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Mary BirdLoyola University School of Law25 E PearsonChicago, Illinois 60611(312)915-7661 mbird1@luc.eduEMPLOYMENT 2007- presentDirector of Public Service Programs, Loyola University of Chicago School of LawCoordinate with students, faculty, administrators, and staff to increase public service opportunities and actions by the Loyola Law community with the goal of ensuring that the Loyola community recognizes and responds effectively to the justice gapInitiativesDeveloped a Public Interest Law Fellowship for recent graduates, working with faculty, administrators, and the Career Services OfficeCreated the Public Interest Law Certificate program, working with faculty, administrators, and the Career Services OfficeCreated the Public Interest Law Seminar course; teach the course annually with the Assistant Director of the Career Services OfficeInitiated Days of Service for the law school community which now take place during 1L orientation and the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday; worked with Student Bar Association and other student leaders to develop a Spring Day of ServiceIntroduced the Loyola School of Law Public Interest Law NewsletterLaunched a Public Interest Recognition Luncheon, acknowledging 400-650 students each year for their public interest work in classes, clinics, and in the communityWorked with faculty, students, and administration, supporting the development of a Public Interest Law Boot Camp for students involved in public interest law jobs and externships Worked with law student team to sponsor a statewide Restorative Justice Town Hall MeetingDeveloped a summer public interest book discussion; arranged for screening and panel discussions of films involving immigration, civil rights, torture, and urban violenceServed as member of research team for the Jesuit Universities Ford Foundation study of undocumented studentsDeveloped Hunger Week Panel discussions and outreach, connecting on-campus law student activities to community members and programs Initiated summer Youth Summit, a forum for Chicago area youth, the Loyola Law community, and public officialsParticipated in planning of university-wide urban summits on health and restorative justiceDeveloped and delivered a curricula to undocumented wards of the state and their caseworkers; worked with ChildLaw faculty, community experts, and the Street Law classCoordinated Youth and the Law Series in the Austin community, involving Loyola law students, faculty, graduates, and area legal experts; topics included the educational rights of youth, police and youth encounters, and juveniles tried as adultsWorked with team of law students to coordinate legal and social work services for group of undocumented women and children who are victims of domestic violence; Rogers Park communityOrganized legal programming for Loyola’s First Star program, coordinating attorneys and law students to engage with youth around issues of school discipline and police encountersAdvisory Roles Faculty advisor to Loyola Law’s Public Interest Law Society and the Immigrant Rights CoalitionFaculty advisor for Loyola law students who are Schweitzer Fellows; projects have included a young women’s leadership group at the Gary Comer Youth Center in Grand Crossing, the needs of women in prison, and the support of an in-school health clinic at the Uplift Social Justice High School in UptownFaculty advisor to the Norman Amaker Midwest Social Justice Law Student Retreat; the National Lawyers Guild, Loyola student chapter; and minority student organizations when requestedRegularly mentor students regarding public interest volunteer, leadership, and employment opportunitiesLaw school representative for Loyola’s joint JD-MPP dual degree program, working with law school and MPP faculty and administrationLaw school representative to university-wide committee for Martin Luther King, Jr. annual luncheon1992-presentStreet Law Coordinator, Loyola University Chicago School of Law Teach Street Law seminar, conduct outreach to Chicago area high school law programs, and evaluate law students teaching substantive legal issues in high school classrooms. Coordinated workshop for undocumented wards of the state and their caseworkers, working with the ChildLaw Clinic, Street Law students, and area experts Organized Law Days with Harlan Community Academy, Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center, Hales Franciscan High School, and Thornton Township High School, involving law students, graduates, and other legal experts Coordinated Street Law and Loyola volunteer involvement in Chicago Democracy Week, disseminating information regarding the new 17-year-old suffrage law, working with the Chicago Lawyers Committee on Civil Rights Under Law, the City of Chicago, and other partnering organizations Organized Street Law and Loyola volunteer involvement in Constitution Day, working with the Constitutional Rights Foundation of ChicagoCoordinated with Street Law, Inc. on a law related education program for Whitney Young students, involving Loyola students and attorneys from Jenner & Block and GE, and covering topics of workplace harassment, the environment, and trademarksCoordinated , with Loyola law student