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Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

August 21, 2023

"Union College of Law" redirects here. Not to be confused with Union Law School.

Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law[2] is the law school of Northwestern University, a private research university. The law school is located on the university's Chicago campus. Northwestern Law is among the top ten most selective law schools[3] and belongs to the T14, an unofficial designation accepted in the legal community as the best 14 law schools in the United States.

Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
Motto
  • Quaecumque sunt vera (Latin)
  • Ὁ Λόγος πλήρης χάριτος καὶ ἀληθείας - Ho logos pleres charitos khoe aletheias (Greek)
  • Whatsoever things are true (Philippians 4:8 AV)
  • The word full of grace and truth (Gospel of John 1:14)
Established
  • 1859 (as law department of the Old University of Chicago)
  • 1873 (as Union College of Law)
  • 1891 (as Northwestern University School of Law)
  • 2015 (current name)
School typePrivate law school
Parent endowmentUS $10.19 billion
DeanHari M. Osofsky
LocationChicago, Illinois, U.S.
41°53′47″N 87°37′03″W / 41.8963°N 87.6174°W / 41.8963; -87.6174
Enrollment658[1]
Faculty190[1]
USNWR ranking10th (2024) [1]
Bar pass rate92% (2017)[1]
Websitelaw.northwestern.edu
ABA profileNorthwestern Law Profile

Founded in 1859, it was the first law school established in Chicago. Notable alumni include numerous governors of several states; Arthur Goldberg, United States Supreme Court justice; Adlai Stevenson, governor of Illinois, cabinet secretary, and Democratic presidential candidate;[4] John Paul Stevens, United States Supreme Court justice;[5] Newton Minow, former chairman of the FCC;[6] and Harold Washington, the first black Mayor of Chicago (1983–87) and, previously, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.[7]

History

Founded in 1859, the school that would become known as the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law was the first law school established in the city of Chicago. The school was originally the law department of the Old University of Chicago under the founding direction of Henry Booth[8] and enrolled twenty-three students. The law school became Union College of Law when it jointly affiliated with Northwestern University in 1873.[9] In 1891, the law school formally became Northwestern University School of Law when Northwestern assumed total control. Throughout the 20th century, programs such as the JD-MBA and JD-PhD were added to maintain the law school's position as one of America's top-ranked schools of law. In October 2015, it was renamed Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law after J.B. Pritzker and his wife, M.K. Pritzker, who gave $100 million to the law school.[10]

Campus

 
The modernist Rubloff Building is part of the law school section of Northwestern's Chicago campus and overlooks Lake Michigan. To its west in the foreground are partial views of the original law school buildings designed by James Gamble Rogers in the 1920s

Northwestern Law is located on Northwestern University's downtown campus in Chicago's Streeterville/Gold Coast neighborhood. The law school is on Lake Shore Drive and Chicago Avenue, adjacent to Lake Shore Park and Lake Michigan, and a few blocks from the John Hancock Center, Magnificent Mile, Water Tower, Oak Street Beach, and Navy Pier.

The law school's location in the heart of downtown Chicago provides a wealth of part-time employment options for students while in school and a setting in which to study law. The proximity to courts, commerce, and public interest activities enables students to experience the practice of law, as well as its theory.

 
Entrance to Levy Meyer Hall

Admissions

Admission to Northwestern Law is extremely selective. For the class entering in the fall of 2021, 1,031 out of 7,410 (13.9%) were offered admission, with 234 matriculating.[11] The 25th and 75th LSAT percentiles for the 2021 entering class were 167 and 172, respectively, with a median of 171.[12] The 25th and 75th undergraduate GPA percentiles were 3.60 and 3.93, respectively, with a median of 3.86.[12]

The law school's practical philosophy is manifested in a strong preference for applicants with at least two years of work experience. Approximately 90% of the school's students enter with at least one year of full-time work experience; 70% possess more than two years of experience.[13]

Employment

According to U.S. News & World Report's 2021 Edition, 94% of the law school's 2021 graduates obtained prospective, full-time employment prior to graduation,[14] with a median starting salary of $215,000.[15] According to Northwestern's official 2022 ABA-required disclosures, 94% of the Class of 2022 obtained full-time, long-term employment ten months after graduation. Northwestern's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 4.4%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2018 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation.[16]

Northwestern Law is well-established among BigLaw firms (defined as firms with 251 or more associates). In Vault's 2016 survey,[17] of over 15,000 BigLaw associates, Northwestern Law ranked #2 as a "feeder" school for BigLaw firms, after accounting for school size. According to Vault, Northwestern Law outperforms its expected BigLaw representation by 315%. Northwestern Law ranked 2nd, 4th, and 3rd in 2021,[18] 2022,[19] and 2023 respectively for the highest percentage of juris doctor graduates who receive associate positions at the largest 100 law firms in the country.[20]

The law school enrolls approximately 985 students in its J.D., LL.M., S.J.D. and M.S.L. (Master of Science in Law) programs. The school employs an interdisciplinary research faculty, and has a low student-faculty ratio. According to Northwestern's 2016 ABA-required disclosures, 93% of the Class of 2016 obtained full-time, long-term employment nine months after graduation.[21]

Costs

The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, living expenses, books, and other miscellaneous expenses) at Northwestern Law for the 2022-2023 academic year is $104,564.[22] The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $367,588.[23]

