Thursday, August 7 Schedule & Resources

Location

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

Schedule

9 – 10:30 a.m.	Legal Analysis Breakout Panel & Sessions Moderator: Michael Loch, Director of Academic Success & Bar Support, University of Illinois College of Law Professor Ben Alba, Director of Academic Success & Professor of Legal Practice, DePaul College of Law Professor Sheila Simon, Acting Associate Dean & Associate Professor of Law, Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School Professor Rebekah Holman, Clinical Assistant Professor of Law Dean Brandi Welch, Dean of Students, The University of Chicago Law School Professor Dawn Young, Clinical Assistant Professor of Law, Legal Writing, Loyola University Chicago School of Law Professor Jay Streitz, Legal Writing Instructor, Northern Illinois University College of Law Professor Mary Nagel, Associate Professor of Legal Writing, Chicago-Kent College of Law
10:30 – 10:45 a.m.	Break
10:45 a.m. – 12 p.m.	Law School Representatives Panel Moderator: Dr. Ana Vazquez-Rivera, Director of Diversity, Inclusion & Student Life, DePaul College of Law Associate Director Jesse Landstrom, Senior Associate Director of Advising & Wellness Programs, The University of Chicago Law School Professor Allen Moye, Associate Dean for Information Technology & Library Services; Director, Rinn Law Library; Associate Professor of Law, DePaul College of Law Professor Jennifer Spreng, Assistant Professor of Law, Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School Assistant Director Virginia Wenlen Mohr, Assistant Director, Legal Careers, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Professor Cindy Buys, Professor of Law, Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School Assistant Dean Maya Crim, Assistant Dean for JD Admission & Scholarships, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
12 – 1:15 p.m.	Lunch
1:15 – 2 p.m.	Creating a Networking Plan Panel: Part I Moderator: Julia Roundtree Livingston, DEI Manager, Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism Kendra Abercrombie, Professional Development & Legal Recruiting Manager, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Hannah Grosch-Jurowicz, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Law Clerk Program Director; Attorney Recruiting, Professional Development & Diversity, Office of the Illinois Attorney General Jennifer Plagman, Partner, Jones Day
2 – 2:15 p.m.	Break
2:15 – 3:30 p.m.	Creating a Networking Plan Panel: Part II Moderator: Julia Roundtree Livingston, DEI Manager, Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism Kendra Abercrombie, Professional Development & Legal Recruiting Manager, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Hannah Grosch-Jurowicz, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Law Clerk Program Director; Attorney Recruiting, Professional Development & Diversity, Office of the Illinois Attorney General Jennifer Plagman, Partner, Jones Day
3:30 – 4 p.m.	Closing Remarks Judge Ann Claire Williams (Ret.), Of Counsel, Jones Day
5 – 7:30 p.m.	In-Person Reception Speaker: Judge Rena Van Tine, Appellate Court, First Judicial District Jones Day 110 N. Wacker Dr. Suite 4800 Chicago, IL *Must provide a photo ID to building security for entry. Must be on the RSVP list for entry.