Dawn Young

Dawn Young will be joining the University of Idaho College of Law faculty in the fall of 2022, where she will teach Academic Skills Lab I and Academic Skills Lab II. Professor Young received her B.A. from Boston University, J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law, and LL.M. from Boston University School of Law.

For twelve years, Professor Young gained extensive experience working with students at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law in various capacities. From 2020 to 2022, she served as Director of Academic Skills where she oversaw the law school’s academic success program—working closely with students in maximizing their learning and achievement in law school. In her role, Professor Young developed and implemented academic skills workshops and provided academic counseling to students. She also directed the law school’s teaching assistant program and served as its writing specialist. Since 2018, Professor Young has taught an upper-level legal writing course focused on contract drafting as an adjunct professor.

From 2010 to 2020, Professor Young served as Director of Institutional Projects at Chicago-Kent where she planned, executed, and directed projects related to the institutional progress of the law school, including acquiring and managing grants, assisting with strategic planning and accreditation, and directing the law school’s solo and small practice incubator program.

Prior to her time at Chicago-Kent, Professor Young has worked as an attorney in private practice and in the legal department of a real estate development and marketing company in Chicago.