2022-23 Expenses[24]
Category Per Annum
Tuition and Fees $71,432
Room and board $19,026
Books $1,650
Miscellaneous expenses $12,456
Total $104,564
 
Levy Mayer Hall

Journals

Northwestern Law sponsors seven student-run scholarly legal journals. Student staff members are selected based on a writing competition, editing competition, and first-year grades, or a publishable note or comment on a legal topic.[25]

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

The Journal of International Law and Business has a substantive focus on private international law, as opposed to public international law or human rights. It seeks scholarship analyzing transnational and international legal problems and their effect on private entities. The Journal's stated goal is to promote an understanding of the future course of international legal developments as they relate to private entities.[26]

Northwestern University Law Review

Main article: Northwestern University Law Review

The Northwestern University Law Review was first published in 1906 when it was called the "Illinois Law Review." Prior editors include: Roscoe Pound, long-time dean of Harvard Law School; Judge Robert A. Sprecher of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens; Dean James A. Rahl; Illinois Governor Daniel Walker; and former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Newton N. Minow; US Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg and Presidential Candidate Adlai Stevenson.

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

Main article: Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

The Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property addresses subjects relating to law at the intersection of technology and intellectual property, including law and biotechnology, copyrights, the Internet, media, patents, telecommunications, and trademarks.

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

Main article: Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

The School states that its Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology "is one of the most widely read and widely cited publications in the world".[27] It is the second most widely subscribed journal published by any law school in the country.[27] It is one of the most widely circulated law journals in the country.[27] The journal was founded in 1910 by Dean John Henry Wigmore.[28]

Journal of Law and Social Policy

The Journal of Law and Social Policy is an interdisciplinary journal that explores the impact of the law on different aspects of society. Topics covered include race, gender, sexual orientation, housing, immigration, health care, juvenile justice, voting rights, family law, civil rights, poverty, the environment, and privacy rights.[29]

Journal of Human Rights

The Journal of Human Rights is an interdisciplinary journal dedicated to providing a dynamic forum for the discussion of human rights issues and law.[30] The Journal seeks contributions from professionals, scholars, and experienced field workers of every background, including but not limited to law, business, political science, public policy, economics, sociology, religion, and international relations. In addition to publication, the Journal seeks to promote the discussion of human rights law by organizing semi-annual Symposia and a Speaker Series. The Journal of Human Rights was founded in 2003 as the Journal of International Human Rights, but adopted its present name in 2016 to better reflect its focus.

Northwestern Law Journal des Refusés

The Northwestern Law Journal des Refusés is a "journal of law for legal rejects and the legal avant-garde" founded in 2022.[31] It was inspired by the Paris Salon des Refusés and aims to discuss legal issues in a way that is more accessible to the general public, as well as help readers trying to understand more difficult works. It publishes one print-issue each Spring and additional online articles throughout the year.

Pritzker Legal Research Center

 
The Pritzker Legal Research Center is home to more than 829,974 books, journals, and other publications.[32]

The Pritzker Legal Research Center is the library, and fulfills the research and information needs of the faculty and students of Northwestern Law. The Center is named after the Pritzker family, a philanthropic Chicago family. Jay A. Pritzker (1922-1999) graduated from Northwestern University in 1941 and Northwestern University School of Law in 1947.

Bluhm Legal Clinic

Clinical education at Northwestern dates back to the law school's beginnings. An innovative program developed by Dean John Henry Wigmore in 1910 with the Chicago Legal Aid Society evolved into the Legal Clinic, which opened its doors in 1969 with only two staff attorneys. In 2000, the Clinic was named for Northwestern University trustee and alum Neil Bluhm. Today, the Bluhm Legal Clinic houses more than 20 clinics within 14 centers and is widely recognized as one of the most comprehensive and effective clinical programs in the country. Through the law school's clinical program, students gain direct experience representing clients and fine-tune their skills as advocates. They also work with clinical faculty and staff to challenge the fairness of our legal institutions and to propose solutions for reform. From 2000 to 2013, its director was Steven Drizin.

Center on Wrongful Convictions

For the Journalism School project, see Medill Innocence Project.

The Center on Wrongful Convictions[33] (CWC) is dedicated to identifying and rectifying wrongful convictions. The Center investigates possible wrongful convictions and represents imprisoned clients with claims of actual innocence. It also focuses on raising public awareness of the prevalence, causes, and social costs of wrongful convictions and promoting reform of the criminal justice system. Faculty member Prof Steven Drizin founded the sister project to this Center which is specifically aimed at juvenile convicts; Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth.

Appellate Advocacy Center

Established in 2006, the Appellate Advocacy Center includes the Federal Appellate Clinic and the Supreme Court Clinic, along with a moot program for practitioners. The Appellate Advocacy Center is directed by Xiao Wang.[34]

Federal Appellate Clinic

In the Federal Appellate Clinic, students research and brief cases in federal appellate courts across the country. In certain instances, where a case involves significant federal issues or interests, students will also participate in state appellate court work. Clinic cases generally focus on immigration, qualified immunity, and criminal sentencing and post-conviction issues, although other topics and matters are covered as well. Where possible, Clinic students participate in oral argument before a United States court of appeals.[35]

Supreme Court Clinic

In the Supreme Court Clinic, students work with attorneys at Sidley Austin to draft certiorari, merits, and amicus briefs before the Supreme Court.[36] Sidley attorneys Carter Phillips and Jeffrey Green co-direct the Supreme Court Clinic.

