Shawn Nichols

Recruiter | SLN Search

Shawn is a recruiter with SLN Search, one of Ryder Smith Legal Search’s affiliate agencies.

In addition to legal recruiting, Shawn is a professor of Political Science and Legal Studies at UC Santa Cruz, where she has taught since 2014. She has published many peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and is a mentor to the many undergraduate students pursuing law degrees or post-graduate work in her department. She earned her Masters in International Policy Studies from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies and her Ph.D. in Politics from UC Santa Cruz.

In her free time, she enjoys cooking, traveling, hiking, immersive art, and writing.

Education

UC Santa Cruz — Ph.D. in Politics

Middlebury Institute of International Studies — M.A. International Policy Studies

Contact

Email: shawn@slnsearch.com

Phone: 408.444.5725