Experience

University of California, Davis - School of Law

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant Dean of Admission and Financial Aid

  • Sep 2013 - Present

  Oversee operation of a complex admission, recruitment, financial aid, and outreach process designed to generate a student body of 500-600 Juris Doctor candidates and administer an annual budget of $750,000, including $250,000 in outreach funds and a multi million dollar financial aid budget. Work in conjunction with the Law School Admission Committee to evaluate and select a diverse group of academically outstanding applicants utilizing a process in which all files are reviewed individually. Develop and conduct a national recruitment and outreach effort for the best law students in the country with decision making responsibility for administration and management of admissions and financial aid. Conduct research and analysis on Admissions and Financial Aid functions and prepare reports on all aspects of the process. Oversee the School of Law's awarding-winning King Hall Outreach Program and all its other outreach programming designed to increase the number of law students from underrepresented backgrounds. Show less

• Associate Director of Admission & Outreach

  • Mar 2011 - Sep 2013

  Admissions: Evaluate and make admission recommendations on pool of as many as 4,000 applications for class of 190 first-year law students; liaise with Admissions Committee comprised of faculty and 3L students; organize and execute week-long orientation for incoming first-year law students; represent law school at numerous LSAC Forums and individual admissions recruiting events; plan and execute Prospective Student and Admitted Students Open Houses; individual counseling with prospective and admitted students about all aspects of the application and matriculation process; and facilitate international student immigration assistance.Outreach: Oversee the Law School’s two premier pipeline programs for underrepresented college students interested in law school, including development of curriculum, year-round supervision of full-time Outreach Assistant; staff recruitment, interviewing and hiring for King Hall Outreach Program six-week summer residency program for diverse Northern California college juniors and seniors; student counseling; and represent the Law School at diversity-related events, programs and panels. Show less



Sidley Austin LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Palo Alto/ San Francisco Manager of Training and Development

  • Mar 2011 - Feb 2012

  Serve as firmwide lawyer training and development team liaison with Palo Alto and San Francisco office for special initiatives and programs, including development and execution of mid-level associate mentoring program, transactional associate training series, summer associate drafting and professional skills development seminars, mandatory continuing legal education programs and series; and assist with local execution of firmwide associate and partner training programs.

• Midwest Manager of Lawyer Training and Development

  • Sep 2009 - Mar 2011

  Primarily responsible for collaborating with the firm’s Director and Chief Training & Development Officer, Assignment and Compensation of Associates, Training and Development, Diversity Committees, Committee on Retention and Promotion of Women, and regional training and development teams, to develop and implement a firmwide education of more than 1500 lawyers.Lawyer Education/ Professional Development: Create substantive and skills training programs to meet the firm’s professional, business and client service goals, help attorneys practice law effectively, efficiently earn CLE credits, maintain avenues of communication between partners and associates, and foster a strong firm community. Serve as part of firmwide team creating and implementing multi-day, multi-city firmwide training programs for litigation and transactional associates and new associate orientation program.Special Initiatives: Work with the Chairs of the Diversity Committee and Committee on Retention and Promotion of Women to develop and further women and diversity initiatives and to further integration of professional development systems from orientation through performance reviews; responsible for application process, administration, and implementation of diversity scholarship program and execution of summer pre-law seminar; responsible (on a interim basis) for duties of the Firmwide Diversity Director, including additional diversity-related programs, surveys, and organizational outreach.Mentoring and Evaluations: Coordinate and monitor the firm's firmwide mentoring programs, implement support networks, training resources and meetings for mentors and mentees; and develop innovative ways to provide meaningful feedback to attorneys. Show less



The Chicago Committee on Minorities in Large Law Firms

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Operations & Program Director

  • Jul 2008 - Sep 2009

  Board Support: Collaborate with Board of Directors and Board officers on strategic decisions; create, plan and execute law student and attorney programming; oversee daily operations, print, and website marketing; maintain relationships with lawyers and administrators in the Chicago legal community. Operations: Manage all financial transactions including budgets, operational and investment accounts and regularly interact with external accountant. Programming: Develop and execute programming for members of the Chicago legal community, including law students, large law firm associates, partners and diversity as well as professional development administrators; conduct original research about racial and ethnic diversity in Chicago’s law firms; and collaborate on all aspects of and oversee execution of 10-week pipeline program designed to prepare high school and college students to attend and excel at law school and legal career. Marketing: Strategize organizational outreach and promotional activities, including web-based and print publications; constituent correspondence and materials for outside organizations; and conduct presentations about the organization to outside parties of all types including law firms, law school diversity professionals, pipeline program participants and other minority-affiliated public and private organizations. Special Projects: Coordinate project with consultants on curriculum-based, year-long mentorship program for senior and management level law firm partners and associates; formulate original content and materials; collaborate with individual and group participants and facilitate relationships between attorney participants, outside consultants and Chicago Committee staff; plan city-wide, day-long symposium on diversity pipeline programs. Show less



The University of Chicago Law School

• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Services Fellow

  • Jul 2007 - Jul 2008

  Collaborate with Admissions & Financial Aid, Career Services, and Dean of Students Offices on long-term as well as day-to-day projects, programming, student counseling, internal administration, and a variety of other tasks. Admissions: Read applications and recommend admission decisions; counsel prospective and admitted applicants; represent the University of Chicago at law school forum and college fairs; coordinate and collaborate with Student Admissions Committee on admitted student communications and Admitted Students Weekend; collaborate with Alumni Relations Office on Alumni Admissions Committee events; plan and execute Admitted Students Weekend; organize individual admitted student day visits. Financial Aid: Act as contact for current students on financial aid issues; serve as liaison with main university loan office; communicate with outside organizations offering scholarships to current students; collaborate with Development Office in awarding named scholarships; and advise admitted and current students on financial aid matters, including scholarships and loan applications processes. Activities: Collaborate with Mandel Legal Aid Clinic and Student Clinic Board on clinical initiatives designed to increase profile of clinical activities and opportunities; advise students on academic, financial, career, and personal issues. Show less



Jenner & Block

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate

  • 2006 - 2007

  General Litigation, Securities Litigation, White Collar Crime Representative matters include securities class action mediations, grand jury counseling, internal investigations, proceedings before Securities and Exchange Commission. Prosecute multimillion dollar internal fraud litigation, responsible for all aspects of fact investigation, work with internal investigators, employees, and third-party fact witnesses. Argue discovery motions. Oversee team of associates on large electronic document review. Show less



Schiff Hardin LLP

• Law Practice
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Associate

  • Sep 2004 - Jun 2006

  Participate in a variety of commercial litigation matters including insurance nationwide class action defense and securities arbitration; litigate multiple pro bono matters including state and federal criminal appeals, class action on behalf of mentally ill persons, and prisoner civil rights cases. Participate in a variety of commercial litigation matters including insurance nationwide class action defense and securities arbitration; litigate multiple pro bono matters including state and federal criminal appeals, class action on behalf of mentally ill persons, and prisoner civil rights cases.


The University of Chicago
• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• Research Coordinator

  • Sep 2000 - Jul 2001