Dawn Young

Dawn Young joined the Loyola faculty in the fall of 2024 to teach legal writing. From 2022 to 2024, Professor Young taught academic skills courses at the University of Idaho College of Law, where she also co-directed the academic success program and supervised its student fellows.

Before her tenure at the University of Idaho College of Law, Professor Young held various roles at Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology. From 2020 to 2022, she served as Director of Academic Skills, overseeing the academic skills program, supervising teaching assistants, and acting as the writing specialist. Additionally, from 2018 to 2022, she taught an upper-level legal writing course as an adjunct professor. From 2010 to 2020, she was Director of Institutional Projects, where she managed grants, directed various law school programs, and assisted with strategic planning and accreditation.

Prior to her academic career, Professor Young practiced law in both private practice and in the legal department of a real estate development and marketing company in Chicago.