Thomas Mills

Thomas Mills serves as Associate Dean and Director of the Kresge Law Library at the University of Notre Dame School of Law, a position he assumed in July 2017. Previously, he held dual roles as Director for Collections & Faculty Services and Lecturer in Law at Cornell University.

His academic credentials include:

• Undergraduate degree from Northwestern University
• Master's in international affairs and finance from Columbia University
• J.D. magna cum laude from University of Illinois College of Law
• Master's in education from University of Illinois
• Master's in library and information science from University of Illinois

Mills' professional expertise centers on International Moot Court training, advanced Legal Research methodologies, and Legal Writing instruction. His work integrates library science with legal education to develop students' practical advocacy skills through structured research support and competition preparation.

As head of the Kresge Law Library, Mills oversees comprehensive legal research resources, digital collections, and instructional programs serving Notre Dame Law School's academic community. His leadership ensures alignment between library services and the law school's educational objectives in legal scholarship and professional development.