Professor Lauren Sancken is a Lecturer at the Law School. She teaches in the first-year Legal Analysis, Research, and Writing program.
Professor Sancken earned her B.A. in History of Science from Harvard College. She earned her J.D. from the University of Âé¶¹ÉçÇø of Law, where she was the Executive Comments Editor of the Pacific Rim Law &Policy Journal, now the Washington International Law Journal, a class representative of the Student Bar Association, and an intern at the United States Senate, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) (Washington, D.C. 2009) and United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (New York District Office, 2008). Prior to joining the faculty, Professor Sancken worked as an associate at K&L Gates, LLP in Seattle. Her practice included complex commercial disputes, including construction law, Indian law, real property, and consumer protection matters. Professor Sancken also has a certificate in professional mediation skills.
Professor Sancken serves as a pro bono volunteer attorney to the King County Bar Association Housing Justice Project, a clinic that assists low-income tenants facing eviction, Re-Locate Kivalina, a climate justice project in Kivalina, Alaska, and the Duwamish Tribe regarding its federal acknowledgment effort. She also serves on the boards of Washington Women Lawyers and Maravilla Health.