interactive labs during which students also work independently. The Teaching Fellow may be asked to attend and assist with student questions and work during one class each week. We ask that the Teaching Fellow split this time between their instructors’ different sections throughout the semester, as equally as practicable given the Teaching Fellow’s schedule. Each instructor teaches two sections of the Legal Research, typically morning and afternoon or afternoon and evening
• Administrative tasks. You may be asked to help with general course administration as needed, including tracking student attendance and coursework completion
• Mentorship. As a Teaching Fellow you will have the opportunity to mentor and support 1L students, particularly with regard to your own experiences as a 1L and your own legal research skills. This may include time in class, office hours, and during the semester generally as 1Ls approach or email you with questions

Skills

• Upper-division students (including evening students who have completed LR1)
• A basic command of the legal research strategies and tools, including both Westlaw and Lexis, that are learned in LR1
• Strong communication skills
• The ability and willingness to work with first-year students
• Basic fluency with Google Classroom and other classroom tech being used
• Good organization skills and an ability to respond quickly to student inquiries

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