Widener University’s Delaware Law School is seeking a detail‑oriented Academic Success and Bar Passage Administrative Support Specialist to join the Office of Student Affairs. This position plays a key role in supporting initiatives that promote student achievement and bar exam readiness.
Reporting to the Bar Programs Director and Co-Directors of the Academic Success Program, the Academic Success and Bar Passage Administrative Support Specialist provides essential support to the Office of Student Affairs. This role plays a key part in coordinating bar preparation and academic success programming, managing attendance and related data, and guiding students to appropriate services and resources. The Administrative Support Specialist also supports broader Student Affairs functions, including connecting students with academic advisors, assisting with service‑related inquiries and appointment scheduling, and contributing to the planning and execution of student-focused events.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (including, but not limited to):
Essential Duties:
- Assist Bar and Academic Success Program directors with program and event planning and coordination.
- Work with the Bar Program directors to provide preliminary information relating to bar admission to international LLM students.
- Assist Bar Programs directors with maintaining bar class attendance records and assessment logistics.
- Provide guidance to students seeking to amend their law school applications to include character and fitness updates; maintain records relating to the updates.
- With guidance from program directors, create and publish a periodic newsletter for students with bar and academic success-related tips, as well as information about available services.
- Provide students who contact the office with information relating to academic success and bar preparation services; connect students with advisors as necessary.
- Interact professionally with a wide array of constituents, including students, faculty, administrators, alumni, attorneys, and judges.
- Assist with proofreading, duplication/printing, and dissemination of flyers and other documents.
- Work with other Student Affairs personnel to track office and program expenses and maintain financial records.
- Help to greet office visitors, answer their questions, and direct them to the appropriate office or resource.
- Assist with managing the Student Affairs/Academic Success study aid resource library.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: (education/training and experience required)
Required:
- Associate’s degree.
- Two (2) years of administrative support experience in a busy office environment. An equivalent combination of experience and education may be considered.
- Demonstrated organizational skills, flexibility, and adaptability.
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task with exceptional attention to detail.
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office suite especially Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Aptitude and willingness to learn new technology systems, including but not limited to student information systems and learning management systems.
- Ability to work independently and as a part of team.
- Superior written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.
- Ability to work in an open office environment while helping to greet and assist office visitors.
- Ability to maintain sensitivity, understanding, and respect for a diverse academic environment inclusive of students, faculty and staff of varying social economic, cultural, ideological and ethnic backgrounds.
Preferred:
- Experience in customer service.
- Experience in Higher Education or a school office.
- Experience working with law students.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND/OR UNUSUAL HOURS:
- Flexibility to work occasional evening hours, including up to two times per month until 6:15 p.m., to support student schedules.
- Willingness to attend and participate in evening events as needed.
- Ability to sit and work at a computer for extended periods.
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Widener University is committed to fostering an inclusive community in which faculty, staff, and students from a variety of backgrounds, cultures, and personal experiences are welcomed and can thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, disability, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or status as a protected veteran.
Some positions may be eligible for a hybrid or remote work arrangement that may include a partially or fully remote work location, consistent with Widener’s Flexible Work policy.
Widener University, an independent, metropolitan, doctoral-intensive university, connects curricula to social issues through civic engagement. Dynamic teaching, active scholarship, personal attention and experiential learning are key components of the Widener Experience. Located in Chester, PA, Widener's main campus is nestled between Philadelphia, PA and Wilmington, DE, with Law Schools located in both Harrisburg and Wilmington. For more information about the university, please visit our website at www.widener.edu.
