The Law Women's Caucus and Bloomberg Law 

present "Practice Makes Perfect"

*Lunch from Panera will be provided*

This event will give you the opportunity to hear an engaging conversation between leading Chicago area female legal practitioners about the importance of developing practice-ready skills while in law school. Specifically, panelists will be asked about the steps they took in law school to prepare themselves for working in the real world, and the ways in which they feel those efforts have translated into the success they have achieved in their respective careers. 

The panel will feature:

Jill O’Brien, Partner, Laner Muchin Ltd.: Ms. O’Brien is a member of Laner Muchin’s Executive Committee and is the firm’s Attorney Hiring Chairperson. Repeatedly selected as one of the “Top 50 Women Attorneys in Illinois,” Ms. O’Brien represents public and private sector employers in various areas of labor and employment law.

Rachel Sher, Marketing & Communications Strategist, LearnLeo: Ms. Sher is a 2007 graduate of the University of Chicago Law School. Formerly an associate at Sidley Austin and Butler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd, Ms. Sher is now part of the LearnLeo management team.

Laura Elizabeth Reasons, Associate, Seyforth Shaw: Ms. Reasons practice focuses on the defense of employer in employment litigation throughout the nation. In addition, Ms. Reasons has had significant success representing pro bono clients and sponsored by Seyforth Shaw, formerly served as a Public Interest Law Initiative Fellow at the Domestic Violence Legal Clinic.