Shilpa & Mara’s Excellent Adventure – Illinois & Indiana

Earlier this term, Shilpa Gokhale (Director of Program Development) and I began a grand adventure to spread the word about the MSL program. Neither of us are recruiters by profession, but we certainly know the program well! We have traveled independently and together—from lake to shining seas—meeting with program directors and department heads, STEM advisors, […]

Notes from the Annual DPELC Entrepreneurship Law Conference

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Annual Entrepreneurship Law Conference is designed as a forum to explore various legal issues that entrepreneurs face when considering new ventures. The day-long event hosts a series of panels, a keynote speaker, and several networking opportunities for professionals that work at the intersection of law and entrepreneurship. This year’s conference focused […]

Northwestern Law Launches Suite of Spring 2018 Law-Tech Offerings

This Spring, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law will launch “Navigating the Future of Law,” a series of events focused on how technology is changing legal services. These events, which are open to the entire Northwestern Law community, offer students, faculty and alumni an opportunity to hear from the business leaders, technologists, design thinkers, educators and […]

Lessons Learned from the Regulatory Roles in Industry Panel

This term, the MSL program has been hosting several career advancement-focused events that highlight different paths graduates may take. This week, the focus was on regulatory roles in startups, the pharmaceutical industry, and the chemical industry. The panelists included Erik Eglite, Senior VP, General Counsel & Chief Corporate Compliance Officer at Aurinia Pharmaceuticals; Michael Goldstein,  Program Manager […]

A Behind-the-scenes Glimpse of MSL Online

This fall will see the start of the new MSL Online program, a unique opportunity that brings the rigorous legal training of the residential program to an even wider group of STEM professionals. Though the application process, admissions standards, academic requirements and curriculum will be consistent between the two formats, online education has to be […]