Position Title: Teaching Assistant - School of Law
Department: School of Law
Advertised Pay: 12.00
Campus Location: Washburn University
Position Summary:
Assist professor in supporting students with the content and assignments in the identified class(es).
About Washburn University:
Washburn University is a teaching-focused, student-centered, public institution located in the metropolitan setting of Topeka that has earned national recognition for its high-impact programs for first-generation students. Washburn has a student body of over 5,500 undergraduate, graduate, and law students, a significant and growing number of whom are first-generation and Pell-Grant eligible. The University has created educational pathways for all students to be successful and achieve their educational goals.
Washburn is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a dynamic faculty, staff, and student body and cultivating a robust learning and working environment and curriculum. We employ more than one thousand faculty and staff on our campuses throughout Topeka and strive to offer competitive wages, an excellent benefits program, and a supportive culture and a healthy work/life balance. Washburn seeks to create an environment that reflects our core values for creating positive IMPACT: inclusion, modernization, partnership, achievement, community and transformation. In 2024, Washburn was recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to Great Colleges to Work For® program.
Essential Functions:
-Attend the identified classes.
-Be available for student questions one hour per week.
-Inform professor if students need assistance with a particular concept or assignment.
-Assist in the logistics of assignments as needed.
Non-Essential Functions:
Typing, filing, and answering the phone.
Required Qualifications:
Must be enrolled as a 2L, 3L, or LLM at Washburn University Law School.
-Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to interact with other students.
-Excellent grammar, written and verbal communication.
-Professionalism.
-Ability to maintain confidentiality.
-Ability to multi-task; understand legal terminology.
-Computer/keyboarding skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
Hourly
Background Check Required