Senior Strategist, Legal Education – Newtown, PA

Overview:

LSAC’s mission is to advance law and justice by promoting access, equity, and fairness in law school admission and supporting the learning journey from prelaw through practice. 

Pay rate: $90,000 to $100,000, depending on experience

The Senior Strategist, Legal Education will play a pivotal role in shaping LSAC’s legal education initiatives. Acting both as a liaison between LSAC’s Education Services and legal educators and as a subject matter expert on law school curriculum and legal education within LSAC, this individual will be responsible for fostering partnerships, representing LSAC in the legal education community, creating and presenting workshops, and ensuring the overall quality and effectiveness of LSAC’s legal education offerings. They will work closely with the Director of Education Strategy to ensure that LSAC’s programs align with emerging trends and best practices in the field, and that they meet the evolving needs of a diverse range of audiences, from prelaw through practice.  

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. The individual employed in this position will be required to:

• Represent LSAC at legal education and professional development related conferences, workshops, and other events, and present on current LSAC projects, research, initiatives, and other topics as requested.
• Develop and maintain partnerships with law schools, legal organizations, and other relevant stakeholders and collaborate with these partners to enhance the quality and relevance of LSAC’s education products that align with LSAC’s overall mission and strategic goals.
• Stay abreast of current trends in higher education, legal education, and pedagogy and support LSAC’s role in advancing high-quality legal education.
• Develop resource materials and conduct presentations and workshops on instruction, legal education, lawyering, and the development of a professional identity for internal and external audiences, in conjunction with or on behalf of members of the prelaw engagement, LawReady, Legal Education Consulting, and other LSAC teams as requested.
• Identify and build relationships with external subject matter experts for the purpose of content development across the spectrum of LSAC’s education ecosystem.
• Onboard and support consultant subject matter experts, ensuring they are prepared to work with internal subject matter experts and the instructional design team on content development.
• Provide subject matter expertise, as requested, on the law school landscape, ABA standards for education, and the state of legal education to internal and external audiences.
• Collaborate with the Director of Education Strategy to develop and implement strategic plans for LSAC’s education initiatives.
• Provide subject matter expertise to the analysis and evaluation of the effectiveness of existing programs and make recommendations for improvements.
• Review and identify learner needs based on program/product evaluations conducted by internal and third-party research teams.
• Collaborate with product owners, platform owners, product designers, accessibility team members, DEI team members, instructional designers, and other key stakeholders to implement instruction, learning, and assessment standards across all educational content.
• Other duties as assigned.

Competencies

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Holds a strong sense of accountability for both individual and team objectives.
• Embraces a forward-thinking mindset, contributing to a culture of continuous improvement and creativity.
• Excellent time management, prioritization, attention to detail and organization skills
• Excellent understanding of legal education, its challenges and changes, and the many factors shaping it today.
• Excellent teaching skills and pedagogical knowledge related to teaching and learning practices.
• Excellent understanding of ABA accreditation standards for law schools.
• Highly autonomous and able to self-motivate, problem solve, and deal with ambiguity and tension.
• Able to synthesize and evaluate data and recommend appropriate actions.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• Ability to create engaging and impactful learning content.
• A proven record of working with diverse populations and demonstrating a commitment to inclusive educational practices.

Education and Experience

Required:

• Juris doctor (J.D.)
• Experience in developing and implementing instructional, learning, and assessment strategies within or for ABA-accredited law schools.

Preferred:

• Advanced degree in higher education or a related field.
• Experience practicing law or supporting the practice of law within the US or for a US law-based organization.
• Experience in one or more of the following: the development of legal professional identity, law school career services, legal employer talent management and development, law curriculum development, experiential education in law school (such as a clinical or externship program).
• Proficiency in project management methodologies and learning management systems (LMS).
• Design and development skills related to professional programming in higher education, including skills and strengths approaches, career navigation, and student engagement (ideally in-person and online experience).
• Experience with teaching skills and pedagogical knowledge related to teaching and learning practices for students with little familiarity, access, or experience with legal education and the legal profession.

Additional Information

Supervisory Responsibilities

This role does not have people management responsibilities.

Position Type

The LSAC standard business hours are Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. ET. While these are the standard office hours for LSAC, as an exempt employee, the employee will be expected to work the hours necessary to satisfactorily complete their assignments in a responsible and professional manner.

Work Environment

This job operates in a remote and professional office environment. Whether remote or in-office, this role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Travel Requirements

Up to 25% of travel is required for this position. Necessity will be determined by the employee and their direct supervisor.

Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee must regularly write, read, and communicate effectively.

Additional Information:

Please note that this job description may not contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Job responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.

Except as otherwise provided by law, all terms of employment are subject on an at-will basis and can change at any time.

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