Kristen Mercado is the Assistant Dean of Admission and Financial Aid at UC Davis School of Law. In her role, Mercado streamlines and improves the application review process while continuing to recruit and retain a talented and diverse student body.
Mercado, who earned her law degree at the University of Chicago Law School, joined King Hall as Associate Director of Admission and Outreach in 2011. Since then, she has worked to organize and execute admissions events, represent the Law School at recruiting functions, and oversee King Hall’s premier pipeline programs for underrepresented students: Pre-Law Boot Camp and the King Hall Outreach Program (KHOP).
Prior to joining UC Davis, Mercado worked in the Palo Alto and Chicago offices of leading international law firm Sidley Austin LLP, where she was a manager of training and development for more than 1,500 lawyers.
