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02.23.2023

Sherrese Smith (JD ’96), Paul Hastings Managing Partner, to Address Class of 2023

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is delighted to announce that Managing Partner of Paul Hastings LLP Sherrese Smith (JD ’96) will deliver the convocation address to the Class of 2023. ...

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02.17.2023

Ilana Braverman, Co-Founder and COO of Greener by Default, Speaks at the Future of Innovation, Sustainability and the Law Speaker Series

The Donald Pritzker Entrepreneurship Law Center (DPELC) continued its “Future of Innovation, Sustainability and the Law Speaker Series” in February. Ilana Braverman, co-founder and COO of Greener ...

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02.08.2023

$5 Million Gift to Northwestern Pritzker Law to Bolster Legal Services for Immigrant Communities

Commitment from Harry Seigle will name the Seigle Clinic for Immigrant Youth and Families A $5 million gift from Harry J. Seigle (JD ’71) will expand Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s ...

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01.26.2023

National Appellate Clinic Network Named Finalist in Bloomberg Law’s Inaugural Law School Innovation Program

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s National Appellate Clinic Network was ranked among the 10 finalists’ programs recognized for innovation advancing the legal industry through education by ...

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01.25.2023

Civil Rights Lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill Speaks on the Power of Making Your Voice Heard During DREAM Week Keynote

Northwestern University and Northwestern Pritzker School of Law hosted its annual DREAM Week, commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Held on both the Evanston and Chicago ...

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01.24.2023

A History-Making Career: Joyce Hughes Is Recognized With the Prestigious Margaret Brent Award

After blazing trails in legal education for decades, Joyce Hughes is recognized with the prestigious Margaret Brent award.

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12.19.2022

“As lawyers, we have the power to change lives”: Shelisa Thomas (JD ’19) Speaks on the Most Important Case of Her Career

Shelisa Thomas (JD ’19) met Corzell J. Cole, Sr. in the winter of 2018. At the time, Thomas was a 3L, and Cole was serving a 50-year sentence for first-degree and attempted murder. Their meeting ...

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12.14.2022

Professor Jamelia Morgan Receives Deborah L. Rhode Award

Jamelia Morgan, professor of law and director of the Center for Racial and Disability Justice, has been selected as the recipient of the 2022 Deborah L. Rhode Award, a joint recognition by four ...

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12.06.2022

Bluhm Legal Clinic Leads National Organizations for Law School Clinical Faculty

The Clinic is pleased to share that two of our faculty members are currently leading the two national organizations for law school clinical and experiential faculty.

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