Wonder Woman in Business, Julie Baker

Susan Freeman

August 2, 2020

Empathy, Lawyer, Legal, Women Leaders

Julie Baker is Sr. Counsel, Employment Litigation for Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL). JLL is a Fortune 500 professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management. In her role, Julie manages the Company’s employment litigation across the United States. This includes developing case strategy, managing outside counsel in lawsuits and agency charges, conducting internal investigations, and advising business partners to mitigate litigation risk.

Prior to working at JLL, Julie worked at Jones Day representing a wide variety of employers in labor and employment matters. She graduated with her B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and a J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Although she has returned to her beloved Chicago (or at least a nearby suburb), Julie bounced around for a number of years – almost 5 years in London as a kid, a semester abroad in Santiago, Chile during college, and 2 years living and teaching fourth grade in Brownsville, Texas as a Teach for America corps member.

Julie and her husband, John, are busy raising their two daughters to be adventurous, open-minded, and empathetic.