Prior to coming to Seattle University, Ms. Thompson practiced Employee Benefits and ERISA law, most recently at Kirkland & Ellis, LLP. She also served as in-house counsel to a multi-employer healthcare organization. She received a Public Interest Law Initiative Fellowship in 2010 to provide legal services to not-for-profit organizations. She is a member of the American Association of Law Libraries and Law Librarians of Puget Sound. She joined the faculty in 2017.