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…
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…
The halls of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law buzzed with energy in May as the inaugural Northwestern Summer Pre-Law Academy (the Academy) brought together a select cohort of aspiring legal minds from across the country. Held from May 19–23, the immersive five-day program opened the doors of legal education to students who have traditionally faced…
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…
What happens when 16th-century legal documents meet artificial intelligence? Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law’s Edna B. and Ednyfed H. Williams Memorial Professor and Vice Dean Emily Kadens is answering that very question through her current research project, which blends centuries-old court equity records with the illuminating capabilities of modern AI. For the past three…
On Friday, May 16, 608 graduates from 36 places around the world joined faculty, family, and friends for the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s 2025 convocation ceremony at the Chicago Theatre. Presiding over the ceremony, Dean Hari Osofsky welcomed the graduates to the Northwestern Pritzker Law alumni community. “We have a responsibility as a Law…
On April 21, 2025, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law hosted an installation ceremony celebrating two faculty members’ scholarly accomplishments and their recent appointments to endowed professorships: Ajay K. Mehrotra as Stanford Clinton Sr. and Zylpha Kilbride Clinton Research Professor of Law and David L. Schwartz as William G. & Virginia K. Karnes Research Professor of…
In August 2025, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law will offer a new program for 50 incoming students the week before Orientation called The Perspective Project. Developed with the ...
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 ...
Annelise Riles, Professor of Law, was inducted as a Chevalier in the Order des Palmes Academiques, or Order of the Academic Palms, of the Republic of France, for a lifetime contributing to ...
