Hi everyone! I’m Mara. I’m the Senior Program Coordinator for the MSL. I coordinate a number of areas of the program from student services and alumni engagement to recruitment, marketing, and communications. I’ve been with the program since October 2016, and have enjoyed getting to know the students from each cohort. The best part of my […]
Admitted Students Day is an exciting chance for faculty and staff to meet the incoming cohort and to give them a sense of Law School life. Last month, we had the pleasure of hosting students and their families for a tour of campus, an informational session with staff, and a welcome from our outgoing dean, […]
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law will launch a new online Master of Science in Law (MSL) degree in the fall of 2018. Like the campus-based MSL, it provides practical, business-centered legal training to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professionals. “The online format will expand the Law School’s ability to educate the next generation of leaders in […]
Hi! I’m Alyssa Dyar and I’m the Learning Engineer for the MSL program, which means I’m responsible for developing the online version of the program. I work closely with the faculty to determine how best organize their content and provide engaging learning experiences for the online students. Often, this includes developing new activities and assessments, […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education recently featured MSL Student Francisco Gallegos Hoyos in an article about interdisciplinary, career-focused education. Read the article here!
As part of the Northwestern Law Board’s recent biannual meeting, MSL Director Leslie Oster and Donald Pritzker Entrepreneurship Law Center (DPELC) Director Esther Barron organized a panel of entrepreneurs who work at the intersection of law, business, and technology to discuss Trends in Entrepreneurship. This meeting happened to fall on the day of the DPELC […]
The MSL semesters are divided into 2 eight week sessions: thus, the Fall semester is divided into Fall 1 and Fall 2. Each session has a seven week term for regular classes that meet once or twice a week, and also a short one-week term, called the Power Week. Within each Power Week, there is […]
Welcome to MSL: 360! We are excited to bring you an inside look at the Master of Science in Law Program at Northwestern’s Pritzker School of Law. This blog — a collaboration between staff and students — aims to provide our readers with an in-depth look at the MSL program. Read more about the program […]