Robin Walker Sterling

Robin Walker Sterling is the Mayer Brown/Robert A. Helman Clinical Professor of Law, Associate Dean for Clinical Education, and Director of the Bluhm Legal Clinic at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. She has held leadership roles in clinical legal education and advocates for criminal justice reform and juvenile justice.

• Education: Yale College (BA), New York University School of Law (JD), Georgetown University Law Center (LLM in Clinical Advocacy)

Her research focuses on clinical advocacy, integrating critical race theory into criminal law and procedure, with a specialization in juvenile justice and systemic equity in legal systems.

Scientific recognition includes:

• Root-Tilden-Kern Scholar at NYU Law
• U.S. Fulbright U.S. Scholar Fellowship
• Stuart-Stiller Teaching Fellowship at Georgetown

Professor Walker Sterling has supervised law students in clinical settings throughout her career, including juvenile justice clinics, and has led institutional initiatives to expand clinical education programs.