The Clinic works on a variety of legal matters. During any given year, the Clinic will file briefs in cases concerning international law, tribal law, sentencing, criminal procedure, habeas, and the First Amendment.[37] The Clinic frequently collaborates with state and federal public defenders. The Clinic also works with nonprofit organizations, including the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. In fall 2021, the Clinic partnered with Northwestern's Center for International Human Rights, Amnesty International, Global Justice Center, and Human Rights Watch to file an amicus brief in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, asserting that Mississippi's abortion ban was inconsistent with international law.[38]

Children and Family Justice Center

The Children and Family Justice Center represents young people on matters of delinquency and crime, family violence, school discipline, health and disability, and immigration and asylum.[39] Attorneys, a social worker, and affiliated professionals help second- and third-year law students meet with clients, research legal issues, learn pretrial investigation, interviewing, and counseling skills, and litigate cases.

MacArthur Justice Center

The MacArthur Justice Center focuses its work on police misconduct, wrongful detention compensation, post-9/11 work, and other public interest and civil rights issues. Of particular note is the Guantanamo Bay detainee representation led by Joseph Margulies, author of Guantanamo and the Abuse of Presidential Power and lead counsel in Rasul v. Bush.

Donald Pritzker Entrepreneurship Law Center

The Donald Pritzker Entrepreneurship Law Center (DPELC),[40] founded as the Small Business Opportunity Center (SBOC), is a transactional clinic that was founded in 1998. Clients include technology executives, consultants, inventors, manufacturers and sellers of consumer products, musical groups, and persons interested in establishing nonprofit organizations.

The Center is also heavily involved in teaching in the field of entrepreneurship law, and hosts symposia and conferences to facilitate that endeavor.

Center for International Human Rights

The Center for International Human Rights works to advance human rights while enabling students to test and refine their academic learning in real cases. Stressing a comprehensive interdisciplinary approach, the center provides policy perspectives to the United Nations, the Organization of American States, the U.S. Department of State, foreign governments, and nongovernmental organizations. Over the years faculty and staff working in the center have addressed, among other matters, the role of the International Criminal Court, international terrorism, U.S. death penalty laws, truth commissions, economic rights, NATO's humanitarian intervention, and political asylum cases. Students have investigated cases and had summer internships in Guatemala, Indonesia, and at the U.N. Human Rights Centre in Geneva.

The Center also offers students an opportunity to earn an LLM in Human Rights. The degree program is designed for students from transitional democracies and for those with career interests in international human rights law.

Investor Protection Center

The Investor Protection Center provides assistance to investors with limited income or small dollar claims who are unable to obtain legal representation. Law students, under the supervision of faculty attorneys, represent customers in handling their disputes with broker-dealers.

During the last few years, the (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority)(FINRA) and other organizations have taken steps to make more information and services available to investors. Northwestern Law's Investor Protection Center operates with the aid of grants from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation and other organizations to focus on priority areas. In particular, the Center is focused on helping to meet the needs of women, novice investors, and the elderly, in connection with securities arbitration.

Fred Bartlit Center for Trial Advocacy

Named in honor of an innovative leader[41] in litigation and business strategies, the Fred Bartlit Center for Trial Advocacy was established in 1999 to conduct research and teach innovative and technologically advanced trial strategy. The Bartlit Center focuses on changes in trial craft brought on by new technologies and compensation approaches.

The Bartlit Center sponsors and conducts academic research on the litigation process; support teaching skills in the JD program; and holds national conferences to explore and teach innovative trial and trial management strategies. The Bartlit Center works to complement the law school's program in simulation-based teaching of trial skills and builds on the research produced by Northwestern Law faculty.

Buildings gallery

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    Atrium inside Rubloff Building

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    McCormick Hall

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    Lincoln Hall

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    Rubloff Hall

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    Thorne Auditorium

Rankings and honors

The 2021 edition of U.S. News & World Report Best Grad Schools[42] ranked Northwestern Law:
  • 9th in the country Overall
The Above the Law 2019 law school rankings [43] ranked Northwestern Law:
  • 4th in the country Overall
Leiter's Law School Rankings placed the law school:
  • 5th in Percentage of Federal Appellate Clerkships for 2008–2009
  • 6th in Success Rate of Graduates on the Teaching Market 2006-2008
  • 9th in Student Quality
  • 10th in Total Supreme Court Clerks for 2000-2007 terms
  • 11th for Largest Gross Endowment[44]
The Princeton Review (2007)[45] placed the law school:
  • 1st for Best Career Prospects
  • 7th for Toughest to Get Into
  • 9th for Best Quality of Life
  • 10th for Best Overall Academic Experience
Judging the Law Schools (2009)[46] ranked the law school:
  • 7th in the country Overall
The 2010 National Law Journal "Go-To Schools" list[47] ranked Northwestern Law:
  • 1st for Percentage of Graduates Hired by NLJ250 Firms

Notable faculty

The 2016 student/faculty ratio was 6.5 to 1.[1]

Notable Northwestern Law faculty, past and present, include:

Popular media

  • The Chicago Code was substantially filmed on the Northwestern Law campus in Chicago.[48] This television drama premiered on Fox on February 7, 2011.[49] Filming at Northwestern Law began in August 2010.[48] Classrooms in the law school are depicted as interior offices for the fictional offices for City administration. Levy Mayer 212 served as the main taping location at the law school.[48]
  • In The Judge, Robert Downey Jr. plays the role of a Chicago defense attorney who is a Northwestern Law graduate.
  • Prof Steven Drizin and Prof Laura Nirider feature heavily in the 2016 Netflix documentary Making a Murderer as the post-conviction legal representatives of Brendan Dassey. Dassey’s confession is thought by many to be false and coerced, so both Drizin and Nirider are acting as part of work by the Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth.

