Elizabeth Brady Murillo
Director of Professional Development & Inclusion

overview
Elizabeth Brady Murillo is the Director of Professional Development & Inclusion, leading the firm’s legal talent management.
Drawing on her 14 years as a practicing attorney at Burns & Levinson, Lizzie contributes to the firm’s success by optimizing the recruitment, integration, training, engagement, and retention of our talented team of legal professionals. In this capacity, she develops and implements educational, training, mentoring, career development, and performance evaluation programs for Associates, Patent Agents, Technical Specialists, Law Clerks, and Summer Associates. An active member of several firm-wide initiatives, including the Inclusion & Diversity Committee, the Women’s Working Group, and the Wellbeing Committee, Lizzie enjoys collaborating with colleagues on the development of strategies and programs to help support our legal talent and shape the firm for the future.
After participating as a Summer Associate with Burns & Levinson in 2003, Lizzie joined the firm in 2004, first as an Associate and then Partner in the Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group. While practicing as a litigator, she rediscovered her passion for the development of others and, in 2018, and an expanded role as Director of Professional Development & Inclusion in 2020.
education
B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1999
J.D., Northeastern University School of Law, 2004
admissions
Massachusetts
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
honors & awards
2017-2018 Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Women’s Leadership Program
Massachusetts Rising Stars (2008-2011, 2016-2017)

community involvement
Notre Dame Club of Boston
ND Women Connect
Sprague Elementary School PTO
memberships
Boston Bar Association
National Association for Law Placement (NALP)
Northeastern School of Law Alumni/ae Association
- Member of the Board of Directors (2017-2019)
Notre Dame Business Council
Professional Development Consortium (PDC)
Wellesley Club
Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts