James W. McMasters

McMasters, James W.

Clinical Assistant Professor of Law

Phone: (312) 503-2090
E-mail: j-mcmasters@law.northwestern.edu



Related Links: Pritzker Legal Research Center

Jim joined the staff of the Pritzker Legal Research Center in 2002. He worked as a reference librarian at Loyola from 2000-2002, and prior to that taught Communication and Legal Reasoning at Northwestern for six years. From 1990-1994, Jim was a litigation associate at Bell, Boyd & Lloyd in Chicago.

Areas of Expertise

  • Legal Writing
  • Legal Research

Courses

Education

  • BS, Northwestern University
  • JD, Northwestern University
  • MLIS, Dominican University

Prior Appointments

  • Lecturer in Law, Northwestern School of Law
  • Director of the Pritzker Legal Research Center, Northwestern School of Law
  • Reference Librarian, Loyola University Chicago
  • Lecturer in Law, Northwestern School of Law
  • Associate Attorney, General and Commercial Litigation, Bell, Boyd & Lloyd