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For nearly 40 years, nonprofit Access Lex Institute® has been partnering with our member institutions – the nearly 200 state‑affiliated and nonprofit ABA‑approved law schools – to meet the ever‑changing needs and challenges of law students and the legal education community we serve. From providing free resources for every step of the law school journey to maximizing the value and affordability of a law degree through research and policy advocacy, we exist to increase access and further the success of aspiring lawyers from admission to law school to admission to the bar.

Helix Bar Review is our latest service in pursuit of our nonprofit mission – empowering the next generation of lawyers.

Access Lex combines mission‑driven work with long‑term financial strength. Backed by nearly $1 billion in net assets that fund a $40 + million annual operating budget, we’re built to advance our mission for the long haul, and we accomplish this by investing in the resources, programs, and personnel that ensure sustained growth and furtherance of our organizational goals. Learn more at Access Lex.org and Helix Bar Review .org
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Salary for this position is $80,000‑90,000 annually.

The Manager of Pathway Initiatives provides curricular, academic, and operational oversight of the Lex Scholars Post-Baccalaureate Program (Lex Post Bacc ), a 10‑month law school preparation program designed for prospective law students with bottom‑quartile LSAT scores and/or other characteristics that would benefit from additional academic readiness support prior to beginning law school.

This role ensures academic quality, grading integrity, curricular relevance, and seamless coordination across internal and external teams, including graders, program administrators, and partner law schools.

As the Lex Post Bacc  program continues to expand in scale and impact, this position plays a critical role in shaping program delivery, participant outcomes, and overall program effectiveness.

• Lead ongoing development and refinement of the Lex Post Bacc  curriculum based on participant performance and feedback from referring law schools.
• Ensure alignment of curriculum with best practices in online and adult learning.
• Maintain academic rigor and grading consistency across all delivery formats.
• Adapt curriculum and assessments to address appropriate, ethical, and productive use of AI tools.

• Oversee grader onboarding, training, calibration, and ongoing performance monitoring.
• Design and facilitate training and calibration sessions to ensure grading consistency.
• Manage grading workflows and ensure timely delivery of performance reports to referring law schools and internal decision makers.
• Generate and customize grade summary reports for use by program directors.

• Respond to participant inquiries related to program grading, assessment, and academic expectations.
• Monitor trends in feedback and recommend curricular improvements.
• Maintain and update Canvas LMS content and course structures.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external vendors to support program delivery.

• Collaborate with partner law schools to support academic alignment and post-program coaching initiatives.
• Conduct outreach to support program engagement and expansion.
• Utilize Salesforce to track engagement, outcomes, and coaching activities.
• Support program growth initiatives, including drafting agreements, budgets, and calendars.
• Other duties as assigned in support of the Company’s mission.

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

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• Required:
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience working in a higher education academic support role.
  • Experience developing and implementing academic upgrade curriculum.
  • Experience delivering online courses to adult learners.
  • Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to academic integrity.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
  • Experience working with…