Alumni

See also: Category:Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law alumni

Selected prominent Northwestern Law alumni include:

Academia

For-profit / Non-profit organizations

Government and politics

Judiciary

Firsts

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Union College of Law redirects here Not to be confused with Union Law School This article contains academic boosterism which primarily serves to praise or promote the subject and may be a sign of a conflict of interest Please improve this article by removing peacock terms weasel words and other promotional material May 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law 2 is the law school of Northwestern University a private research university The law school is located on the university s Chicago campus Northwestern Law is among the top ten most selective law schools 3 and belongs to the T14 an unofficial designation accepted in the legal community as the best 14 law schools in the United States Northwestern University Pritzker School of LawMottoQuaecumque sunt vera Latin Ὁ Logos plhrhs xaritos kaὶ ἀlh8eias Ho logos pleres charitos khoe aletheias Greek Whatsoever things are true Philippians 4 8 AV The word full of grace and truth Gospel of John 1 14 Established1859 as law department of the Old University of Chicago 1873 as Union College of Law 1891 as Northwestern University School of Law 2015 current name School typePrivate law schoolParent endowmentUS 10 19 billionDeanHari M OsofskyLocationChicago Illinois U S 41 53 47 N 87 37 03 W 41 8963 N 87 6174 W 41 8963 87 6174Enrollment658 1 Faculty190 1 USNWR ranking10th 2024 1 Bar pass rate92 2017 1 Websitelaw wbr northwestern wbr eduABA profileNorthwestern Law ProfileFounded in 1859 it was the first law school established in Chicago Notable alumni include numerous governors of several states Arthur Goldberg United States Supreme Court justice Adlai Stevenson governor of Illinois cabinet secretary and Democratic presidential candidate 4 John Paul Stevens United States Supreme Court justice 5 Newton Minow former chairman of the FCC 6 and Harold Washington the first black Mayor of Chicago 1983 87 and previously a member of the U S House of Representatives 7 Contents 1 History 2 Campus 3 Admissions 4 Employment 5 Costs 6 Journals 6 1 Northwestern Journal of International Law amp Business 6 2 Northwestern University Law Review 6 3 Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property 6 4 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology 6 5 Journal of Law and Social Policy 6 6 Journal of Human Rights 6 7 Northwestern Law Journal des Refuses 7 Pritzker Legal Research Center 8 Bluhm Legal Clinic 8 1 Center on Wrongful Convictions 8 2 Appellate Advocacy Center 8 2 1 Federal Appellate Clinic 8 2 2 Supreme Court Clinic 8 3 Children and Family Justice Center 8 4 MacArthur Justice Center 8 5 Donald Pritzker Entrepreneurship Law Center 8 6 Center for International Human Rights 8 7 Investor Protection Center 8 8 Fred Bartlit Center for Trial Advocacy 9 Buildings gallery 10 Rankings and honors 11 Notable faculty 12 Popular media 13 Alumni 13 1 Academia 13 2 For profit Non profit organizations 13 3 Government and politics 13 4 Judiciary 13 5 Firsts 14 References 15 External linksHistory EditFounded in 1859 the school that would become known as the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law was the first law school established in the city of Chicago The school was originally the law department of the Old University of Chicago under the founding direction of Henry Booth 8 and enrolled twenty three students The law school became Union College of Law when it jointly affiliated with Northwestern University in 1873 9 In 1891 the law school formally became Northwestern University School of Law when Northwestern assumed total control Throughout the 20th century programs such as the JD MBA and JD PhD were added to maintain the law school s position as one of America s top ranked schools of law In October 2015 it was renamed Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law after J B Pritzker and his wife M K Pritzker who gave 100 million to the law school 10 Campus Edit The modernist Rubloff Building is part of the law school section of Northwestern s Chicago campus and overlooks Lake Michigan To its west in the foreground are partial views of the original law school buildings designed by James Gamble Rogers in the 1920sNorthwestern Law is located on Northwestern University s downtown campus in Chicago s Streeterville Gold Coast neighborhood The law school is on Lake Shore Drive and Chicago Avenue adjacent to Lake Shore Park and Lake Michigan and a few blocks from the John Hancock Center Magnificent Mile Water Tower Oak Street Beach and Navy Pier The law school s location in the heart of downtown Chicago provides a wealth of part time employment options for students while in school and a setting in which to study law The proximity to courts commerce and public interest activities enables students to experience the practice of law as well as its theory Entrance to Levy Meyer HallAdmissions EditAdmission to Northwestern Law is extremely selective For the class entering in the fall of 2021 1 031 out of 7 410 13 9 were offered admission with 234 matriculating 11 The 25th and 75th LSAT percentiles for the 2021 entering class were 167 and 172 respectively with a median of 171 12 The 25th and 75th undergraduate GPA percentiles were 3 60 and 3 93 respectively with a median of 3 86 12 The law school s practical philosophy is manifested in a strong preference for applicants with at least two years of work experience Approximately 90 of the school s students enter with at least one year of full time work experience 70 possess more than two years of experience 13 Employment EditAccording to U S News amp World Report s 2021 Edition 94 of the law school s 2021 graduates obtained prospective full time employment prior to graduation 14 with a median starting salary of 215 000 15 According to Northwestern s official 2022 ABA required disclosures 94 of the Class of 2022 obtained full time long term employment ten months after graduation Northwestern s Law School Transparency under employment score is 4 4 indicating the percentage of the Class of 2018 unemployed pursuing an additional degree or working in a non professional short term or part time job nine months after graduation 16 Northwestern Law is well established