Legal Studies Undergraduate Advisor , Berkeley Law

Overview

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Legal Studies is an interdisciplinary, liberal arts major that explores the meanings, values, practices, and institutions of law and legality. The major examines how law shapes and is shaped by political, economic, and cultural forces. Courses are organized into interdisciplinary topical areas that transcend disciplinary boundaries for collaborative inquiry. The Legal Studies Program is administered by the School of Law and is a Social Science major within the College of Letters and Science.

Serves as undergraduate Advisor to the Legal Studies Program. Develops and implements comprehensive student services and programs. Provides academic advice and assists in program planning to fulfill academic requirements. Manages all aspects of the undergraduate program. Monitors progress toward degree and certifies completion of major. Organizes and maintains student and program files. Advises prospective and transfer students. Coordinates commencement. Serves as liaison with other University offices on undergraduate matters.

The First Review Date for this job is: 12/19/2025. For full consideration, please submit your application on or before 01/19/2026.

Advising:

• Maintaining confidentiality in accordance with FERPA, provides advice and assistance to students on all aspects of their academic experience, including progression toward completion of the major and requirement matters for the department/college.
• Determines barriers, distractions, and complications affecting a student's academic success, helps students recognize these key non-academic issues, and makes appropriate referrals for additional therapeutic counseling and/or assistance from other units.
• Advises students on a wide range of course possibilities and/or ways to complete degree requirements that may not be clearly defined. Assists in determining scheduling needs for student progression toward degree using various student and campus databases.
• Enrolls students who need specialized enrollment assistance.
• Advises on complex re-entry, transfer, UC Extension, and EAP student issues, evaluates (with the help of the Director) courses from other schools.
• Evaluates and advises students in petition for exceptions to departmental/college requirements. Confirms that students have met requirements for degree completion when there are no clear precedents or articulations, such as interdisciplinary programs or when transfer work is involved.
• Identifies students with GPA or progress problems, advises students, and recommends appropriate courses of action by the department /college (e.g., academic probation, dismissal).
• Advises on special eligibility requirements such as Independent Study, Honors program/fellowships/scholarships. Advises undergraduate student association as needed, working with Office of Student Life and ASUC.
• Serves as primary Program contact for community college advisors, prospective students and parents.

Program Administration

• Helps train and provides information to new/visiting and continuing instructors and GSIs on student advising issues, the Program, College and University policies, procedures and resources, schedules GSI study rooms.
• Assists faculty in the planning of academic curriculum to ensure students' progress through course sequences, and ensures compliance with campus-wide policies. Prepares and submits required course approval forms to Academic Senate Committee on Courses and Instruction (COCI).
• As needed, monitors enrollments, processes waitlists, oversees grading, schedules make-up and DSP exams.
• Serves as backup scheduler.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Student Development Programming

• Based on assessment of the needs of the student community, designs and implements student…