October 2007

Alumni Community Day
Join fellow alums at Northwestern Law on Friday, Oct. 12, for Alumni Community Day, a day-long celebration that includes tours of the law school and classes without quizzes. Professor Jack Heinz will be honored at a special retirement reception from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Guest speaker Jonathan Turley (JD '87), one of academia’s top legal scholars, will deliver a thought provoking talk at 6 p.m. Then enjoy festive music and food, catch up with classmates, and meet faculty at the Alumni Community Day Party in the tented courtyard from 7–8:30 p.m. More…

Registration Still Open for Reunion 2007
It's not too late to register for Reunion 2007. Register online by October 5, 2007, to join over 300 alumni for events and activities. More…

SFPIF Organizes First Annual 5K Fun Run/Walk
Student Funded Public Interest Fellowships' (SFPIF) inaugural 5K run/walk “Paper Chase” will bring together students, alumni, and members of the law school community for a fun, collegial and spirited start to Northwestern Law 's alumni weekend. Join the excitement on Saturday, Oct. 13, in beautiful Lincoln Park! Registration begins at 9 a.m., and the race will start at 10 a.m. More…

Pope & John Lecturer to Discuss Impact of Computers on Lawyers
Richard Marcus, Horace O. Coil Chair in Litigation at the University of California’s Hastings College of Law, will discuss the profound impact of computers on the legal world during this year’s Pope & John Lecture on Professionalism at Northwestern Law. His speech is entitled “The Impact of Computers on the Legal Profession: Evolution or Revolution?” and will take place at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, in Rubloff 140. This event is free and open to the public. More...

Transatlantic Symposium Focuses on Corporate Human Rights Responsibility
Academics, government officials, and representatives from corporations and civil society organizations from the United States and Europe will gather at Northwestern University School of Law on Oct. 24 and 25 for the sixth annual Transatlantic Dialogue entitled “Symposium on Corporate Human Rights Responsibility: Its Growing Relevance and Enforceability.” More...

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Alumni in the News

HEEDING HIS PARENTS' ADVICE TOOK A LONG TIME
Jeffrey W. Sarles (JD '94) in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, September 10, 2007

THE DISSENTER
John P. Stevens (JD '47) in The New York Times, September 23, 2007

Faculty in the News

FOR CALIFORNIA VOTERS, A CURE WORSE THAN ILL
Robert W. Bennett in Chicago Tribune, September 23, 2007

NEW FOCUS ON THE EFFECTS OF LIFE TENURE
Steven G. Calabresi James Lindgren in The New York Times, September 10, 2007

THE NEXT ATTORNEY GENERAL? HOW ABOUT OUR MAN FROM NORTHWESTERN; BUSH WOULD BE WISE TO CHOOSE INFLUENTIAL CONSERVATIVE THEORIST STEVEN G. CALABRESI
Steven G. Calabresi, Steven Lubet, Andrew Koppelman in Chicago Sun-Times, September 02, 2007

Law School Events

Latino Law Students Association Week (LLSA)
Dates: October 1 - 12
Location: Law School
Platinum Sponsor: Jenner & Block LLP
More info: web

OUTLaw Week
Dates: October 15 - 19
Location: Law School
Sponsor: Proskauer Rose LLP
More info: web

Federalist Society Week
Dates: October 22 - 25
Location: Law School
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St. Thomas More Society Week
Dates: October 29 - November 2
Location: Law School
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13th Annual Student Funded Public Interest Fellowships Auction
Date: November 8, 2007
More info: e-mail | web

Public Interest Law Week
Dates: November 5 - 9
Location: Law School
More info: web

Alumni Events

Reunion Weekend
Dates: October 11 – 13, 2007
Location: Law School
More info: (312) 503-8175 | julie-chin@law.northwestern.edu | web

Tax Program Alumni Reception
Date: October 12, 2007
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: LM 117 (Lowden)
More info: web | (312) 503-4381 | e-mail

Retirement Celebration for Jack Heinz
Date: October 12, 2007
Time: 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Location: Atrium
More info: web

Jonathan Turley at Alumni Community Day
Date: October 12, 2007
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Location: Thorne Auditorium
More info: (312) 503-8494 | e-mail | web

Law Board
Dates: October 26 and 27, 2007
Location: RB 339 (Schachtman-Gordon)
More info: (312) 503-0198 | e-mail | web

46th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute - San Francisco Session
Dates: November 29 - 30
Location: The Westin St. Francis, 335 Powell St., San Francisco
Sponsors: AON Consulting, Covington & Burling LLP, FTI Consulting, Merrill Corporation
For more info: web

35th Annual Securities Regulation Institute
Dates: January 23 – 25, 2008
Location: Hotel del Coronado, Coronado, CA
More info: e-mail | web