among BigLaw firms defined as firms with 251 or more associates In Vault s 2016 survey 17 of over 15 000 BigLaw associates Northwestern Law ranked 2 as a feeder school for BigLaw firms after accounting for school size According to Vault Northwestern Law outperforms its expected BigLaw representation by 315 Northwestern Law ranked 2nd 4th and 3rd in 2021 18 2022 19 and 2023 respectively for the highest percentage of juris doctor graduates who receive associate positions at the largest 100 law firms in the country 20 The law school enrolls approximately 985 students in its J D LL M S J D and M S L Master of Science in Law programs The school employs an interdisciplinary research faculty and has a low student faculty ratio According to Northwestern s 2016 ABA required disclosures 93 of the Class of 2016 obtained full time long term employment nine months after graduation 21 Costs EditThe total cost of attendance indicating the cost of tuition fees living expenses books and other miscellaneous expenses at Northwestern Law for the 2022 2023 academic year is 104 564 22 The Law School Transparency estimated debt financed cost of attendance for three years is 367 588 23 2022 23 Expenses 24 Category Per AnnumTuition and Fees 71 432Room and board 19 026Books 1 650Miscellaneous expenses 12 456Total 104 564 Levy Mayer HallJournals EditNorthwestern Law sponsors seven student run scholarly legal journals Student staff members are selected based on a writing competition editing competition and first year grades or a publishable note or comment on a legal topic 25 Northwestern Journal of International Law amp Business Edit The Journal of International Law and Business has a substantive focus on private international law as opposed to public international law or human rights It seeks scholarship analyzing transnational and international legal problems and their effect on private entities The Journal s stated goal is to promote an understanding of the future course of international legal developments as they relate to private entities 26 Northwestern University Law Review Edit Main article Northwestern University Law Review The Northwestern University Law Review was first published in 1906 when it was called the Illinois Law Review Prior editors include Roscoe Pound long time dean of Harvard Law School Judge Robert A Sprecher of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens Dean James A Rahl Illinois Governor Daniel Walker and former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Newton N Minow US Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg and Presidential Candidate Adlai Stevenson Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property Edit Main article Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property The Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property addresses subjects relating to law at the intersection of technology and intellectual property including law and biotechnology copyrights the Internet media patents telecommunications and trademarks Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology Edit Main article Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology The School states that its Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology is one of the most widely read and widely cited publications in the world 27 It is the second most widely subscribed journal published by any law school in the country 27 It is one of the most widely circulated law journals in the country 27 The journal was founded in 1910 by Dean John Henry Wigmore 28 Journal of Law and Social Policy Edit The Journal of Law and Social Policy is an interdisciplinary journal that explores the impact of the law on different aspects of society Topics covered include race gender sexual orientation housing immigration health care juvenile justice voting rights family law civil rights poverty the environment and privacy rights 29 Journal of Human Rights Edit The Journal of Human Rights is an interdisciplinary journal dedicated to providing a dynamic forum for the discussion of human rights issues and law 30 The Journal seeks contributions from professionals scholars and experienced field workers of every background including but not limited to law business political science public policy economics sociology religion and international relations In addition to publication the Journal seeks to promote the discussion of human rights law by organizing semi annual Symposia and a Speaker Series The Journal of Human Rights was founded in 2003 as the Journal of International Human Rights but adopted its present name in 2016 to better reflect its focus Northwestern Law Journal des Refuses Edit The Northwestern Law Journal des Refuses is a journal of law for legal rejects and the legal avant garde founded in 2022 31 It was inspired by the Paris Salon des Refuses and aims to discuss legal issues in a way that is more accessible to the general public as well as help readers trying to understand more difficult works It publishes one print issue each Spring and additional online articles throughout the year Pritzker Legal Research Center Edit The Pritzker Legal Research Center is home to more than 829 974 books journals and other publications 32 The Pritzker Legal Research Center is the library and fulfills the research and information needs of the faculty and students of Northwestern Law The Center is named after the Pritzker family a philanthropic Chicago family Jay A Pritzker 1922 1999 graduated from Northwestern University in 1941 and Northwestern University School of Law in 1947 Bluhm Legal Clinic EditClinical education at Northwestern dates back to the law school s beginnings An innovative program developed by Dean John Henry Wigmore in 1910 with the Chicago Legal Aid Society evolved into the Legal Clinic which opened its doors in 1969 with only two staff attorneys In 2000 the Clinic was named for Northwestern University trustee and alum Neil Bluhm Today the Bluhm Legal Clinic houses more than 20 clinics within 14 centers and is widely recognized as one of the most comprehensive and effective clinical programs in the country Through the law school s clinical program students gain direct experience representing clients and fine tune their skills as advocates They also work with clinical faculty and staff to challenge the fairness of our legal institutions and to propose solutions for reform From 2000 to 2013 its director was Steven Drizin