January 2007

New Space for Bluhm Legal Clinic

The Bluhm Legal Clinic has moved to its new space in the Rubloff Building. The 8th floor now houses all of the clinic's centers and programs in a single location: Children and Family Justice Center, Small Business Opportunity Center, Center for International Human Rights, Center on Wrongful Convictions, MacArthur Justice Center, Investor Protection Center, Fred Bartlit Center for Trial Strategy, Program on Negotiation and Mediation, and the Supreme Court and Appellate Advocacy Program. The 22,000-square foot space includes offices for more than 30 clinical faculty members as well as an improved reception area, a secured file room, a number of meeting and conference rooms, and a training room equipped with smart technology. The new clinic space also features an expansive student work area that overlooks Lake Michigan.

SEC Chairman Cox to Deliver Brodsky JD-MBA Fund Lecture, January 22
Christopher Cox, Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, will deliver the Brodsky Family Northwestern JD-MBA Lecture on January 22. His address will begin at 5 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The Brodsky JD-MBA Fund supports Northwestern's three-year joint JD-MBA program. William J. Brodsky and his wife, Joan, established this fund in 2001 to honor their three sons children who each earned the JD-MBA degree from Northwestern. More...

Chief Justice Roberts to Visit Law School as Trienens Visiting Scholar, January 31 - February 2
John G. Roberts Jr., Chief Justice of the United States, will be visiting Northwestern Law January 31 through February 2 as this year's Howard J. Trienens Visiting Judicial Scholar. During his visit, Roberts will guest teach in a few classes and meet with groups of students and faculty.

The Howard J. Trienens Visiting Scholar Program was established in 1989 by partners of Sidley Austin to honor Trienens' service to the firm and Northwestern.

Supreme Court Clerkships
Three Northwestern Law alumni will be clerking for Justices on the Supreme Court during the October 2007 term:
Andrianna Kastanek, JD '05, (Justice Kennedy)
Jessica Phillips, JD '06, (Justice Alito)
Katherine Shaw, JD '06, (Justice Stevens JD '47).

As a result, one-third of the Supreme Court Justices will now have a Northwestern alum as a clerk. And, since 1996, we rank 6th in the country for placing graduates into Supreme Court clerkships on a per capita basis.

Alumni in the News

Faculty in the News

EXECUTIVE POWER AND THE WAR ON TERROR
Joe Margulies in the Chicago Tribune, December 17, 2006

Law School Events

Intellectual Property Law Society Week
Dates: Jan. 8 - 12
Location: Law School
Lead Sponsor: Kirkland & Ellis LLP
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebrations
Date: Jan. 15
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Thorne Auditorium, Law School
Sponsors: King & Spalding LLP; Wildman Harrold
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Women's Leadership Coalition Week
Dates: Jan. 16 - 19
Location: Law School
Lead Sponsor: Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
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International Law Society Week
Dates: Jan. 22 - 26
Location: Law School
Lead Sponsor: Baker & Daniels LLP
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Lawyer as Problem Solver Reception
Date: Jan. 25
Time: 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Location: Law School atrium
Sponsors: Bryan Cave LLP; Kirkland & Ellis LLP; Latham & Watkins LLP; Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw; McGuire Woods; Vedder Price; Wildman Harrold
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South Asian Law Students Association
Dates: Jan. 29 - Feb. 2
Location: Law School
Lead Sponsor: Lord, Bissell & Brook LLP

1L Networking Reception
Date: Jan. 31
Time: 5:30 - 7 p.m.
Location: Law School
Sponsors: Skadden LLP; Sidley Austin LLP ; White & Case LLP; Winston & Strawn LLP

Alumni Events

San Diego Area Alumni Reception with Dean Van Zandt
Date: January 25, 2007
You are cordially invited to join Dean David Van Zandt and alumni host Rick Fink, JD '80, to network with fellow alumni and learn about what is new at the Law School.

Please R.S.V.P. to law-alumni@law.northwestern.edu by Friday, January 19, 2007.

Julius H. Miner Moot Court Competition
Date: January 30, 2007
The Julius H. Miner Moot Court Competition provides an invaluable experience in appellate advocacy for participating second-year students. More than 80 second-year students are expected to participate and we invite alumni to serve as a judge in the preliminary rounds. A buffet dinner for participating judges will be held prior to the competition at 6:00 p.m. at the Law School. Please contact Chair Ben Jones at b-jones2007@law.northwestern.edu to register or for questions.

34th Annual Securities Regulation Institute
Dates: January 24 - 26
Location: Hotel del Coronado, 1500 Orange Ave., Coronado (San Diego), CA
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