Wednesday, August 2 Schedule & Resources
Schedule
9 – 9:30 a.m. online | Welcome, Challenges, and the Bottom Line Erika Harold, Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism Executive Director Judge Ann Claire Williams (Ret.), Jones Day |
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. online | This is First Year: Jumpstart Alumni Panel Moderator: Samantha Woo, Interim Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Amber Alexander, 2L at Southern Illinois University School of Law Hans Brownstein, 2L at University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Joanne Kim, 2L at DePaul University College of Law Julio C. Lara, Jr., 2L at University of Illinois College of Law Emily LaFlamme, 2L at Loyola University Chicago School of Law Omni McCollum, 2L at Northern Illinois University College of Law Katrice Robertson, 2L at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Tomale “Mel” Williams, 2L at Chicago-Kent College of Law |
10:30 – 10:45 a.m. | Break |
10:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. online | Law 101: Part 1 Ben Alba, DePaul University College of Law Anna Vázquez-Rivera, Loyola University Chicago School of Law |
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
1:30 – 3:15 p.m. online | Law 101: Part II & Breakout Sessions Ben Alba, DePaul University College of Law |
3:15 – 3:30 p.m. online | Takeaways Susan Landrum, University of Illinois College of Law Marsha Ross-Jackson, Chicago-Kent College of Law |
Resources
- Zoom Instructions and Best Practices
- First Year Glossary
- Law School 101 slides
- Cullison Opinion
- Meet the Black Women Leading Illinois Law School — Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism blog
- Cullison sample brief
- Coblyn case opinion
- Coblyn brief
- Law 101 Presentation