Center on Wrongful Convictions Edit For the Journalism School project see Medill Innocence Project The Center on Wrongful Convictions 33 CWC is dedicated to identifying and rectifying wrongful convictions The Center investigates possible wrongful convictions and represents imprisoned clients with claims of actual innocence It also focuses on raising public awareness of the prevalence causes and social costs of wrongful convictions and promoting reform of the criminal justice system Faculty member Prof Steven Drizin founded the sister project to this Center which is specifically aimed at juvenile convicts Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth Appellate Advocacy Center Edit Established in 2006 the Appellate Advocacy Center includes the Federal Appellate Clinic and the Supreme Court Clinic along with a moot program for practitioners The Appellate Advocacy Center is directed by Xiao Wang 34 Federal Appellate Clinic Edit In the Federal Appellate Clinic students research and brief cases in federal appellate courts across the country In certain instances where a case involves significant federal issues or interests students will also participate in state appellate court work Clinic cases generally focus on immigration qualified immunity and criminal sentencing and post conviction issues although other topics and matters are covered as well Where possible Clinic students participate in oral argument before a United States court of appeals 35 Supreme Court Clinic Edit In the Supreme Court Clinic students work with attorneys at Sidley Austin to draft certiorari merits and amicus briefs before the Supreme Court 36 Sidley attorneys Carter Phillips and Jeffrey Green co direct the Supreme Court Clinic The Clinic works on a variety of legal matters During any given year the Clinic will file briefs in cases concerning international law tribal law sentencing criminal procedure habeas and the First Amendment 37 The Clinic frequently collaborates with state and federal public defenders The Clinic also works with nonprofit organizations including the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers In fall 2021 the Clinic partnered with Northwestern s Center for International Human Rights Amnesty International Global Justice Center and Human Rights Watch to file an amicus brief in Dobbs v Jackson Women s Health Organization asserting that Mississippi s abortion ban was inconsistent with international law 38 Children and Family Justice Center Edit The Children and Family Justice Center represents young people on matters of delinquency and crime family violence school discipline health and disability and immigration and asylum 39 Attorneys a social worker and affiliated professionals help second and third year law students meet with clients research legal issues learn pretrial investigation interviewing and counseling skills and litigate cases MacArthur Justice Center Edit The MacArthur Justice Center focuses its work on police misconduct wrongful detention compensation post 9 11 work and other public interest and civil rights issues Of particular note is the Guantanamo Bay detainee representation led by Joseph Margulies author of Guantanamo and the Abuse of Presidential Power and lead counsel in Rasul v Bush Donald Pritzker Entrepreneurship Law Center Edit The Donald Pritzker Entrepreneurship Law Center DPELC 40 founded as the Small Business Opportunity Center SBOC is a transactional clinic that was founded in 1998 Clients include technology executives consultants inventors manufacturers and sellers of consumer products musical groups and persons interested in establishing nonprofit organizations The Center is also heavily involved in teaching in the field of entrepreneurship law and hosts symposia and conferences to facilitate that endeavor Center for International Human Rights Edit The Center for International Human Rights works to advance human rights while enabling students to test and refine their academic learning in real cases Stressing a comprehensive interdisciplinary approach the center provides policy perspectives to the United Nations the Organization of American States the U S Department of State foreign governments and nongovernmental organizations Over the years faculty and staff working in the center have addressed among other matters the role of the International Criminal Court international terrorism U S death penalty laws truth commissions economic rights NATO s humanitarian intervention and political asylum cases Students have investigated cases and had summer internships in Guatemala Indonesia and at the U N Human Rights Centre in Geneva The Center also offers students an opportunity to earn an LLM in Human Rights The degree program is designed for students from transitional democracies and for those with career interests in international human rights law Investor Protection Center Edit The Investor Protection Center provides assistance to investors with limited income or small dollar claims who are unable to obtain legal representation Law students under the supervision of faculty attorneys represent customers in handling their disputes with broker dealers During the last few years the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority FINRA and other organizations have taken steps to make more information and services available to investors Northwestern Law s Investor Protection Center operates with the aid of grants from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation and other organizations to focus on priority areas In particular the Center is focused on helping to meet the needs of women novice investors and the elderly in connection with securities arbitration Fred Bartlit Center for Trial Advocacy Edit Named in honor of an innovative leader 41 in litigation and business strategies the Fred Bartlit Center for Trial Advocacy was established in 1999 to conduct research and teach innovative and technologically advanced trial strategy The Bartlit Center focuses on changes in trial craft brought on by new technologies and compensation approaches The Bartlit Center sponsors and conducts academic research on the litigation process support teaching skills in the JD program and holds national conferences to explore and teach innovative trial and trial management strategies The Bartlit Center works to complement the law school s program in simulation based teaching of trial skills and builds on the research