Long considered a prestigious opportunity for recent law school graduates, judicial clerkships provide invaluable insights into what judges do day-to-day, and how they think, write and otherwise conduct themselves, along with the unique experience of acting as their apprentices, drafting opinions, orders, jury instructions and more. Northwestern Pritzker Law places dozens of clerks each year,…
Thanks to artificial intelligence and the work of a team led by Emily Kadens, Edna B. and Ednyfed H. Williams Memorial Professor of Law and Associate Dean of Research & Strategic Initiatives, researchers can now automatically generate highly accurate transcriptions of early modern English records written in a particularly challenging script called secretary hand. “Egerton,”…
The beginning of the academic year is always a time of great anticipation, for both students and faculty. That’s especially true for Distinguished Senior Lecturer Jeffrey Carter-Johnson as he enters his fourth year of MSL teaching and reflects on his role of guiding new MSL students along a path he knows intimately—one that bridges science…
Northwestern Pritzker Law is delighted to announce that the Evans Family Foundation, founded and led by alumna Christine M. Evans (JD ’03, LLM ’11), has generously committed $1 million to support the Bluhm Legal Clinic’s LGBTQI+ Rights Clinic. The funds will establish a staff attorney position for the Clinic and support the Clinic’s work and…
Heidi Kitrosser mines cases, intertwined concepts of First Amendment, presidential power, secrecy The intersections among First Amendment law, presidential power, and government secrecy have been throughlines in the research and teaching of Heidi Kitrosser, William W. Gurley Professor of Law at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, in ways that are variously relevant to American governance…
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is pleased to welcome eight new faculty members as the 2025-2026 academic year begins: Professors Myriam Gilles, Jill Horwitz, Jonathan Manes, Andrew McKinley, Chika Okafor, Anna Zaret, Danielle Hamilton, and Joy Whitfield. They are each accomplished legal scholars who will enrich our students’ learning experience, and we are excited for…
Professor Zachary D. Clopton has been appointed interim dean of Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law for two years beginning July 22, 2025. The announcement was made by Northwestern Provost Kathleen Hagerty, who praised Clopton as “a thoughtful and distinguished legal scholar” with deep institutional knowledge and national recognition in civil litigation. Clopton joined the…
Alvin Kruse (BA ’65, JD ’68) left Oklahoma and set out for Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, sight unseen. He enrolled as an undergraduate because of the scholarship that would afford him a college education. Alvin continued his studies at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, where his son, Jordon, would also earn his JD in…
At Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, distinguished faculty members are at the vanguard of tax law scholarship, dedicating their careers to advancing the field through rigorous research and interdisciplinary analysis. Renowned for their expertise, they draw upon legal, historical, and philosophical methodologies to produce influential scholarship in leading academic journals, books, and policy papers. Their…
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law has been ranked number one for Big Law graduates by two major publications: Law.com and US News. For the second year in a row, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law earned the top spot in Law.com’s 2025 Go-To Law Schools: Big Law report, with 195 of its graduates, or 71.9%, now…
When Sherrese Smith (JD ’96) looks back on her years at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, she remembers both the academic rigor and financial challenges. Today, as the global managing partner ...
Rising third-year student Erik Brannon became interested in law school while taking pre-law classes as an undergrad at the University of Illinois. He narrowed his focus to estate planning during ...
The research and teaching of criminal law scholars at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law covers a wide range of academic disciplines, from social psychology to economics, along with ...
