Aspen Publishing has always been at the forefront of legal education, as is our exciting new program, JD-Next, which serves as a new law school entrance exam, as well as prep program for Undergrad Pre-law, and a bridge program for accepted 1L students. As part of JD-NEXT, we offer an online course to help prepare students for the exam and Aspen is offering WINTER 2025/2026 internships to current/rising 2L/3L Law Students or recent grad to serve as Course Assistants to track students’ progress, provide feedback, answer questions, and encourage engagement. The internship requires 8-10 hours/week, at a rate of $20 per hour. 5 hours of asynchronous, Self-paced training begins week of November 17th, the eight-week courses begin 12/1/25 and 2/9/26 with testing on 1/27 and 1/31/26 for the December 2025 course and 4/14 and 4/18/26 for the February 2026 course.
TITLE: Course Assistant Internship
REPORTS TO: Director of JD-NEXT
DEPARTMENT: JD-NEXT
FLSA STATUS: NON-Exempt
SALARY RANGE: $20/hour
POSITION SUMMARY: Responsible for providing support to matriculating 1L students enrolled in the JD-Next course by tracking student progress, providing feedback, answering questions, and encouraging engagement. Internship requires 8-10 hours per week for the duration of the cohort. Intern must be a current/rising 2L/3L Law Student or recent grad and able to work during the winter break.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Complete the training
- Record and post a welcome video to the course website
- Support large group of students virtually, primarily by responding to emails within 24 hours and providing individualized feedback for students on weekly discussion posts, meeting all required deadlines
- Maintain open communication with leadership
- Hold scheduled office hours (one hour per week)
- Flag repeated questions for an FAQ
- Identify and collect feedback from students
- Check students’ participation weekly for your assigned section and check in with students who are falling behind
- Attend a weekly meeting
- Provide coverage for other Course Assistants as needed
- Track work hours and tasks performed accurately and document daily progress
- Other duties as assigned
- Current/rising 2L/3L law student or recent grad required
- Experience as a TA, mentor or similar role preferred.
- Ability to record and post videos and use video conferencing such as Zoom or TEAMS
- Understanding of Contract Law required
- Comfortable supporting students in a large, virtual environment
- Ability to track work hours and tasks performed accurately and document daily progress
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- Strong Attention to detail and ability to execute plans on time and with quality
- Comfortable working in fast-paced and deadline driven environment
- Strong interpersonal and oral/written communication skills
- Ambition to take on new projects and opportunities as assigned
- Troubleshooting and problem solving
- Prioritization and multitasking skills
- Demonstrated ability in working independently and as part of a team
- Ability to sit for extended periods of time
- Ability to work on computer for extended periods of time
- Ability to listen and speak carefully while interacting with others
- Ability to lift up to 10 pounds occasionally
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