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 […]
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. I attended a talk by Jonathan Koehler, followed by a talk by David Schwartz; both of these Northwestern Law […]
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 readings before each day–don’t worry, they aren’t that bad. The readings usually consisted of court cases that we then discussed to flesh out the […]
Hello,你好, hola, hallo! We are already into our second term (Fall 2) and time is flying. First things first, I want to take a moment to reflect on the infamous first week of law school: orientation week. Orientation week was not just a week full of fun, free food, and tons of Northwestern swag, although […]