Loyola University School of Law

Mary Bird Loyola University School of Law 25 E Pearson Chicago, Illinois 60611 (312)915-7661 [email protected] EMPLOYMENT 2007- present Director of Public Service Programs, Loyola University of Chicago School of Law Coordinate 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 gap Initiatives  Developed a Public Interest Law Fellowship for recent graduates, working with faculty, administrators, and the Career Services Office  Created the Public Interest Law Certificate program, working with faculty, administrators, and the Career Services Office  Created the Public Interest Law Seminar course; teach the course annually with the Assistant Director of the Career Services Office  Initiated 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 Service  Introduced the Loyola School of Law Public Interest Law Newsletter  Launched a Public Interest Recognition Luncheon, acknowledging 400-650 students each year for their public interest work in classes, clinics, and in the community  Worked 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 Meeting  Developed a summer public interest book discussion; arranged for screening and panel discussions of films involving immigration, civil rights, torture, and urban violence  Served as member of research team for the Jesuit Universities Ford Foundation study of undocumented students  Developed 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 officials  Participated in planning of university-wide urban summits on health and restorative justice  Developed and delivered a curricula to undocumented wards of the state and their caseworkers; worked with ChildLaw faculty, community experts, and the Street Law class  Coordinated 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 adults  Worked 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 community  Organized legal programming for Loyola’s First Star program, coordinating attorneys and law students to engage with youth around issues of school discipline and police encounters

Advisory Roles  Faculty advisor to Loyola Law’s Public Interest Law Society and the Immigrant Rights Coalition  Faculty 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 Uptown  Faculty advisor to the Norman Amaker Midwest Social Justice Law Student Retreat; the National Lawyers Guild, Loyola student chapter; and minority student organizations when requested  Regularly mentor students regarding public interest volunteer, leadership, and employment opportunities  Law school representative for Loyola’s joint JD-MPP dual degree program, working with law school and MPP faculty and administration  Law school representative to university-wide committee for Martin Luther King, Jr. annual luncheon

1992-present Street 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 Chicago  Coordinated 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 trademarks  Coordinated , 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-present Loyola Law Academy Coordinator, Loyola University of Chicago School of Law Founded 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 - present Director, Law Related Education, Cook County Juvenile Detention Center Developed 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 Law Courses 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 Chicago Serve 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 children

1993-1998 Chief, Bureau of Community Review: Office of the Inspector General, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Coordinated 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.

1990-1991 Associate: Stephen Seliger, Ltd., Drafted memoranda of law and pleadings and interviewed clients regarding race and sex discrimination class action employments lawsuits.

1987-1990 Staff Attorney: Cook County Office of the Public Guardian Represented 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- 1984 High School Teacher - Taught freshmen through seniors in courses including social justice and world religions. Organized student activities including student newspaper and community volunteer services. EDUCATION LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO SCHOOL OF LAW, Juris Doctor Degree, May 1987. Activities and Honors Editor-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 Honors Summa Cum Laude graduate; Phi Beta Kappa; Kappa Gamma Phi; Resident Advisor; Peace Studies Group

AWARDS 2015 Family Defense Center, 10th Anniversary Honoree 2015 Chicago Bar Association Leonard Schrager Award 2010 Norman C. Amaker Award of Excellence 1995 Public Interest Convocation Award

VOLUNTEER WORK 2016- present Board Member African American Christian Foundation, job training and placement organization 2014 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 200 1995- 2007 Religious 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 97

PERSONAL Licensed foster parent through Association House of Chicago for ten years; adoptive parent; married to John F. Murphy