After Law School

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is pleased to share the latest news from the judicial clerkship program, which continues to enjoy tremendous success. The current 2023-24 term is the Law ...

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law announced the appointment of Sherrese M. Smith (JD ’96), Global Managing Partner of Paul Hastings LLP, as Vice Chair of the Law Board. She will become Chair of ...

Counsel in Carroll v. Trump and Freeman v. Giuliani cases say social media apps have changed the way they litigate.

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law has been ranked number one in Law.com’s Go-To Law Schools: Big Law report for 2024. The report ranks the 50 law schools that sent the highest percentage of ...

On February 21, 2024, President Biden nominated Georgia N. Alexakis (JD ’06) to serve as a United States District Court Judge for the Northern District of Illinois. Alexakis has been an Assistant ...

President Biden nominated Joshua Kolar (BA ’99, JD ’03) to a seat on the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Senate confirmed his nomination in January 2024. Kolar is Biden’s ...

The American Lawyer honored W. Neil Eggleston with a 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award late last year. The Harvard Law School lecturer and Kirkland & Ellis partner received the award at a black-tie ...

On January 10, President Biden announced his intent to nominate Judge Sunil R. Harjani to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Accented by purple lanyards and big smiles, nearly 1,400 Northwestern Pritzker School of Law alumni convened on campus October 26-28 for reunion weekend.