March 2004

The Northwestern Law Alumni Association is pleased to present this edition of Northwestern Law E-Briefs, an electronic newsletter for alumni and friends of the Law School. We hope you enjoy this connection to Northwestern Law, its alumni, and its students.

E-Briefs Features
* Law Web Site Reveals New Look
* Student Defense Team Wins Julius H. Miner Moot Court Finals
* Inaugural Class of Executive LLM Students in Korea Graduates March 28
* Are You a Former Judicial Clerk?
* Help Your Classmates Reconnect with the Law School
* In the News
* Upcoming Law School Events
* Upcoming Alumni Events
* Upcoming Executive and Professional Education Programs

LAW WEB SITE REVEALS NEW LOOK
After undergoing a year-long redesign process, the Law School Web site unveiled a new look on March 5. We hope you will be pleased with our updated site, which was designed with input from faculty, staff, and students, to make it more accessible and easier to navigate. To take the user feedback survey and find out more about the new and improved features, click here.

STUDENT DEFENSE TEAM WINS JULIUS H. MINER MOOT COURT FINALS
Students packed into Lincoln Hall on Friday, March 5, to cheer on finalists David Lieber, JD '04, and Matt Lyon, JD '04, and Rebecca Kahan, JD '04, and Lizzie Rosenthal, JD '04. Hon. Karen Nelson Moore, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit; Hon. Arthur L. Alarcon, Senior Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; and the Hon. Diane P. Wood, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit presided and ruled in favor of the team of Lieber and Lyon. Kahan was awarded the International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award for Outstanding Speaker. A special thanks to all alumni and friends of the Law School who volunteered as judges during Moot Court.

INAUGURAL CLASS OF EXECUTIVE LLM STUDENTS IN KOREA GRADUATES MARCH 28
Twenty -five students will be the first to graduate from Northwestern Law’s new Executive LLM in Korea program on March 28, 2004. The students, Korean legal professionals, have spent the past year studying in Seoul with Northwestern Law professors. To learn more about the Executive LLM in Korea program and this year's graduating class, click here.

ARE YOU A FORMER JUDICIAL CLERK?
The Center for Career Strategy and Advancement provides a history on its Web site of Northwestern Law alums who have served as judicial clerks post-graduation. In an effort to ensure that our data is as accurate and comprehensive as possible, please check the site to see that your information is presented correctly. If you find that you are not included in our history or if your information is incorrect, please e-mail Assistant Dean Shonagh Aylsworth.

HELP YOUR CLASSMATES RECONNECT WITH THE LAW SCHOOL
Many Law School alumni have moved and we no longer have their current contact information in our database. These “lost” alumni are missing out on Reunions, Law School news, and connections with fellow classmates. Please review the “Lost Alumni” list on our Web site. If you see your name or the name of someone you know, please send their latest contact information to law-alumni@law.northwestern.edu. If you would like to update your own information, click here.

IN THE NEWS | web to see more news | e-mail to report news

Faculty in the News (click title to read full article or interview)

Potential Legal Challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act
Andrew Koppelman in National Public Radio, February 06, 2004

Genocide a Burden for All
Douglass Cassel in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, February 05, 2004

It's Up to States to Lay Down Law on Gay Marriage
Andrew Koppelman and Steven Lubet in Chicago Sun-Times, February 03, 2004

Flagging Responses
Steven Lubet in The American Lawyer, February 01, 2004

Alumni in the News

In the Law Firms (excerpt)
Mark A. Semisch, class of 2003, in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, February 19, 2004

Board: '85 Sentence Too Severe
Beth Colgan, class of 2000, in Seattle Post-Intelligencer, February 21, 2004

On the Move (excerpt)
James Fitzpatrick, class of 1997, in Legal Times, February 09, 2004

UPCOMING LAW SCHOOL EVENTS | web | e-mail

Executive LLM in Korea Graduation Convocation
Dates: March 28, 2004
Location: Law School
For more info: Click Here

Julius Rosenthal Foundation Lecture Series
Dates: March 30 - April 1, 2004
Location: Law School
For more info: Click Here

Wigmore Follies 2004: Wigmore Reloaded
Dates: April 3 - 4, 2004
Location: Thorne Auditorium
Time: 7:30 p.m.
For more info: Click Here or e-mail l-linney@law.northwestern.edu

Reflection and Reconstruction: Ten Years After the Rwandan Genocide
Dates: April 5, 2004
Location: Thorne Auditorium
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
For more info: Click here or e-mail e-curtis@law.northwestern.edu

UPCOMING LAW ALUMNI EVENTS | web | e-mail

Jon R. Waltz Memorial Display at Pritzker Legal Research Center
View memorabilia of the late Jon R. Waltz, Edna B. and Ednyfed H. Williams Memorial Professor of Law Emeritus.
Dates: March 8 - April 30, 2004
Times: 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Location: Pritzker Legal Research Center
For more info: Click Here

New Admit - Alumni Dinners
Come share your Northwestern Law experience with admitted candidates for the class of 2006 and network with fellow alumni.
Dates: March 15 - 23, 2004
Locations: Washington D.C., New York City, Atlanta, Miami, and Los Angeles
For more info: Click Here

Women's Networking Reception
Date: April 1, 2004
Time: 6 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Law School
For more info: Click Here

SFPIF Public Service Benefit Dinner
Date: April 8, 2004
Time: 6 - 9:00 p.m.
Location: Law School
For more info: Click Here

UPCOMING EXECUTIVE AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS | web | e-mail

24th Annual Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate & Securities Law Institute, Chicago
Dates: April 29 - 30, 2004
Location: Law School
For more info: Click Here