Academic Counselors
The Law School's Academic Counselor Program aims to alleviate the anxiety associated with the law school experience and help every student achieve the maximum level of academic success. Six third-year law students serve as Academic Counselors under the direction of the Dean of Students and Associate Director of Student Affairs to provide academic support for their peers. Counselors are available during regular office hours to consult on study skills, to review exams and papers, and to give general academic advice and support. They also coordinate several programs throughout the year for first-year students, offering tips on preparing for class discussions and the Socratic method, exam preparation, course selection, and other topics as they arise.
The Academic Counselor Program has two basic features -- group workshops and individual counseling sessions.
Group Workshops: The Academic Counselors offer a series of workshops to first-year students designed to assist them in adjusting to law school. Fall workshops include the following:
- a presentation on preparing for class and the Socratic method (orientation)
- a general question and answer session for new students (early fall)
- a presentation on outlining and exam preparation (mid/late fall)
- a faculty panel discussion on preparing for and taking law school exams (late fall)
Individual counseling sessions: The Academic Counselors are available to meet individually with students to discuss academic issues, including study methods, class preparation, outlining, and exam writing skills.
Each Academic Counselor holds a few office hours per week for individual counseling sessions (appointments are preferred, but walk-ins are accommodated whenever possible). Their office is Room 603.
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Academic Counselors: 2012-2013 |
Office Hours in Room 603 |
1L Professors |
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Renee AhlersRenée Ahlers received her B.A. in International Relations and Hispanic Studies from Brown University in 2009. Upon graduating, she received a Fulbright grant to spend one year as an English Teaching Assistant at the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico (UAEM). During her time at the Law School, she has acted as a Big Sibling, participated in intramural volleyball and has been actively involved in the community service group, Neighbors, for which she now serves as president. As a clinical student with the Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights during her 2L year, she acted as an advocate for unaccompanied immigrant children; she also had the opportunity to travel to the border town of Harlingen, Texas over spring break to develop a policy brief arguing for the protection of the children's best interests. |
Tuesday, Thursday, 2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. |
- Elements of the Law: Strauss |
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Rebecca HorwitzRebecca Horwitz received her B.A. from Wellesley College in Classics with a concentration in Pre-Medical Studies before spending three years working as an Academic Manager and Teacher with Kaplan Test Preparation, focusing on the MCAT. During that time she studied under a Master Sommelier and spent the year before entering the Univeristy of Chicago continuing her sommelier studies and working as a bartender in a restaurant. At the law school she was President of the Hemingway Society and is currently a member of the Moot Court Board and Co-Chair of OutLaw. During her 2L summer, she worked as a summer associate at Irell and Manella, where she will be returning after graduation. Outside of school she spends her time cooking, enjoying wine, attending concerts and, most importantly, doting on her dog, Connor. |
Monday, Thursday, |
- Elements of the Law: Strauss |
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Jayeeta KunduJayeeta Kundu received her B.A. from Reed College in Physics and Economics and her M.S. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Technology and Policy. She spent three years working in economic consulting in Massachusetts prior to starting law school. During her 1L summer, she was the Diversity Fellow at Stoel Rives, LLP in Portland, Oregon. Her 2L summer was spent at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, working in the San Francisco and D.C. offices. She plans to return to Quinn after graduation. Jayeeta is a co-chair of the Women’s Mentoring Program, a co-chair of the Clinic Board, a board member of the South Asian Law Students Association, and on the Students Advisory Committee on Professor Hiring. She is also a volunteer for the Chicago chapter of Minds Matter, a non-profit organization that provides college counseling for low income students in the greater Chicago area. |
Thursday, 12:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. |
- Elements of the Law: Strauss |
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Brett NolanBrett Nolan received his B.A. in philosophy and political science from the University of Kentucky. While at the Law School, he has served as president of the Christian Legal Society, and is currently a Comments Editor for the Law Review. He spent his most recent summer at Dinsmore & Shohl LLP in Lexington, Kentucky, working in its litigation department. Following graduation, Brett will clerk for the Honorable Karen K. Caldwell, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky. In his life outside of school, Brett is an avid Kentucky basketball fan who also enjoys experimenting in his kitchen with new dessert recipes. |
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- Elements of the Law: Strauss |
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Evan RoseEvan completed a B.A. in Philosophy at the University of Otago, in his home town of Dunedin, New Zealand. After graduating in 1999, Evan was involved in competitive snowboarding and freestyle coaching in both New Zealand and Colorado. Immediately before beginning law school, Evan worked for the Aspen Skiing Company in Aspen, Colorado, training snowboard instructors for the ski school. At the Law School, Evan has been involved in a variety of student groups and activities, including the Law Students Association, the Black Law Students Association, the Student Admissions Committee, and intramural flag football and broomball teams. In the 2011-12 school year he served as a Team Lead for the Corporate Lab Transactional Clinic. Evan is a member of the University of Chicago Law Review, and in the 2012-13 school year he will serve as LSA President. This summer, Evan worked as a Summer Associate in the Business and Technology practice group in the San Francisco office of Cooley, LLP. After graduation, Evan plans to clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit in San Francisco before starting as an associate at Cooley. Evan enjoys a variety of sports, including snowboarding, hiking, trail running, and boxing, and this year he plans to attend more Bar Reviews. |
Tuesday, 12:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. |
- Elements of the Law: Dixon |
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Emily Van WyckEmily Van Wyck received her B.A. in 2005 from the University of Notre Dame in American Studies. After college, Emily joined the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. as a paralegal. After D.C., she moved to Boston and worked for Integrity Interactive, a compliance and ethics consulting company now under SAI Global. While at the Law School, Emily has been a staff member of the Chicago Journal of International Law, has participated in the Neighbors Mentoring Program, and has served on the student admissions committee. During her summers, she worked as a legal extern for the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly of the Northern District of Illinois and as a summer associate at Sidley Austin. Emily plans to move to Vienna, Austria with her family for one year following graduation and then will return to Chicago to join Sidley Austin. In her free time, Emily enjoys chasing after her energetic one-year old daughter, traveling, and cooking. |
Monday, 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Monday, |
- Elements of the Law: Dixon |
