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 […]
The MSL program plans tons of events that connect our students to the outside world and to professionals who are doing intersectional work that is relevant to our students’ many interests. Recently, we held a special executive seminar, with Caterpillar executives Tom Bluth (JD ‘00), Vice President of Legal Aftermarket Support, and Clay Thompson, Vice […]
Maybe not quite as delicious as the combination of chocolate and peanut butter, but still very potent, is the coming together of two sometimes disparate fields: law and technology. There are so many open questions in the area of legal technology, and this leads to a lot of opportunity for those who are interested in […]
MSL Reunion Weekend 2019 is a wrap! Thank you to all who attended MSL reunion events in person and also to those who connected with us virtually. We had a great turnout of alumni, with representation from each class of graduates, and it definitely seemed like a good time was had by all. Highlights from […]
At the beginning of May, the MSL program sponsored our first-ever MSL Symposium: “STEM, Law, Business, and the MSL.” The goal of the symposium was to showcase the work of MSL students during their time in the program; some students presented their work in a walk-around poster session, and others presented in the more formal […]
One of the main features of the MSL program is Power Week, a whole week of compressed sessions that gives students the opportunity to take a diverse array of workshops and intensives that cover trending topics and specialized skills-building. Before break, students got to play detective during Dr. Jay Koehler’s Power Week class on Forensic […]