Clinical Faculty
Full Time Teaching Faculty
Sarah M. Konsky
Clinical Professor of Law, Director of the Jenner & Block Supreme Court and Appellate ClinicBiography
Sarah M. Konsky is the Director of the Jenner & Block Supreme Court and Appellate Clinic at the University of Chicago Law School. The Clinic represents parties and amici curiae in cases before the United States Supreme Court and other appellate courts. She also is a Clinical Professor of Law at the Law School.
Before joining the Law School faculty, Professor Konsky was a partner at Sidley Austin LLP. She represented clients in appellate cases, as well as in class action and other cases in the trial courts. Her practice focused on employment cases, including employment discrimination, wage and hour, wrongful termination, restrictive covenant, and breach of contract claims. She frequently represented clients in pro bono matters, as well.
Professor Konsky received her BS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and her JD from the University of Chicago Law School. She was a law clerk for Chief Judge Mary M. Schroeder on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Professor Konsky is an elected member of the American Law Institute.
Education
The University of Chicago Law School
JD with Honors, 2004
- Comment Editor for The University of Chicago Law Review
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
BS with Bronze Tablet Honors (Highest Honors) in Journalism, 2001
Experience
The University of Chicago Law School
Director, Jenner & Block Supreme Court and Appellate Clinic, 2016-present
Clinical Professor of Law, 2022-present
Associate Clinical Professor of Law, 2019-2022
Assistant Clinical Professor of Law, 2016-2019
Sidley Austin LLP
Partner, Chicago, IL, 2013-2016
Associate, Chicago, IL, 2005-2012
Chief Judge Mary M. Schroeder, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Law Clerk, Phoenix, AZ, 2004-2005
Presentations
- Why Are We Talking About SCOTUS So Much? – Guest Speaker on WBEZ’s The Rundown, 2023
- Supreme Court Term in Review – Presentation to Chicago Inn of Court, Chicago, IL, 2023
- Supreme Court 2020 Discussion – Webinar Presentation, 2020
- The U.S. Supreme Court Certiorari Process & Amicus Briefing in the Federal Courts – Seventh Circuit Bar Association Webinar, 2020
- Insights from UChicago Law’s Cases and Practice in the U.S. Supreme Court – Presentation in Washington, D.C., 2020
- Supreme Court Practice and Procedure – American Bar Association Webinar, 2019
- The Intersection of Transactional Law and Litigation – Presentations at The University of Chicago Law School, 2017, 2018, and 2019
- American Constitution Society: Supreme Court Panel – Presentation at the University of Chicago Law School, 2018
- Clinical Skills Series: Writing Persuasively – Presentation at The University of Chicago Law School, 2016
- Disability Accommodations in the Digital Age – Practising Law Institute Webinar, 2015
- It Takes Two: Outsourcing and Employment Law – Speaker at Practising Law Institute, Chicago, IL, 2014
- Litigation Insider: Trends & Tips for Class and Collective Actions – Speaker at Chicago Law Bulletin Employment Law Conference, Chicago, IL, 2013
- You Had Me at “Class Action Waiver”: Best Practices for the Design and Implementation of Alternative Dispute Resolution Programs – Presentation in Chicago, IL, 2013
- Surf's Up: Avoiding and Defending the Next Wave of Class Action Litigation – Presentation in Chicago, IL, 2012
Memberships & Professional Affiliations
- American Law Institute, Member (2019-present)
- CARPLS: Member of the Board of Directors (2013-present); Vice President of the Board of Directors (2016-2020); Chair of the Development Committee of the Board of Directors (2015-2016)
Service
- The University of Chicago Law Women’s Mentoring Program, Mentor (2006-2016)