Writing Advisor - UIC Law

Position Summary

This position serves as a legal writing coach and counselor for law students at all levels. This position also fulfills the law school''s mission and enriches student performance within its nationally ranked Lawyering Skills program.

Duties & Responsibilities

Deliver writing programming through individualized and group settings. Provide individual coaching to law students regarding all stages of the writing process through face-to-face and virtual conference. Advisors prepare for this responsibility by reading and commenting on students' papers. Present workshops on various legal writing topics and collaborate with the Associate Director to innovate workshop content. Guide student development by focusing on interconnected skills to help students enhance their writing skills. Promote writing across the curriculum through collaboration with Lawyering Skills faculty and the Academic Achievement Program. Assess student writing and make appropriate recommendations. Identify individual student's learning styles and help students create long-term and short-term plans for improving their writing, reading, and critical thinking skills. Review students' written work, diagnose areas in students' writing that need attention, and give clear, explicit feedback and direction to improve students' understanding. Advisors prepare for this responsibility by evaluating students' needs, including international and ESL students. Assist students in creating prewriting strategies, as well as strategies for organizing, revising, editing, and proofreading their own work. Monitor student progress. Assist with professional development and administrative responsibilities supporting the WRC's initiatives. Maintain records of student visits, including common writing problems addressed. Attend meetings as needed and assigned. Engage, as opportunities present, in national and regional service related to the legal writing discipline and writing center best practices. Perform other duties as assigned by the Associate Director of the WRC, the Director of the Lawyering Skills Department, or the Dean.Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.