University of Chicago Law School J.D. · Sample interviewer (fictional)
Fictional interviewer written for this sample; the employers are invented.
Miriam Feldhaus (she/her)
Associate Director of Admissions, The University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, Illinois
About
I interview applicants for UChicago Law and sit on our Admissions Committee, so I read files and then try to meet the person behind them. Before admissions, I practiced commercial litigation in Chicago for five years and advised pre-law students at a small college. I'm interested in applicants who have worked for a few years and can tell me exactly what they did on a Tuesday. In an interview I'm listening for curiosity, candor and how someone thinks out loud. I also lead our outreach to applicants from the Midwest and from non-traditional backgrounds.
Experience
The University of Chicago Law School (Chicago, IL) - Associate Director of Admissions, Jul 2022 - present. Conduct J.D. applicant interviews, review files and present them to the Admissions Committee. Lead Midwest recruitment and the admitted-student weekend program. - Assistant Director of Admissions, Aug 2019 - Jun 2022.
Ridgewell College (liberal arts college, Wisconsin) - Pre-Law Adviser, Office of Career Development, Aug 2016 - Jul 2019 - Advised about 120 students and alumni a year on law school timing, applications and LSAT planning; ran mock interviews.
Haskell Drummond LLP (Chicago, IL) - Litigation Associate, Sep 2011 - Jul 2016 - Commercial contract disputes, including supply-chain and distribution cases; drafted briefs and took depositions. - Pro bono: small-business lease disputes through a Chicago bar association program.
Education
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law - J.D., 2011. Member of a moot court board.
- University of Iowa - B.A., English and Political Science, 2008.
Volunteering
- Volunteer judge, Chicago high-school mock trial competitions (2017 - present)
- Reading tutor, a Hyde Park adult literacy program (2020 - present)
Interests
Long bike rides along the Lakefront Trail, Chicago architecture tours, novels about work and family, and an ongoing, losing attempt to make good deep-dish at home.