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New to Law School? Here are 10 Tips for Maximizing Your Academic Experience

Posted on January 12, 2024January 12, 2024 by MSL Program
The MSL online format is unique in the Law School in that we welcome new cohorts of students two times each year: once in the spring and once in the fall.  We are delighted to welcome 17 new online s... Read More
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Mastering the Dynamic Landscape of Privacy and Cybersecurity Laws

Posted on August 15, 2023 by MSL Program
The MSL is designed to give students the tools they need to read and understand the legal landscape, even as it changes – which it frequently does. Here are five tips from Professor Liisa Thomas on ... Read More

MSL Orientation 2021: Welcome to Law School!

Posted on September 15, 2021September 22, 2021 by MSL Program
From August 23 to August 29, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law was buzzing with excitement as students new and old arrived on campus to begin Orientation and the new academic year.  Fall semester i... Read More

MSL Orientation 2020

Posted on September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 by MSL Program
There’s no doubt about it — the MSL Orientation Week for new students is intense. Because our students have been studying or working mostly in STEM fields, the law is new to them; we use Orien... Read More

MSL 2020 Reading List Recommendations

Posted on July 28, 2020July 28, 2020 by MSL Program
When students are admitted to the MSL program, we provide a list of recommended reading – books that we feel will help prepare students to study law. You can review the list here; you’ll see a mix... Read More

Welcome to Law School!

Posted on August 29, 2018August 29, 2018 by Mara Jacobucci
This week, both residential and online MSL students embarked on their first week of classes. You might be wondering: how do STEM students acclimate to legal studies after undergraduate degrees and/or ... Read More

Advice for New Students from Those Who’ve Been There

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Ines Bellina
  Welcome, new MSL Students! The first week can be overwhelming, but your fellow Law School classmates are here to help. Are you a returning student or an alum? Feel free to post your advice for ... Read More
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A Behind-the-scenes Glimpse of MSL Online

Posted on March 7, 2018March 29, 2018 by Ines Bellina
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... Read More

Orientation Week: Prof Talks

Posted on November 23, 2016February 28, 2017 by MSL Program
During orientation week, we had the opportunity to attend a series of talks given by the Law School faculty. We had the opportunity to choose 2 out of 10 total talks that were going on simultaneously.... Read More

Orientation Week: Outside the Classroom

Posted on November 23, 2016February 28, 2017 by MSL Program
Even with all the important substantive information packed into Orientation Week, we also managed to have some fun in and out of the classroom. Throughout orientation week, we were responsible for rea... Read More
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