On a special edition of the DPELC-MSL Speaker Series, Pamela Morgan explained in clear language what so many people don’t understand: Bitcoin. As the founder and CEO of Third Key Solutions, LLC, Pamela is a widely respected authority on multi-signature governance and legal innovation using digital currencies. She is also an attorney, educator, entrepreneur, and public speaker, who […]
Shilpa and I are touring around the country to spread the word about the MSL program. To read about the first leg of our journey, click here. Our journey continued in Michigan with visits to MSU and University of Michigan. Michigan State University At Michigan State, we had a busy, but productive day of meetings. […]
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, […]
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 […]
Sharon Ayd is the chief scientific officer and SVP, Pharmaceuticals at Regulatory Compliance Associates. She is also an adjunct professor in the MSL program. Her most recent article, “Managing the Cost of Non-Compliance“, was published in the November 2017 issue of Pharmaceutical Technology and covers the material she developed for her Spring 2017 MSL class Regulatory […]
With its commitment to Law-STEM initiatives, Northwestern Law is steadily addressing a real gap in the market: most lawyers are not particularly adept with technology, and most of the folks developing new technologies do not understand much about law and regulation. As our readers probably realize, the Master of Science in Law program is designed […]
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, […]
On Thursday, October 12, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law hosted Techstars Chicago Demo Day. Over four hundred people gathered at Thorne Auditorium to watch 10 startup founders pitch their companies to mentors, colleagues and other members of the tech community. As first-time hosts of the event, Demo Day gave the Law School the opportunity to […]
On Tuesday, the MSL program organized an exclusive Q&A with Michael Deal, Vice President and Associate General Counsel at Amazon.com. Accompanied by Julius Chen (Senior Corporate Counsel), Khoury Cooper (Corporate Counsel), and Lauren Stubel (Recruiter), Deal spoke candidly to the MSL students about the inner workings of the company, the need for employees with interdisciplinary […]
Kamau Murray made headlines early September when Sloane Stephens, the tennis star he has coached since 2015, won the U.S. Open. During the inaugural talk of the DPELC-MSL Speakers Series, however, it was Murray’s triumphant story of the XS Tennis and Education Foundation that kept the audience in rapt attention. Students, faculty and staff from around […]