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April 2007


New Searle Director, Henry Butler

Henry N. Butler Named Executive Director of Searle Center
Henry N. Butler, a leading public policy analyst and law and economics specialist, has been named the first executive director of the Searle Center at Northwestern University School of Law. Butler joins Northwestern Law from Chapman University where he served as professor of law and James Farley Professor of Economics in the George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics. Established last year, the Searle Center is designed to research how government regulation and interpretation of laws and regulations by the courts affect business and economic growth. More...

Taking Northwestern Law Overseas, This Time to Tel Aviv
Northwestern Law has partnered with Tel Aviv University to award dual master of laws degrees in the fields of public and international law. The inaugural class of 38 students began courses in Tel Aviv on February 25, 2007, and they will be in Chicago for four weeks beginning July 9. Northwestern Law's Executive LLM programs in Tel Aviv, Seoul, and Madrid are among the few American LLM programs offered overseas. More...

Professor Charles Taylor Awarded Prestigious Templeton Prize
Charles Taylor, Board of Trustees Professor of Law and Philosophy at Northwestern University, has won the 2007 Templeton Prize for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries About Spiritual Realities. Awarded by the John Templeton Foundation, the Templeton Prize is the world's largest annual monetary award. The 2007 prize, valued at $1.5 million, will be officially awarded to Taylor by HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, at a private ceremony at Buckingham Palace on May 2.  More...

Spring 2007 Career Placement in Progress
Legal hiring is booming and Northwestern law students have been extremely successful in obtaining jobs in both the private and public sectors.  We are fortunate that all but a few of our third-year students have accepted positions for after graduation and that nearly all of our first- and second-year students have summer jobs.  There are a small number of students in all three classes, however, who are still seeking work.  We would appreciate you letting us know of any openings in your offices either for the summer or for the fall.  If you have such an opening, please contact Bill Chamberlain, Assistant Dean for Career Strategy and Advancement.  He will make sure the word gets out to the students. He may be reached either by email [ mailto:w-chamberlain@law.northwestern.edu ] or by telephone: 312.503.0661.  Thank you for assisting our students.

 

In the News


Alumni in the News

STYLE MAVEN BRANDING GETS PERSONAL AT NATE & DOT CONSULTING
Jennifer Sara Levin (JD '02) in Women's Wear Daily, March 07, 2007

FIVE-STAR SERVICE; JAY STIEBER REVEALS HIS RECIPE FOR SUCCESS AS A RESTAURANT GENERAL COUNSEL
Jay Stieber (JD '72) in Inside Counsel, March 12, 2007

IF THE SHOE FITS: ALLEN-EDMONDS EXECUTIVE FOUND THE RIGHT PAIR TO SELL COMPANY
Peter M. Sommerhauser (JD '68) in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 13, 2007

JOHN MARSHALL MAKES IT OFFICIAL: CORKERY IS NEW DEAN
John Corkery (JD '67) in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, March 15, 2007


Faculty in the News

KOSOVO: THE UN PLANS A HUMAN RIGHTS DISASTER
Anthony D'Amato in Jurist, March 27, 2007

FLAG PROTESTERS MISSING A POINT
Steven Lubet in Chicago Tribune, March 23, 2007

FITZGERALD'S JUSTICE RANKING RANKLES CHICAGOANS
Steven Lubet in NPR, March 21, 2007

WHEN DOES A MUSLIM VEIL BECOME A POKER FACE?: A JUDGE WHO INSISTED A WOMAN REMOVE HER NIQAB WAS WRONG
Steven Lubet in Chicago Sun-Times, March 11, 2007

SIGN OF THE TIMES; WHOSE SPAM IS IT ANYWAY?
Jim Speta in Nightline: ABC News, March 02, 2007


Upcoming Events

Law School Events

Students Will Outline How They Affected Malawi Death Penalty Cases During Spring Break
Date:
April 12, Noon
Location: Rubloff 140
For more info: web

Arlyn Miner Moot Court -  Judges Needed (CLE Credit Available)
Dates:
March 29, April 5, 9, 11, and 12
Location: Law School
For more info: (312) 503-0473 | email


Alumni Events

Bluhm Legal Clinic Opening
Date: April 12, 2007
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
More info: (312) 503-0190 | email | web

Law Board
Date:
April 13 and 14, 2007
Location: Law School
More info: (312) 503-0200 | email | web
 
BLSA Annual Student-Alumni Reception and Awards Dinner
Date:
April 13, 2007
Time: 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Location: Atrium
More info: (312) 503-8175 | email | web

Professional Education Programs

27th Annual Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute
Date: May 3-4, 2007
Location: Law School
For more info: Click here