Head of Collections and Lecturer in Law

Thomas Mills graduated with a B.A. in International Political Economy from Northwestern University and an M.A. in International Affairs/Finance from Columbia University. After working for the Saudi Royal Family, he began his legal education at the University of Lund in Sweden. He received his J.D. Magna Cum Laude from the University of Illinois College of Law, where as a Visiting Assistant Professor he taught Legal Research and Writing, Comparative Law, and Education Law. He also served as the Director of the Graduate and International Programs at the College of Law and taught Introduction to U.S. Law in the LL.M. program. While teaching at the University of Illinois, he also earned a Masters degree in Education (curriculum and instruction) and a Masters in Library and Information Science. At Cornell, Mr. Mills teaches Advanced Legal Research in International and Foreign Law, Online Legal Research, and team teaches Lawyering.