Leah Meizoso

Leah Meizoso has extensive work experience in the legal field. Leah currently holds the position of Vice President, Senior Associate General Counsel at Adtalem Global Education, where they lead the Higher Education Vertical of the Legal Department and provides legal support for multiple institutions. Prior to this role, they served as Senior Counsel at the same company, where they supervised a team and provided legal guidance on various issues related to students and institutional departments.

Before joining Adtalem Global Education, Meizoso worked as the Director of Equal Opportunity & Ethics Compliance at Northeastern Illinois University. In this role, they served as the university's Title IX Coordinator and handled investigations of complaints related to discrimination or harassment.

Additionally, Meizoso has experience working at City Colleges of Chicago, where they held multiple roles, including Title IX District Director and Chief Advisor to the Board. In these positions, they developed procedures for handling student inquiries and investigations, conducted trainings for faculty and staff, and provided legal counsel to the district.

Earlier in their career, Meizoso worked as a Staff Attorney and FOIA Officer at City Colleges of Chicago, where they advised the district on various legal matters and managed clinical affiliation agreements. Leah also worked as an Associate Attorney at Potratz & Hollander, P.C., handling personal injury, collection, and subrogation cases.

Meizoso's work experience also includes a role as a Trial Clerk at the US Tax Court, where they assisted federal judges in the adjudication of tax cases and performed various administrative tasks.

Overall, Meizoso's work experience showcases their expertise in legal matters, particularly in the higher education sector, discrimination and harassment investigations, and administrative law.

Leah Meizoso received their J.D., cum laude, from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law from 2006 to 2009. Prior to that, they obtained their B.A. in International Politics and Law & Society from American University, graduating in 2004.