The DPELC–MSL Speaker Series kicked-off the Spring semester with Suzanne Klahr, JD, Founding Partner at Mayacamas Partners and adjunct professor here at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. Suzanne is also the Founder of BUILD whose mission is to provide real-world entrepreneurial experience that empowers youth from under-resourced communities to excel in education, lead in […]
With graduation on the horizon for the MSL class of 2021, students are thinking about what they will do post-MSL. Connecting with MSL alumni is an important way for current students to learn about the wide variety of opportunities available to them. MSL Director of External Outreach, Evan Goldberg, recently hosted a panel event featuring […]
The MSL program launched the 2020-2021 academic year with a busy schedule of events. Now, just past the half-way point of the academic year, we wanted to review some key takeaways from the our Fall 2020 events and take a glimpse forward into the planned event line-up for Spring 2021. We start early preparing students […]
Andrew Nguyen, a 2019 graduate of the MSL full-time residential program, has been on-the-go since graduating from the Master of Science in Law program: he started a COVID testing company and recently began medical school. Andrew recently connected with MSL Senior Program Coordinator Nicole Schneider to discuss his activities and the importance of the MSL program in […]
In September, the MSL program and the Donald Pritzker Entrepreneurship Law Center (DPELC) kicked off the annual DPELC-MSL Speaker Series. The series brings a variety of leaders to the law school to talk about their path and experience as an entrepreneur. This year’s first installment was an event for animal lovers – it featured Heather […]
MSL alumna Jenna Dobry has recently launched a social impact start-up in Canada; her company, re-give, is collecting unused or partially-used gift cards, consolidating them, and distributing them to community organizations around Calgary. Jenna credits the MSL with helping her develop the mindset and knowledge to start this company; see Jenna’s student profile here. I […]
During the Fall 1 term, MSL students get acclimated to the study of law, the rhythm of classes, and modes of studying; they also learn about the various initiatives and activities going on at the law school that are of special interest to them. One opportunity that always engages MSL students is the Law & […]
One of the unique aspects of the MSL Program is the wide variety of talents that MSL students bring to the table. From music to sports to art, the MSL student body is a very talented group! Case in point: Part-time MSL student Neil Misak, a Microsoft employee, happens to be a very skilled DJ […]
One of the companies that has really bought into the value of MSL training is VillageMD, a quickly growing provider of primary care services across the US. VillageMD has hired multiple graduates of the MSL program. In the words of VillageMD General Counsel Wendy Rubas: “The Northwestern MSLs have a solid grounding in law, so […]
My work at Cardinal IP focuses on the prior art searching stage of the patent prosecution process; I analyze potential claims of clients’ inventions and explore prior art that may invalidate an invention under 35 U.S.C. §102, Novelty and 35 U.S.C. §103, Non-Obviousness. In short, I use a variety of databases and research tools in an attempt to find, […]