James Mitchell

James Mitchell is a Research & Knowledge Analyst at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates since August 2022, with previous experience as a Historian and Research Historian at History Associates Incorporated from January 2019 to August 2022. Earlier positions include Access Services Student Assistant and Writing Tutor at the University of Chicago, Research Intern at the Office of the Historian in the United States House of Representatives, and Tutor at the Office of Academic Skills at Washington College. Additionally, James served as a Student Fellow at the Institute for Religion, Politics, and Culture and as a Peer Consultant at The Writing Center at Washington College. A Frederick Douglass Student Fellow at the C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience, James researched affirmative action policy in higher education. Academic credentials include a Master of Arts in Social Sciences (History) from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor’s Degree in American Studies from Washington College.