produced by Northwestern Law faculty Buildings gallery Edit Atrium inside Rubloff Building McCormick Hall Lincoln Hall Rubloff Hall Thorne AuditoriumRankings and honors EditThe 2021 edition of U S News amp World Report Best Grad Schools 42 ranked Northwestern Law 9th in the country OverallThe Above the Law 2019 law school rankings 43 ranked Northwestern Law 4th in the country OverallLeiter s Law School Rankings placed the law school 5th in Percentage of Federal Appellate Clerkships for 2008 2009 6th in Success Rate of Graduates on the Teaching Market 2006 2008 9th in Student Quality 10th in Total Supreme Court Clerks for 2000 2007 terms 11th for Largest Gross Endowment 44 The Princeton Review 2007 45 placed the law school 1st for Best Career Prospects 7th for Toughest to Get Into 9th for Best Quality of Life 10th for Best Overall Academic ExperienceJudging the Law Schools 2009 46 ranked the law school 7th in the country OverallThe 2010 National Law Journal Go To Schools list 47 ranked Northwestern Law 1st for Percentage of Graduates Hired by NLJ250 FirmsNotable faculty EditThe 2016 student faculty ratio was 6 5 to 1 1 Notable Northwestern Law faculty past and present include Ronald J Allen renowned evidence scholar and adviser to foreign governments on law reform Steven Calabresi constitutional scholar and founder and chairman of the Federalist Society Steven Drizin Edwin R Keedy dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School Andrew Koppelman noted legal scholar on same sex marriage Leon Green former dean known for pioneering work in the law of torts especially causation and injuries to relations Charles T McCormick expert on evidence damages and federal court procedure writings include the classic hornbooks Handbook on the Law of Damages 1935 and Handbook on the Law of Evidence 1954 John O McGinnis expert on trade law and one of nation s leading scholars in the field of Constitutional Law Dawn Clark Netsch expert in governmental organization law and the first woman to be nominated by a major political party to run for Governor of Illinois James E Pfander civil procedure federal courts and constitutional law scholar Roscoe Pound former dean of Harvard Law School founder of the movement for sociological jurisprudence Martin Redish civil procedure and constitutional law scholar David S Ruder former Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission David Scheffer international law and war crimes expert who served as the first United States Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues Charles Taylor political philosopher Royal Society of Canada fellow British Academy fellow member of the American Academy of Arts amp Sciences David E Van Zandt former dean of Northwestern University School of Law John Henry Wigmore the father of modern evidence first full time dean of Northwestern Law 1901 and author of Treatise on EvidencePopular media EditThe Chicago Code was substantially filmed on the Northwestern Law campus in Chicago 48 This television drama premiered on Fox on February 7 2011 49 Filming at Northwestern Law began in August 2010 48 Classrooms in the law school are depicted as interior offices for the fictional offices for City administration Levy Mayer 212 served as the main taping location at the law school 48 In The Judge Robert Downey Jr plays the role of a Chicago defense attorney who is a Northwestern Law graduate Prof Steven Drizin and Prof Laura Nirider feature heavily in the 2016 Netflix documentary Making a Murderer as the post conviction legal representatives of Brendan Dassey Dassey s confession is thought by many to be false and coerced so both Drizin and Nirider are acting as part of work by the Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth Alumni EditSee also Category Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law alumni Selected prominent Northwestern Law alumni include Academia Edit Diane Marie Amann the Emily amp Ernest Woodruff Chair in International Law and Faculty Co Director of the Dean Rusk International Law Center at the University of Georgia School of Law and Special Adviser to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Children in amp affected by Armed Conflict 50 Raoul Berger one of America s foremost legal historians former Senior Fellow in American Legal History at Harvard University and author of Government by Judiciary The Transformation of the Fourteenth Amendment 51 George Burditt adjunct member of the faculty 52 G Marcus Cole Professor of Law Helen L Crocker Faculty Scholar and Associate Dean for Curriculum Stanford Law School 53 Steven Drizin lawyer and law professor at the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law Thomas F Geraghty Associate Dean for Clinical Education Professor of Law Director Bluhm Legal Clinic Northwestern University School of Law 54 Kristin E Hickman Distinguished McKnight University Professor and the Harlan Albert Rogers Professor in Law at the University of Minnesota Law School 55 Charles P Kindregan Jr expert in assisted reproduction law Professor at Suffolk University Law School 56 James Nabrit Jr president of Howard University and pioneering civil rights law academic and attorney 57 Kate A Shaw law professor at Benjamin N Cardozo School of Law podcast co host and ABC News Supreme Court contributor Jonathan Turley J B and Maurice C Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law The George Washington University Law School 58 For profit Non profit organizations Edit Ferdinand Lee Barnett founder of The Chicago Conservator Eddie Einhorn owner of the Chicago White Sox 59 Matt Ferguson president and CEO of Careerbuilder com 60 Elbert Henry Gary co founder president and chairman of United States Steel Corporation namesake of Gary Indiana 61 Michael Goodkin quantitative finance entrepreneur and founder of Arbitrage Management Company AMC 62 Randy Kaplan founder of Akamai Technologies 63 Marc J Lane founder of The Marc J Lane Wealth Group Robert R McCormick United States colonel co founder of law firm Stuart G Shepard and Robert R McCormick later Kirkland amp Ellis 64 publisher of the Chicago Tribune 65 Morgan E O Brien co founder and former chairman of Nextel 66 Jay A Pritzker co founder Hyatt Hotels Corporation 67 Frank C Rathje founder of the Mutual National Bank of Chicago and president of the American Bankers Association 68 Jerry Reinsdorf owner of the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bulls 69 