Department Summary

A national leader in experiential legal education, the University of Denver Sturm College of Law features an outstanding student body, a community of nationally recognized scholar-teachers, an accomplished and highly professional staff, and over 15,000 alumni who have achieved careers of distinction in law, business, government, public interest, and other professional domains.

The Sturm College of Law is strongly committed to preparing its graduates to excel on the bar examination. To this end, the law school currently supports a variety of initiatives designed to support bar success, among them a faculty-directed Bar Success Program; a set of curricular and co-curricular offerings focused on bar success and academic achievement; and a complimentary bar review course for all current JD students.

Position Summary

The Director of the Bar Success Program will lead a comprehensive set of initiatives designed to prepare graduates of the Sturm College of Law to excel on the bar examination. The Director will (1) lead the Bar Success Program, including the development, management, and staffing of all curricular and/or co-curricular offerings designed to enhance students’ knowledge and skills relevant to the bar examination; (2) teach the postgraduate Bar Success Program in collaboration with other instructors, coaches, and advisors; (3) work with the Director of the Academic Achievement Program on initiatives designed to foster strong performance on the bar exam and with other faculty members regarding the effective teaching of skills and subjects tested on the bar, including the NextGen Bar Exam; (4) manage relationships with vendors relevant to the Bar Success Program; (5) harmonize the law school’s in-house curricular and co-curricular programs with the offerings of third-party vendors, and foster effective engagement by students and graduates with such programs and offerings; (6) compile and analyze data related to bar passage, including for purposes of programmatic enhancement, donor stewardship, and accreditation-related reporting; (7) furnish bar-takers with individualized and effective advice about their professional licensure options; and (8) manage the budget of the Bar Success Program.

The successful candidate will be a current member of the full-time or visiting faculty of the Sturm College of Law and will be expected to begin in the role in May 2025.

Essential Functions

• Lead the Bar Success Program, including the development, management, and staffing of all curricular and/or co-curricular offerings (e.g., bootcamps, MPRE preparation, mini-bar exams, Legal Analysis Strategies) designed to enhance students’ knowledge and skills relevant to the bar examination
• Teach the postgraduate Bar Success Program in collaboration with other instructors, coaches, and advisors
• Work with the Director of the Academic Achievement Program on initiatives designed to foster strong performance on the bar exam and with other faculty members regarding the effective teaching of skills and subjects tested on the bar, including the NextGen Bar Exam
• Manage relationships with vendors relevant to the Bar Success Program (e.g., Themis, NCBE, and AccessLex)
• Harmonize the law school’s in-house curricular and co-curricular programs with the offerings of third-party vendors, and foster effective engagement by students and graduates with such programs and offerings
• Compile and analyze data related to bar passage, including for purposes of programmatic enhancement, donor stewardship, and accreditation-related reporting
• Furnish bar-takers with individualized and effective advice about their professional licensure options
• Manage the budget of the Bar Success Program

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• The ability to convey complex concepts in a clear and compelling fashion
• The capacity to analyze data
• Professionalism, sound judgment, and discretion
• The demonstrated ability to work independently and with limited supervision
• The ability to function in a high-paced, collaborative work environment
• The ability to prioritize workload in an efficient and effective manner
• The capacity to handle multiple tasks simultaneously under time constraints

Required Qualifications

• A J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school
• Membership in the bar of one or more U.S. jurisdictions
• An understanding of the current landscape of legal licensure  
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience teaching law students and/or early-career lawyers
• Experience with legal pedagogy

Work Schedule
Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. with flexibility to occasionally work evenings or weekends. Hybrid work policy is 2-days remote and 3-days in the office. The hiring manager will share more about DU hybrid work policy and discuss work schedule flexibility.

Application Deadline
For consideration, please submit your application materials by 4:00 p.m. (MST) May 9, 2025.

Special Instructions
Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

Salary Grade Number:
The salary grade for the position is UC.

Salary Range:

This position pays a benefited administrative stipend of $15,000.

The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

Benefits:
The University of Denver offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO pass. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver.

Please include the following documents with your application:
1. Resume
2. Cover Letter

The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital, family, or parental status, pregnancy or related conditions, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University of Denver does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital family, and parental status, pregnancy, genetic information, military enlistment, or veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the University’s educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Americans with Disabilities Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Equal Pay Act; the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Worker's Rights ("POWR") Act; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation. For more information, please see the University of Denver's Non‑Discrimination‑Statement.

All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.