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


Northwestern Law E-Briefs Features:
* New Firm and Corporate Relations Program
* Dean's Teaching Awards
* Celebrating the Life and Work of Raoul Berger '35
* Faculty in the News
* Upcoming Events

NEW FIRM AND CORPORATE RELATIONS PROGRAM 
In an effort to connect the legal and business community with Northwestern Law's dynamic and diverse academic experience, we are creating a Firm and Corporate Relations program. Kalli Hilbrenner, director, is working to establish, develop, and enhance mutually beneficial partnerships, sponsorships, and other relationships with law firms and corporations throughout Chicago and beyond. For more information on the new Firm and Corporate Relations program, please contact Kalli at (312) 503-4410 or via email at k-hilbrenner@law.northwestern.edu.

DEAN'S TEACHING AWARDS
Established in 1998, the Dean's Teaching Awards honor faculty members for high-quality teaching as measured by student evaluations. This year's recipients are: Robert W. Bennett, Steven G. Calabresi, Caitlin J. Cameron, Richard J. Hoskins, Martin H. Redish, Robert H. Sitkoff.  To see past recipients and other teaching awards, click here.

CELEBRATING THE LIFE AND WORK OF RAOUL BERGER '35
Distinguished professors and jurists will gather for a symposium to honor the late Raoul Berger, who was one of the nation's leading authorities and most prolific commentators on the U.S. Constitution. The symposium will celebrate the life and work of the 1935 Northwestern Law graduate, who passed away on September 23, 2000, at the age of 99. It will take place at the Law School, Friday, October 25, 2002, at 4:00 p.m. For more information, click here.

FACULTY IN THE NEWS (click title to read full article or interview)

Murder verdict for boy back on; But appeals court criticizes police treatment of child
Steve Drizin in Chicago Tribune, September 12, 2002

What will it take to end violence against women
Douglass Cassel in Chicago Tribune, September 11, 2002

Time to bury borking
Stephen Presser in Chicago Tribune, September 08, 2002 

UPCOMING EVENTS

The 4th Annual Professional Estate Planning Seminar with Roy Adams, September 19-20, 2002, Law School
This program for estate planning professionals offers extensive tools and techniques, including 2001 tax law variations of traditional planning. To learn more or register for the program, click here.

Preliminary Report of the ABA Task Force on Corporate Responsibility, September 20, 2002, Law School
The report sets forth a variety of recommendations relating to internal corporate governance and lawyer responsibilities and conduct, including several proposals relating to amendment of the Model Rules of Professional Responsibility. To testify or for more information, click here.

The 15th Annual Symposium on Intellectual Property Law and the Corporate Client; E-Business: New Strategies for Corporate Counsel, October 3, 2002, Law School
This symposium will cover leading intellectual property issues - ranging from practical solutions to managing intellectual property in-house, to global issues, and approaches to controlling spiraling litigation costs. To register, click here.

The 41st Annual Corporate Counsel Institute, October 10, 2002, Law School
Distinguished lawyers from across the nation will analyze legal and regulatory implications of the Enron/WorldCom financial irregularities. To register, click here.

A Century of Juvenile Justice, October 17, 2002, Law School
Sponsored by the Bluhm Legal Clinic's Children and Family Justice Center, the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago, and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, this one-day symposium is based on the recently published book of the same title. To register, click here.

Reunion, October 25-26, 2002, Law School
Reunion weekend is an excellent time to re-connect with classmates and find out about all of the exciting things happening at the Law School. There is still time to submit your narrative for the reunion publication. The deadline has been extended to Monday, September 23. For more information, click here.