1L Career Perspectives Series: Judge Elizabeth Brown - Topic: Clerking; Work/Life Balance

Judge Elizabeth Brown is a federal judge in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado, and sits on the U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the 10th Circuit. Prior to her appointment to the bench, Brown was a partner at the Denver firms of Holme Roberts & Owen and Rothgerber Appel Powers & Johnson. She graduated Order of the Coif from Colorado Law, where she was a managing editor of the University of Colorado Law Review. Having worked both in private practice and the judiciary, Judge Brown can speak firsthand to the advantages and value of judicial clerkships, and how to balance work and life as a lawyer.

The 1L Career Perspectives Lunch Series will bring in engaging and prominent speakers to talk about the various practices of law. The series is open to all students, but 1L's must attend at least two sessions.