About me
Rachael Mills, Esq. currently works with the Louisiana State Bar Association’s Access to Justice Program where she serves as ATJ Projects Counsel. In this role she works to manage, administer and direct various projects of the LSBA ATJ Program, which strengthens relationships and fosters coordination among Louisiana’s civil justice community members and partners. As part of those duties, she staffs several committees and subcommittees of both the Access to Justice Committee and the Access to Justice Commission. For the ATJ Committee, she staffs the Pro bono and Disaster Response subcommittees. The Pro Bono Subcommittee supports activities coordinated through local pro bono entities to engage and recognize the private bar and judiciary in pro bono efforts. In her role as staff liaison with the Disaster Response Subcommittee, she facilitates coordination of the subcommittee and the ABA/YLD Disaster Response Hotline. For the ATJ Commission, she serves as staff liaison for the Funding Committee which explores various ways in which to increase funding for civil legal aid.
In addition to those duties, she oversees the ATJ Developing Leadership Intern Program which provides a unique opportunity for 1Ls to learn about Louisiana’s civil justice network. Further, she is the local administrator of LA.FreeLegalAnswers.org, the online pro bono program created and supported by the ABA which is always in need of additional pro bono volunteers.
Originally from Birmingham, Alabama, she graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from George Washington University after which she moved to Louisiana as an AmeriCorps disaster relief volunteer. She completed three terms of service with AmeriCorps, primarily with non-profit organizations focused on rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina, before initially joining the LSBA's Access to Justice Department. After a three-year hiatus to attend LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Rachael re-joined the Access to Justice Department as ATJ Projects Counsel.
