Earlier this month, Myra Pasek (JD ’90), former General Counsel at Impossible Foods, and current General Counsel at Ouster, spent two days at the law school talking to students about her interesting work in the technology sector. During her time at the law school, she kicked off the Spring version of the DPELC-MSL Speakers Series, […]
Graduation is not far off for the MSL class of 2020! As students start to think more about what they will do after graduation, the MSL program staff is running a series of panels and workshops to help expose students to the wide range of professional opportunities that await them. January featured two such panels, […]
Each week, the MSL program sends out a bulletin that lists events in the Chicagoland area that might be of interest to MSL students. In last week’s bulletin, I learned about a speaker event at the local Chicago IP law firm, Banner Witcoff. The event featured Harvard Business School professors, Marco Iansiti and Karim Lakhani, […]
When individuals without prior knowledge think about data, they often have an idea in their head, but they do not truly fathom how integral data is in society. We tend to see data as something different from our observations of reality. We see data as values, numbers, and something that consultants and analysts show off […]
The US-China relationship is widely recognized as the most important bilateral relationship in the world; many STEM and legal professionals confront issues related to this relationship on a daily basis. To share some insights about working transnationally, Perkins Coie, an international law firm, sponsored a seminar for MSL students entitled, “Skirmishes in the Trade War: […]
Welcome to 2020! As we greet this exciting new year, I thought this would be a good time to recap the year that was: 2019. We began 2019 by ushering in our first cohort of “spring start” online students – these are the first MSL students to begin studies in the Spring semester. Having a […]
Exploring Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital As I progress through graduate studies in the Master of Science in Law program at Northwestern’s law school, the strong culture of entrepreneurship and the continued generosity of the entrepreneurship community is something that consistently stands out to me. I was recently reminded of the significance of this special […]
After the Master of Science in Law degree was launched in 2014, we began hearing from STEM professionals in all parts of the US and the world who were very interested in the content of the degree, but could not move to Chicago to enroll in the program. With the goal of making the degree […]
There are a ton of events in the Chicagoland area focused on the intersection of law and technology. For example, at the start of the academic year, legal tech professionals, lawyers, entrepreneurs, and many others gathered at Chicago-Kent Law School to discuss the future of the legal profession and how technology can and will enhance […]
All law students – including MSL students – are encouraged to participate in public service activities – giving back to the community is an important component of the student experience. The Law School encourages students to engage in public service activities of interest to them – to get out into their communities and make a […]