Tuesday, August 5 Schedule & Resources

Location

Virtual via Zoom link or in person at Jones Day (110 N. Wacker Dr., Suite 4800, Chicago, IL).

Schedule

9 – 9:30 a.m.Welcome, Challenges, and the Bottom Line
Erika Harold, Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism Executive Director
Judge Ann Claire Williams, (Ret.) Of Counsel, Jones Day
9:30 – 10:30 a.m.This is First Year: Jumpstart Alumni Panel
Moderator: Samantha Woo, Associate Dean, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Diamond Brooks, 2L at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Heidi Carrillo, 2L at Loyola University School of Law
Audrey Stallings, 2L at Southern University Simmons Law School
Diana Ojeda, 2L at Northern Illinois University College of Law
Deja Bush, 2L at DePaul University College of Law
Alexandria Wilson, 3L at University of Illinois College of Law
Grant Higgins, 3L at Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Cassipea Smith, 2L at Chicago-Kent College of Law
10:30 – 10:45 a.m.Break
10:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.Law 101: Part 1
Introduction: Dr. Ana Vazquez-Rivera, Director of Diversity, Inclusion & Student Life, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Speaker: Dr. Ben Alba, Professor of Legal Practice & Director of Academic Success, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.Lunch
1:30 – 3:15 p.m.Law 101: Part II & Breakout Sessions
Speaker: Dr. Ben Alba
3:15 – 3:30 p.m.Takeaways
Tania Luma (in person), Assistant Dean, Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, DePaul College of Law
Marsha Ross-Jackson (virtual), Associate Dean, Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Chicago-Kent College of Law

Resources