Academic Scholars Shook Hardy Bacon Student Fall 2025
Academic Scholars Shook Hardy Bacon Student Fall 2025
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17-04-2025
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Job Description
- 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 Class Scholars must attend all four hours of one of the following classes:
- Civil Procedure (Professor Craig) which meets MTW 9:15 10:20am and M 8:10 9:05am
- Contracts (Professor Platt) which meets MTWR 11:25am 12:20pm OR
- Contracts (Professor Ware) which meets TWF 10:20 11:15am and F 11:25am 12:20pm
- Lead Weekly Study Group Scholars will organize and lead an hourlong weekly study group for group participants using material covered in the doctrinal course they are attending.
- Attend Training Scholars will meet at the beginning of the fall semester and periodically throughout the semester with Professor Six for training guidance and instruction.
Disclaimer
The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color ethnicity religion sex national origin age ancestry disability status as a veteran sexual orientation marital status parental status gender identity gender expression and genetic information in the universitys programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies and is the Title IX coordinator for all KU and KUMC campuses: Associate Vice Chancellor for Civil Rights and Title IX Room 1082 Dole Human Development Center 1000 Sunnyside Avenue Lawrence KSTTY.
Work Schedule
Scholars generally work 6 to 10 hours each week. Not to exceed 20 hours weekly.
Contact Information to Applicants
Professor Betsy Brand Six
- Any KU Law student who is in good standing and will be enrolled as a thirdyear law student during the fall 2025 semester is eligible to apply. Scholars will be selected in part on students demonstrated success in law school generally and in the particular course. Three students will be selected for the fall 2025 semester. Students selected for the fall semester will have the option to continue as Scholars in the Spring 2026 semester.
Preferred Qualifications
N/A
Overview of the Program
The Shook Hardy & Bacon Scholars Program is a part of the 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 fall semester for a small group of 1L students including international students. The study group will focus on one of the students doctrinal classes but will also help students generally as they learn about the U.S. legal system. Scholars will provide participants with a role model for successful law student study skills.
Benefits
Scholars will be paid $15.50 an hour. Note that under law school rules students are not allowed to work more than 20 hours per week. Scholars generally work 6 to 10 hours each week.
Additional Candidate Instruction
Apply at the KU jobs websiteKU Law SH&B Scholars Fall 2025 with a completed resume and brief cover letter to Prof. Six. The application deadline is Friday April 25. 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. It should also indicate which class or classes you are interested in and available to lead a study group for. (Scholars will be hired to lead one study group associated with one particular doctrinal class but applicants with some flexibility about which class they can attend are desirable. The letter should also include information about how to best reach you over the summer.
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 preenrolled 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/nonexempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/nonexempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.
Employment Type
Student
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