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Welcoming Jennifer Leonard, L’04, Back to Penn Law

July 19, 2013

Join us in welcoming Jennifer Leonard, L’04, who recently joined the Penn Law staff as the Director of the Center on Professionalism

Last week, Jennifer Leonard, L’04, started in her new role as the Director of the Center on Professionalism.  Jennifer is a 2004 graduate of Penn Law School and a 2000 graduate of The Pennsylvania State University, where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree with high honors in Political Science and a minor in Spanish.  Before returning to Penn Law, Jennifer served as the Chief of Staff for the City of Philadelphia Law Department, a full-service law office that provides civil legal representation to the Mayor’s Office, City Council and dozens of other City departments and agencies.  Before working for the City, Jennifer was an associate with Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads in Philadelphia, where her practice focused on complex commercial litigation.  After she graduated from Penn Law, Jennifer served as a law clerk to Justice Russell M. Nigro of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Please join us in welcoming Jennifer back to Penn Law!  You can reach Jennifer at jaburns@law.upenn.edu.