Academic Scholars

Position OverviewOverview of the Program
The Shook Hardy & Bacon Scholars Program is a part of the Law School'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.
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 hour-long 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.

Required Qualifications

1. Any KU Law student who is in good standing and will be enrolled as a third-year 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 QualificationsN/APosition RequirementsDuring 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 pre-enrolled 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/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.Additional Candidate InstructionsApply at the KU jobs website, KU 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.

Contact Information to ApplicantsProfessor Betsy Brand Six

Advertised Salary Range15.50 per hourAnticipated Start DateMonday August 11, 2025 Apply to Job