Chicago, May 15, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The John Marshall Law School in Chicago is pleased to announce that Nancy Shalowitz has joined the law school as its new General Counsel and Assistant Dean for Human Resources. She also will serve as Secretary to The John Marshall Law School Board of Trustees.
“I’m excited to have Nancy join the law school in this inaugural role. She brings a wealth of experience and I know she will help us move forward on many fronts," said John Marshall Law School Dean Darby Dickerson. Shalowitz has spent much of her career in a general counsel role, overseeing human resources, compliance issues and operations. Most recently, she served as Assistant General Counsel at Lundbeck LLC, a global pharmaceutical company.
Shalowitz also comes to John Marshall with experience in higher education, having served as the Director of the Health Law Institute and Graduate Programs at DePaul University College of Law. She also was an adjunct professor there where she developed and taught core courses at the Health Law Institute and in DePaul’s graduate School of Public Service.
“For over a century, The John Marshall Law School has been an integral part of Chicago. I’m pleased to be a part of the continuing legacy and contributions that the law school brings to the legal community,” Shalowitz said.
Shalowitz received a JD from DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, an MHA in healthcare administration from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and a BA from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.
About The John Marshall Law School
The John Marshall Law School, founded in 1899, is an independent law school located in the heart of Chicago's legal, financial and commercial districts. The 2018 U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Graduate Schools ranks John Marshall's Lawyering Skills Program 5th, its Trial Advocacy Program 13th and its Intellectual Property Law Program 19th in the nation. Since its inception, John Marshall has been a pioneer in legal education and has been guided by a tradition of diversity, innovation, access and opportunity.
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