FOR CURRENT 1L AND 2L STUDENTS Position: "Writing Tutor" for International Law Master's Students Hours: Average 5-6 hrs/wk Pay $14.28/hour (PA rate) This position is also Work-Study eligible. Applications are being accepted now for four or five positions of "Writing Tutor". There is no application form. If you are interested in applying, send an email expressing your interest with your resume attached and put a copy of your Law School transcript (unofficial version is fine) in the mailbox of East Asian Legal Studies Center (near Dean Robarts' office), or drop it off at room 4312, Law School. See additional information below. Job Description: J.D. student edits research papers and other documents that are written by masters students at the Law School for whom English is not a native language, and then meets with students individually to discuss edits and comments and answer questions. Qualifications: Preference in hiring is given JD students who have had some kind of experience, paid or unpaid, in editing papers and working with individuals; then to second year JD students with experience; then to third or second year students with limited or no experience. Applicants should have excellent ability in English and legal writing as well as very good skills in interacting with people. It is desirable if you have learned a second language, whether it is an East Asian language or not. Please state second language abilities either on the resume or in the cover letter. Interested applicants may include a short writing sample (no more than 10 pages), specifically one that has evaluative comments from an instructor (e.g. a first draft of a memo or brief). TO APPLY: There is no formal application form. Send by email or hand in the following to East Asian Legal Studies Center (rm. 4312, or via the Center's mailbox near room 5106, across from Dean Robarts' office): (1) a cover letter describing any previous experience or background information that you think relates to the writing tutor job. The letter should state your current Law School level (1L or 2L) and should include your current address, telephone number, and email address, either as a letterhead or at the bottom of the letter, for reference. The cover letter may be addressed to the Center's Associate Director. (2) a resume. Hand in (3) a Law School transcript, official or unofficial. (If you know how to send it by email, fine; otherwise, you can get an unofficial transcript at the Peterson Administration Bldg.) We would like to make decisions by June 1. Decisions will be made largely on the strength of the documentation in the application packet. Interviews will be scheduled as needed. If you see this notice and are interested, you are encouraged to call or email to see whether there is still an opening. Questions? Contact Susan Katcher, Associate Director of the Center, 262-9121 or email: skatcher@wisc.edu

Submitted by UW Law School Newsletter Admin on August 22, 2006

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