Mary Morris
Director of Externships & Clinics Manager
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Lawrence W. Inlow Hall,
Room 111F
530 W. New York Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3225
Phone: (317) 278-9603
E-Mail: morrmary@iu.edu
Bio
Mary Morris received her Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2014 and her J.D. from Maurer School of Law in 2021. Before transitioning to work with clinics and externships, Morris served as the Senior Associate Director of Student Affairs and the Director of Academic Advising in McKinney's Office of Student Affairs.
Morris utilizes her personal experiences in law school and as a practicing attorney to work with supervising attorneys, clinic directors, faculty, and students to maximize their experience at McKinney. While a law student, she was very engaged with the law school community: she served as an executive board member of the law review, a research assistant, a student fellow in the Career Services Office, and a leader in numerous student organizations and activities. Following law school, she worked in private practice in Indianapolis.
PRESENTATIONS
- Moderator, To GPT or Not to GPT: Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence in Training Tomorrow's Practitioners (Oct. 17, 2024)
- Moderator, Mind the (Skills) Gap: Legal Education and Practice Preparedness (Oct. 23, 2025)
- Moderator, Rural Justice Initiative panel for the Indiana Coalition for Court Access (Oct. 31, 2025)
BAR ADMISSIONS
- Indiana
- United States District Court - Northern District of Indiana
- United States District Court - Southern District of Indiana
- United States Bankruptcy Court - Northern District of Indiana
- United States Bankruptcy Court - Southern District of Indiana
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Clinical Legal Education Association - Member
- National Association of Law Student Affairs Professionals - Member
- Indiana State Bar Association - Member
- Indianapolis Bar Association - Member; Executive Committee Member of Young Lawyers Division (Civic Chair, 2023-2024)