Study Group Leaders Needed for Fall 2010 Entering Class

How to Apply

Applications are due no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 12, 2010.

Applications must be sent via e-mail to Professor Michael Schwartz (michael.schwartz [at] washburn.edu). Attach your resume to the e-mail and answer the following three questions:

Why are you interested in being a study group leader?
Why do some study groups work well and some fail?
What have you done in the past that demonstrates that you would make a good study group leader and why?

Strong applicants will be interested in serving others, open-minded, flexible and teachable.

Please contact Professor Schwartz with questions.

Thirty-two to thirty-five current law students who will be in their second or third year as of fall 2010 are needed to serve as structured study group leaders for the class of fall 2010 entering students. Study group leaders work 6-8 hours per week throughout the fall semester, except during First Week, when 15+ hours are required. First Week starts and the first study group meeting with assigned students will be on Monday, August 16, 2010.

Study group leaders are paid $8.00 per hour. Top-of-the-class grades are not a prerequisite, but a law school GPA of 2.5 or better is needed to apply.

The study group leader training program consists of reading a 60-page training manual and participating in either the May (Option 1) or the August (Option 2) training program:

Option 1: Monday, May 17th and Tuesday, May 18th, 6:30-9:30 p.m. both nights
Option 2: Thursday, August 12th and Friday, August 13th, 6:30-9:30 p.m. both nights

Attendance is required at both sessions in either Option 1 or Option 2 to be a study group leader. In addition, Professor Schwartz meets with all study group leaders one hour per week throughout the fall semester so you will need to block out one day a week at noon (lunch provided).