leader, a group of 17 Loyola law students who presented lessons and led discussions on sexual assault in high school and on college campuses during Whitney Young High School’s “Focus on Us” Day 2008-presentLoyola Law Academy Coordinator, Loyola University of Chicago School of LawFounded Saturday high school law program; annually develop program and recruit high school students, working with law faculty and staff, law students and student organizations, law firms, and practitioners to increase minority high school student exposure to the legal profession 1994 - presentDirector, Law Related Education, Cook County Juvenile Detention CenterDeveloped curriculum and program; continue to coordinate law students who adapt and teach law related lessons to detention center residents, reaching over 150 juvenile detention center residents each school year 1992 –present Adjunct Professor, Loyola University of Chicago School of LawCourses taught include Adolescents and the Law, International Child Law, Street Law, and the Public Interest Law Seminar 2005-present Advocate and Consultant, Young Center at the University of ChicagoServe as an advocate and consultant for assessing best interest recommendations for undocumented children detained at Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) shelter. Participate in conferences regarding best interest decisions for undocumented children1993-1998Chief, Bureau of Community Review: Office of the Inspector General, Illinois Department of Children and Family ServicesCoordinated responses to Requests for Investigation made to the Inspector General, including review of documents, issuance of subpoenas, analysis of casework practices and Department rules and procedures; developed recommendations for the Director of DCFS and drafted reports for the Illinois General Assembly.1991-1993 Staff Attorney: Children's Rights Project, Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago Represented children and parents in individual cases in juvenile court. Participated in negotiations regarding consent decree for class of adolescent parents who were wards of the state. Developed advocacy strategies regarding treatment for juvenile sexual offenders, representation of indigent parents in juvenile court, and public benefits for homeless adolescents. 1990-1991Associate: Stephen Seliger, Ltd., Drafted memoranda of law and pleadings and interviewed clients regarding race and sex discrimination class action employments lawsuits. 1987-1990Staff Attorney: Cook County Office of the Public GuardianRepresented abused and neglected children in individual and class action cases in Cook County Juvenile Court and United States District Court. Drafted complaints and motions, wrote legal briefs and memoranda. Prepared and presented evidentiary hearings in Juvenile Court. Supervised staff attorneys, investigators, and law students. Organized outreach effort to Department of Mental Health psychiatric facilities and Department of Children and Family Services residential facilities to assess services provided to adolescent residents.1980- 1984High School Teacher - Taught freshmen through seniors in courses including social justice and world religions. Organized student activities including student newspaper and community volunteer services.EDUCATIONLOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO SCHOOL OF LAW, Juris Doctor Degree, May 1987.Activities and HonorsEditor-in-Chief: LOYOLA UNIVERSITY LAW JOURNAL (1986-1987); Student Publication: Comment, Consideration of Administrative Loyalty in Identifying Positions Exempt from the Shakman Decree, 17 LOY.U.CHI.L.J.119 (1985)Editor: WOMEN'S LAW REPORTER (1985-1986)Scholarships/ Honor Societies: Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Society, Celtic Law Society Scholarship, Sidney L. DeLove Scholarship Student Clinician: Loyola University Community Law Center (1984-1985)National Lawyers Guild – President, Loyola Chapter CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA, Washington D.C. BA, May 1980. Activities and HonorsSumma Cum Laude graduate; Phi Beta Kappa; Kappa Gamma Phi; Resident Advisor; Peace Studies GroupAWARDS2015 Family Defense Center, 10th Anniversary Honoree 2015 Chicago Bar Association Leonard Schrager Award 2010 Norman C. Amaker Award of Excellence1995 Public Interest Convocation Award VOLUNTEER WORK2016- present Board Member African American Christian Foundation, job training and placement organization2014 Advisor to Relentless Mentoring, a peer mentoring group for African American males 2013- Present Member – OP/RF ACCESS - Advocate Community for Cultural, Emotional and Social Support ~ For Parents of Children of African Descent 2012-present Founding Member - Committee for Excellence and Equity in Education, District 2001995- 2007Religious Education Instructor/ Community Service Coordinator, St.Catherine- St. Lucy, preschool through junior high 1998-2005 Longfellow School Representative to the District 97 World Language Group 2001-2002 Parent Chairperson - School Leadership Team, Longfellow School, District 97PERSONALLicensed foster parent through Association House of Chicago for ten years; adoptive parent; married to John F. Murphy ................
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