Mike Burns

Experience

Throughout Mike’s career, he has served as an admissions officer at four law schools and evaluated more than 50,000 applications for law school admission. He is also a former board member of the Law School Admissions Council (LSAC).

• Member of the senior leadership team at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
  
  • Director of Admissions & Financial Aid
  • Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
  • Chief of Staff to the Dean
• Served in the faculty and administration at DePaul University College of Law for more than fifteen years
  
  • Assistant Dean for Enrollment Management
  • Director of Law Admissions
  • Associate Dean for Student Affairs
  • Assistant Dean for Law Career Services
  • Legal Writing Instructor
• Taught, practiced law, and led admissions efforts at Chicago-Kent College of Law
  
  • Assistant Dean for Admissions
  • Director of Academic Support
  • Director of the Prelaw Undergraduate Scholars Program
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Associate General Counsel for the Illinois Institute of Technology

Mike is passionate about diversity in legal education. He is a frequent speaker on college campuses about the law school admissions process, the benefits of a law school education, and how applicants can leverage their background and experiences to maximize their opportunities in the law school admissions process.

Education

Mike is a 1992 graduate of DePaul University College of Law, where he was a member of the DePaul Law Review and served as Vice President of the Student Bar Association. In 2022 he received a Certificate in Diversity & Inclusion from Cornell University.

Personal Note

Mike is a native of Chicago, where he currently lives with his wife and Shih-Tzu. His son Jordan is a graduate of Northwestern Law and currently working as Principal Corporate Counsel at Microsoft in New York. In his spare time, Mike enjoys riding motorcycles (more than one). He also plays and collects vintage electric and bass guitars.