General TA Information
ASP Teaching Assistants are selected from among Chicago-Kent's top upper
level students. Teaching Assistants are available to all students for
first-year doctrinal courses. (Legal writing TAs are available through
the Legal Writing Program.) TAs hold weekly office hours and monthly sessions
that are open to all students.
If you are interested in working as an ASP TA, you should approach
any professors you are interested in working with and inform them
of your interest. You should also complete
the TA Application Form and submit
it to Jenna Abhijeet,
Director of Student Services, in room 310A.
For the Spring 2009 semester we are hiring TAs for the following Day Division courses:
Civil Procedure
Laser
Stewart
Steinman
Legislative Process
Heyman
Sowle
Shapiro
Property
Harding
Perritt
Tarlock
For the Evening Division:
Contracts: Warner
Property: Baker
Completed applications must be submitted to Jenna Abhijeet, Room 310a, by Tuesday, November 17, 2009.
TA Requirements and Responsibilities
TAs must have: (1) a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and (2) earned a
grade of B+ or higher in the class for which they will serve as a TA.
Second, third, and fourth-year day and evening students are eligible
to work as TAs. All students selected to serve as TAs are required to
attend a mandatory training session. Teaching assistants work
approximately 10-12 hours per week. Responsibilities include attending class,
teaching a weekly small group session, teaching two large-group sessions,
and holding weekly office hours.
TA Compensation
All TA’s receive a stipend of 1 course credit for the semester. This can be received as pay for the TA position or as a scholarship towards the credits elected for the TA position. TAs may elect to receive either 1 or 2 hours of credit. If the TA enrolls for 2 credits, the student will receive a scholarship for 1 credit hour and will be responsible for paying the additional credit elected, as for any other course.
Please contact Jenna Abhijeet, Director of Student Services, if have questions about
working as an ASP Teaching Assistant.
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