Hybrid Student Hourly - Academic Resources (LLM) Tutor at University of Kansas
University of Kansas · Lawrence, United States Of America · Hybrid
- Office in Lawrence
Job Description
50% - Prepare tutoring sessions with LLM students.
50% - Conduct tutoring sessions with LLM students.
50% - Conduct tutoring sessions with LLM students.
Disclaimer
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Work Schedule
The schedule is flexible, consisting of 1-3 hours per week.
Contact Information to Applicants
Required Qualifications
- Any KU Law student who is in good standing and will be enrolled as a second or third-year law student during the semester they will be tutoring is eligible to apply.
- Must have taken the relevant course for the subject being tutored, as evidenced in application materials.
Advertised Salary Range
11.50/ hour
Preferred Qualifications
- Academic success in general law studies, as well as in subject-matter being tutored.
- Experience living in another country or working with international students.
- Interest in helping others.
Position Overview
The Law School is looking for a 2L or 3L student interested in helping an LLM student navigate law school and succeed in law school coursework. LLM students have law degrees from another country and speak English as a second language. Tutors will provide study skills training, mentoring, and work with students in the context of the particular law school courses the LLM student is taking. This fall we are looking for one tutor to focus on Contracts and Torts, with additional help on Lawyering Skills if time permits.
Tutors meet with students for up to 90 minutes a week at a time or times mutually agreeable to the student and the tutor. Tutors may also spend additional time preparing or reviewing for the tutoring sessions. Tutors generally work one-and-a-half to three hours each week.
Tutors meet with students for up to 90 minutes a week at a time or times mutually agreeable to the student and the tutor. Tutors may also spend additional time preparing or reviewing for the tutoring sessions. Tutors generally work one-and-a-half to three hours each week.
Reg/Temp
Temporary
Additional Candidate Instruction
Apply at the KU jobs website, with a completed resume and brief cover letter or email to Professor Lattan. The cover letter/email should discuss why you are interested in this position and any particular qualifications you bring to it.
Position Requirements
During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).
Employment Conditions
(1) Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.
(2) This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.
(2) This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.
