Shelley Awe
Shelley Awe is Vault's Senior Law Editor. Based in Chicago, Shelley covers law school and legal career advice and insights on Vault's Career Advice Blog. Shelley received her J.D. from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and her B.S. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Prior to joining Vault, Shelley was a litigation associate at a Vault Law 100 firm.
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