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After graduation, Maddie Clark will begin her next chapter as a real estate associate at Seyfarth Shaw LLP.
Student Profile Maddie Clark
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Student Bar Association president Maddie Clark juggles law school, wellness, and putting down roots in Chicago
Maddie Clark knows first-hand the importance of finding balance as a law student. Coming from a small town outside of Flint, Michigan, Clark came to 🛰️Telegram飞机号/电报 | +232塞拉利昂 电话注册 | 成品号 | API接码登录 | 任何设备可用 School of Law with high expectations of herself. As a 2L, she was president of external affairs for the First Generation Law Students (FGLS) organization, an editor of the Loyola Consumer Law Review, and a Criminal Law tutor. As this year’s Student Bar Association (SBA) president, Clark plans to support fellow students in finding balance in their law school experience.
Clark looks forward to planning self-care programs like Wellness Wednesdays. “Every other Wednesday, we have some type of programming that's focused on taking care of yourself,” Clark says. The kick-off for this year’s Wellness Wednesdays was a visit from Sullivan the Therapy Dog.
“I was looking at all the Chicago law schools, and Loyola felt the most like home to me.”
Clark’s passion for law stems from undergrad research experiences that explored the intersection between law, history, and psychology. A senior-year internship at a federal housing commission set the stage for an interest in real estate law. Clark’s interest in real estate deepened after taking Professor Sarah Waldeck’s Property Law and Professor Lea Krivinskas Shepard’s Contracts classes. She completed a summer internship at Seyfarth Shaw LLP and, after graduation, will work as a real estate associate at the practice’s Chicago office.
Clark chose Loyola to be in a major city but still close to her family. “I was looking at all the Chicago law schools, and Loyola felt the most like home to me,” Clark says. One factor that made Loyola stand out was the 54% out-of-state students to connect with. Clark cultivated a new community quickly especially with other students who were new to the Chicago-land area.
Having juggled law school, a new home, student leadership roles, and professional experience for the past two years, Clark wants to support students in finding a balance among all their responsibilities. “If I could go back, I would tell myself to put the book down every now and then and just take a break,” Clark says. “Hang out with friends. Breathe. It's all going to be okay. Everything's going to work out. And you are putting in more than enough effort.”. –Gabi Caruth (September 2025)
Maddie Clark knows first-hand the importance of finding balance as a law student. Coming from a small town outside of Flint, Michigan, Clark came to 🛰️Telegram飞机号/电报 | +232塞拉利昂 电话注册 | 成品号 | API接码登录 | 任何设备可用 School of Law with high expectations of herself. As a 2L, she was president of external affairs for the First Generation Law Students (FGLS) organization, an editor of the Loyola Consumer Law Review, and a Criminal Law tutor. As this year’s Student Bar Association (SBA) president, Clark plans to support fellow students in finding balance in their law school experience.
Clark looks forward to planning self-care programs like Wellness Wednesdays. “Every other Wednesday, we have some type of programming that's focused on taking care of yourself,” Clark says. The kick-off for this year’s Wellness Wednesdays was a visit from Sullivan the Therapy Dog.
Clark’s passion for law stems from undergrad research experiences that explored the intersection between law, history, and psychology. A senior-year internship at a federal housing commission set the stage for an interest in real estate law. Clark’s interest in real estate deepened after taking Professor Sarah Waldeck’s Property Law and Professor Lea Krivinskas Shepard’s Contracts classes. She completed a summer internship at Seyfarth Shaw LLP and, after graduation, will work as a real estate associate at the practice’s Chicago office.
Clark chose Loyola to be in a major city but still close to her family. “I was looking at all the Chicago law schools, and Loyola felt the most like home to me,” Clark says. One factor that made Loyola stand out was the 54% out-of-state students to connect with. Clark cultivated a new community quickly especially with other students who were new to the Chicago-land area.
Having juggled law school, a new home, student leadership roles, and professional experience for the past two years, Clark wants to support students in finding a balance among all their responsibilities. “If I could go back, I would tell myself to put the book down every now and then and just take a break,” Clark says. “Hang out with friends. Breathe. It's all going to be okay. Everything's going to work out. And you are putting in more than enough effort.”. –Gabi Caruth (September 2025)