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, […]
Month: March 2018
Margaret Hagan, Director of Stanford’s Legal Design Lab, Visits Northwestern Law School
From March 20 – 22, 2018, Northwestern Law had the pleasure of hosting Margaret Hagan, the Director of the Legal Design Lab at Stanford Law School and lecturer at the Stanford Institute of Design (the d.school). Margaret graduated from Stanford Law School in June 2013. She served as a student fellow at the Center for […]
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 […]