Samantha Woo

Associate Dean of Community Engagement and Access

Biography

Samantha Kwok-Ting Woo is the Associate Dean of Community Engagement and Access. In this role, Samantha advises individual students and student organizations, develops community engagement programs and trainings aimed at promoting a supportive, welcoming environment and fostering a sense of belonging, implements pre-law initiatives to expand pathways to the legal profession for individuals who would not otherwise have exposure to law school and the field of law, and supports other Northwestern Pritzker Law departments and external partners in connection with strategic initiatives related to community engagement.

Samantha joined the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law staff in January 2023. Prior to that time, Samantha worked for over a decade as an associate, then partner, at Jones Day in the Firm’s labor and employment practice group. She is a 2012 graduate of Northwestern Pritzker Law, where she was a member of the Northwestern Law Review, Asian Pacific American Law Students Association, and Diversity Coalition. Samantha is active in both the legal and DEI communities, including in the Asian American Bar Association of Greater Chicago, National Employment Law Council, and Chicago Committee on Minorities in Large Law Firms. Since 2018, she also has served as a member of the Advisory Board of the Northwestern Law Bluhm Legal Clinic. 

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