Course Assistant Internship
Course Assistant Internship
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Aspen Publishing has always been at the forefront of legal education as is our exciting new program JDNext which serves as a new law school entrance exam as well as prep program for Undergrad Prelaw and a bridge program for accepted 1L students. As part of JDNEXT we offer an online course to help prepare students for the exam and Aspen is offering SPRING/SUMMER 2025 internships to current/rising2L/3L Law Students to serve as Course Assistants to track students progress provide feedback answer questions and encourage engagement. The internship requires 810 hours/week at a rate of $20 per hour. 5 hours of Selfpaced training begins April 21st the eightweek courses begin May 5th and June 2nd with testing on 7/8 and 7/12/25 for the May course and 8/5 and 8/9/25 for the June course. Possible opportunity for Fall/Winter Internship as well.
TITLE: Course Assistant Internship
REPORTS TO: Director of JDNEXT
DEPARTMENT: JDNEXT
FLSA STATUS: NONExempt
POSITION SUMMARY: Responsible for providing support to matriculating 1L students enrolled in the JDNext course by tracking student progress providing feedback answering questions and encouraging engagement. Internship requires 810 hours per week. Intern must be a current/rising 2L/3L Law Student.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Complete the training
- Record and post a welcome video to the course website
- Respond to students on group discussion boards
- Answer student questions via email
- Maintain open communication with the leadership
- Hold scheduled office hours (one hour per week)
- Flag repeated questions for an FAQ
- Identify and collect feedback from students
- Check students participation weekly for your assigned section and check in with students who are falling behind
- Provide individualized feedback for students on assignments using a rubric and template
- Attend weekly meetings
- Other duties as assigned
- Current/rising 2L/3L law student or recent grad required
- Ability to record and post videos and use video conferencing such as Zoom or TEAMS
- Understanding of Contract Law a plus
- Comfortable supporting students in a large virtual class environment
- Microsoft Office Excel Word PowerPoint
- Strong Attention to detail and ability to execute plans on time and with quality
- Comfortable working in fastpaced and deadline driven environment
- Strong interpersonal and oral/written communication skills
- Ambition to take on new projects and opportunities as assigned
- Troubleshooting and problem solving
- Prioritization and multitasking skills
- Demonstrated ability in working independently and as part of a team
- Ability to sit for extended periods of time
- Ability to work on computer for extended periods of time
- Ability to listen and speak carefully while interacting with others
- Ability to lift up to 10 pounds occasionally
ABOUT US: Aspen Publishing is a leading provider of educational content and digital learning solutions to law schools in the US and around the world Aspen provides bestinclass solutions for legal education through authoritative textbooks written by renowned authors and breakthrough products such as Connected eBooks Connected Quizzing and PracticePerfect.
EOE disability/veteran
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Employment Type
Intern
