We started the day with a visit to Golden Gate Capital in San Francisco, which is one of the premier private equity funds in the country. Josh Olshansky, one of only 8 Managing Directors at the fund, spoke to the group about the private equity markets generally and Golden Gate’s place within the market […]
Our first stop on the second day of our Entrepreneurship Team Project trip was a visit to the Google campus to meet with Brian Downing, who recently moved from the legal department to become a director of engineering at Google. Brian talked about the challenges a company faces after growing to the size of Google. […]
What would be an exciting thing to do over the Spring Break? Well, a group of us in the MSL program headed out to the Bay Area in California for a class project called the Entrepreneurship Team Project, or EnTP. The EnTP is an elective course in the MSL program, where MSL students participate in […]
Anyone who knows me, knows how strongly I feel about the value of the PhD. You’ve heard the statistics that there aren’t enough academic jobs to accommodate all the PhD graduates. A simple-minded solution is to admit and train fewer PhDs. I could not disagree more! On the contrary the world needs armies of people […]
On May 7, 2024, the MSL hosted Day 2 of its 6th Annual Symposium, a culminating event for students who have spent the year exploring interdisciplnary subjects touching on various aspects of law, policy, business, tech, and more. Throughout the course of the two-day event, attendees were exposed to two dozen presentations led by current […]
From energy to emergency services, entrepreneurship to AI, MSL graduates are making an impact in countless industries. This article highlights recent achievements of several MSL graduates, providing a glimpse into the various ways our alumni are using their degrees to innovate in their fields.
The MSL recently had the honor of being profiled by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) in their winter issue of Prism magazine. If you’re an engineer and trying to decide how a legal background can help you to succeed in your profession, then this article is for you. Featuring interviews with alumni and program faculty, this article showcases the importance of interdisciplinary education and how a background in law helped several of our engineering-focused alumni to achieve their goals.
The law degree program for STEM professionals celebrates a significant milestone and prepares for many more; learn what you missed during the 10-year anniversary celebration, which featured food, networking, and learning opportunities for alumni.
Entrepreneurs face a multitude of legal issues as they create, launch, and build a new venture, and the failure to anticipate and understand these issues can often mean the demise of a new venture. In the Master of Science in Law (MSL) program at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, entrepreneurs and business professionals learn how to […]
The Northwestern Master of Science in Law (MSL) program attracts entrepreneurs and entrepreneurially-minded students and professionals. These folks build a foundation in law and business, and they learn about many of the unique regulatory and legal issues they face when starting or contributing to a new business venture. The MSL offers specific classes that are […]