Howard A Tullman serial entrepreneur venture capitalist Mark Walter founder and CEO of Guggenheim Partners and Chairman of Los Angeles Dodgers 70 Government and politics Edit George Wildman Ball 1933 former Undersecretary of State former U S Ambassador to the United Nations 71 Ferdinand L Barnett Civil Rights activist and Assistant State s Attorney in Illinois husband of Ida B Wells 72 Richard Ben Veniste Chief of the Watergate Special Prosecutor s Office Watergate Task Force 73 Judy Biggert J D 1963 U S Representative 1999 2013 74 William Jennings Bryan former U S Secretary of State and three time Democratic Nominee for President 75 Dale Bumpers former Governor of Arkansas and U S Senator for Arkansas 76 Salem J Chalabi First General Director of the Iraqi Special Tribunal to try Saddam Hussein 77 Alfred Cilella Illinois state legislator 78 Dennis Daugaard Governor of South Dakota 79 William Dawson first African American to chair a Congressional Committee beginning in 1949 80 Richard Devine Cook County Former State s Attorney 81 Edward Dunne Former Governor of Illinois Former Mayor of Chicago 82 W Neil Eggleston White House Counsel under President Barack Obama 83 Carl R Feld Wisconsin State Assembly 84 Florence Kelley 1894 social reformer early advocate for the minimum wage eight hour workdays and children s rights first general secretary of the National Consumers League helped to create the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People NAACP Ada Kepley first American woman to obtain a law degree 1870 57 Robert Todd Lincoln 1866 85 U S Minister to the United Kingdom 1889 1893 35th United States Secretary of War 1881 1885 Wendy E Long Republican nominee for United States Senate from New York in 2012 and 2016 Frank Orren Lowden Former Governor of Illinois third place finisher in the 1920 Republican party convention second place finisher in the 1928 convention 86 J Curtis McKay Wisconsin State Assembly 87 Albert E Mead former Governor of Washington 88 Newton Minow former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission 6 Dawn Clark Netsch first woman to be elected to a state wide constitutional office in Illinois 89 Graham T Perry second African American elected for assistant attorney general for the State of Illinois 57 J B Pritzker Managing Partner of Pritzker Group Venture Capital and current Governor of Illinois 90 Pat Quinn former Governor of Illinois 91 Tom Railsback former United States Representative 92 Henry T Rainey 40th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives 93 Jose Abad Santos 5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines 94 Jerry Springer former Mayor of Cincinnati television talk show host 95 Seymour Stedman former shepherd with only three years of education admitted while working as a janitor Socialist Party of America nominee for Vice President of the United States and for Mayor of Chicago 96 Halvor Steenerson former U S Representative 97 Adlai Stevenson former Governor of Illinois two time Democratic Nominee for President and Ambassador to the United Nations 98 Charles M Thomson former U S Representative 99 Jim Thompson former Governor of Illinois 100 Daniel Walker former Governor of Illinois 101 Harold Washington first black Mayor of Chicago 1983 87 Member of the U S House of Representatives 7 Richard E Wiley former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission 102 Paul Ziffren Democratic National Committee chair Albert Goldman politician J D 1925 socialist lawyer and political activist personal lawyer of Leon Trotsky during his stay in Mexico City 103 Judiciary Edit Simeon R Acoba Jr Hawaii Supreme Court Justice 104 Mary Bartelme influential pioneer in juvenile justice first woman elected judge in Illinois 105 Dalveer Bhandari Judge at the International Court of Justice 2012 present 106 Ruben Castillo Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois 107 Edmond E Chang U S District judge for United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois 108 Joel Flaum United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge 109 Michael B Brennan United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge Michael Y Scudder United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge Arthur Goldberg former United States Supreme Court Justice U S Secretary of Labor and Ambassador to the United Nations 4 Jim Jones Chief Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court 110 Carole Kamin first woman to become president of a state bar in the United States Cook County Circuit Court Judge 57 Kenesaw Mountain Landis first Commissioner of Major League Baseball for U S District Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois 111 Roberto A Lange U S District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota 112 Joan Larsen U S Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 113 Joan Lefkow U S District Judge for United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois 114 John Paul Stevens United States Supreme Court Justice 5 Richard Tallman United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Senior Judge 115 Horace Ward challenged racial discrimination at the University of Georgia and first African American to become a judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia 57 Firsts Edit Mary Bartelme first woman elected judge in Illinois 105 Ferdinand L Barnett first African American assistant State s Attorney in Illinois 72 Salem J Chalabi first General Director of the Iraqi Special Tribunal to try Saddam Hussein 77 William Dawson first African American to chair a congressional committee 80 Ada Kepley first woman in the United States to graduate from a law school 116 Kenesaw Mountain Landis first Commissioner of Major League Baseball former U S District Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois 111 Dawn Clark Netsch first woman to be elected to a statewide constitutional office in Illinois 89 Harold Washington first African American Mayor of Chicago 1983 87 Member of the U S House of Representatives 7 Horace Ward challenged racial discrimination at the University of Georgia and first African American to become a federal judge in Georgia 57 Lloyd Garrison Wheeler first African American admitted to the bar in Illinois 117 References Edit a b c d e f Northwestern University Pritzker U S News amp World Report Best Law Schools Archived from the original on 27 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