Joy A. Roberts

Joy A. Roberts serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Law at Northwestern University, teaching Communication and Legal Reasoning I and II. With 17 years of practical legal experience representing employers in municipal, employment, and labor claims across private firms and government sectors, she bridges academic rigor with real-world legal practice.

Her educational foundation includes:

• J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
• Certificate in Labor & Employment Law from Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
• B.A. from the University of Michigan

Professor Roberts specializes in Employment Law, Labor Law, Legal Research, Legal Writing, and Municipal Law. Her expertise stems directly from extensive litigation experience defending corporations, governmental entities, and educational institutions.

Prior to Northwestern, she was Associate Director of Career Services at University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, where she advised students, taught first-year Success Network Programs, and promoted professional development. Her legal career spans roles as Senior Attorney at Chicago Transit Authority, Senior Associate at Cozen O’Connor, Partner at Rosenthal, Murphey, Coblentz & Donahue, and Of Counsel at Nyhan, Bambrick, Kinzie & Lowry, P.C.

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