Samantha Woo
Interim Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Biography
Samantha Kwok-Ting Woo is the Interim Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. In that role, Samantha advises individual students and student affinity organizations, develops programs and trainings aimed at promoting an inclusive environment and fostering a sense of belonging, implements pipeline initiatives to strengthen pathways to the legal profession for individuals with identities that are historically underrepresented in law school and the field of law, and supports other Northwestern Law departments and external partners in connection with strategic initiatives related to diversity, inclusion, and community building.
Samantha joined the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law staff in January 2023 as the Director of the Office of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. Prior to that time, Samantha worked over a decade as an associate, then partner, at Jones Day in the Firm’s labor and employment practice group. She is a 2012 graduate of Northwestern Law, where she was a member of the Northwestern Law Review, Asian Pacific American Law Students Association, and Diversity Coalition. Samantha is active in both the legal and DEI communities, including in the Asian American Bar Association of Greater Chicago, National Employment Law Council, and Chicago Committee on Minorities in Large Law Firms. Since 2018, she also has served as a member of the Advisory Board of the Northwestern Law Bluhm Legal Clinic.