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Northwestern Law students honored Professor Len Rubinowitz for his many years of dedication and service to public interest law by renaming the Law School's Student Funded Public Interest Fellowship (SFPIF) Grant the Len Rubinowitz Public Interest Fellowship. The SFPIF held a reception as part of Public Interest Law Week on Nov. 8 at 5:30 at the Law School to recognize the many contributions Rubinowitz has made to the Law School and the greater Chicago community.

Professor Rubinowitz joined the Northwestern law faculty in 1975 as an associate professor of law and urban affairs. Prior to that, he worked for the Center for Urban Affairs and in the Office of the General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. He writes often about urban policies and has worked on several public housing development projects.

He teaches courses in Civil Rights, Law and Social Change, Legal Profession, and Professional Responsibility at Northwestern. In the past, the Law School student body has honored Professor Rubinowitz with the Robert Childres Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence and the Outstanding Professor of a Small Class Award. He has worked tirelessly with the students, faculty and staff to create a public interest culture at the Law School and currently is working with others to develop a public service initiative.

A silent auction to benefit the Student Funded Public Interest Fellowship (SFPIF) followed the reception at 6:00 p.m. Proceeds will be dedicated to the Len Rubinowitz Public Interest Fellowship Fund. SFPIF, a nonprofit organization run entirely by students at the Law School, is dedicated to funding law students working in unpaid positions at public interest organizations during the summer.

Professor Rubinowitz (middle) pictured with organizers of the evenings events (from left) Rebecca Trent '03 and Greta Jacobs '03.

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