Academic Scholars – Shook Hardy & Bacon Student Spring 2025
Position Overview
Overview of the Program
The Shook Hardy & Bacon Scholars Program is a part of the Law School’s Academic Resources Program. Funding for this program comes from a grant from the law firm of Shook Hardy & Bacon.
Shook Hardy and Bacon Scholars will lead a structured study group during the spring semester for 1L students in the bottom of the class. The study group will be tied to the students’ Constitutional Law class but will also focus on learning and practicing effective study skills. We are looking for up to five students for the spring semester to lead study groups for students.
Benefits
Scholars will be paid $15.00 an hour. Note that law students are not allowed to work more than 20 hours per week. Scholars generally work 6 to 10 hours each week.
Per the State of Kansas, student employees may hold concurrent appointments not to exceed maximum appointment and hours worked levels. However, concurrent student appointments must be of matching FLSA designation (exempt/salaried or non-exempt/hourly).
The Shook Hardy & Bacon Scholars Program is a part of the Law School’s Academic Resources Program. Funding for this program comes from a grant from the law firm of Shook Hardy & Bacon.
Shook Hardy and Bacon Scholars will lead a structured study group during the spring semester for 1L students in the bottom of the class. The study group will be tied to the students’ Constitutional Law class but will also focus on learning and practicing effective study skills. We are looking for up to five students for the spring semester to lead study groups for students.
Benefits
Scholars will be paid $15.00 an hour. Note that law students are not allowed to work more than 20 hours per week. Scholars generally work 6 to 10 hours each week.
Per the State of Kansas, student employees may hold concurrent appointments not to exceed maximum appointment and hours worked levels. However, concurrent student appointments must be of matching FLSA designation (exempt/salaried or non-exempt/hourly).
Job Description
Responsibilities:
- General Responsibilities – Scholars will be assigned a group of roughly five students. Scholars will not specifically be tutoring students but will instead be helping them find answers to their questions and modeling successful law student study skills.
- Attend Constitutional Law – Scholars must attend one of the following classes:
- Professor Levy’s Constitutional Law class, which meets MTWR from 9:15 - 10:10 a.m.; OR
- Professor McAllister’s Constitutional Law class, which meets MTW 9:15 - 10:10 a.m and W 10:20 - 11:15 a.m.
- You must be available to attend all four hours of class each week.
- Lead Weekly Study Group – Scholars will organize and lead an hour-long weekly study group for group participants. Study groups will meet virtually.
- Attend Training – Scholars will meet at the beginning of the spring semester and periodically throughout the semester with the Director of Academic Resources for training, guidance, and instruction.
Required Qualifications
- Any KU Law student who is in good standing and will be enrolled as a third-year law student during the spring 2025 semester is eligible to apply. Scholars will be selected, in part, on students’ demonstrated success in law school. Students must be available to attend all four hours of one of the following classes:
- Professor Levy’s Constitutional Law class or
- Professor McAllister’s Constitutional Law class.
- 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:
- have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or
- be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or
- be enrolled in summer session or
- be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be for undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).
Preferred Qualifications
N/A
Additional Candidate Instructions
Apply at the KU jobs website, KU SH&B Scholars 2025, with a completed résumé and brief cover letter to Professor Six. The cover letter should explain why you are interested in being a Scholar and can include a description of any qualities, skills, or experience you would bring to the program. The deadline for applications is November 8, 2024.
Contact Information to Applicants
Advertised Salary Range
15.00 per hour
Work Schedule
Scholars generally work 6 to 10 hours each week. Not to exceed 20 hours weekly.
Anticipated Start Date
Monday January 13, 2025