Save the Date: Law Reunion Weekend 2007!
Come back to the College of Law on Friday, October 12 for CLE programming in the afternoon, followed by the dedication of the Justice Lawrence X. Pusateri Welcome Center and cocktail reception.
Look back with other law alumni during the Law Reunion Celebration on Saturday, October 13 at the Palmer House Hilton.
Give back to the College of Law by giving a gift in honor of your reunion year.
Invitations and registration information will be mailed in July - do we have your current mailing address? You can update your information online or by sending an email to DePaul_Law_Alumni@depaul.edu.
Please visit www.law.depaul.edu/reunion for more information and updates throughout the summer. If you are interested in joining your class reunion committee, please contact Katie Aune, Director of Alumni Relations for the College of Law, at (312) 362-6249 or by email at kaune@depaul.edu.
Law School Among Top 100 According to U.S. News
The DePaul University College of Law has been ranked among the top 100 law schools in the country, for the second consecutive year, and its health law and intellectual property programs are among the best, according to the latest survey of America's professional schools conducted by U.S. News & World Report. The survey also recognized the law school's student population as being among the most diverse. Read More
He takes over and presto, DePaul takes off
In the May 18 issue of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Dean Glen Weissenberger looks back with pride at his accomplishments in five years, and with continued surprise at parts of the job as dean. Read More
Family Law Center Funds 22 Students to do Public Service Work
The Schiller DuCanto and Fleck Family Law Center has funded 22 students to do public service work in family law areas through its new Family Law Fellows Awards Program and Summer Service Awards Program. Fellows and Summer Service Award recipients receive a financial award and the opportunity to hone their legal skills while helping vulnerable clients in need of legal services. Read More
Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni Honored
On Tuesday, May 8, DePaul University College of Law celebrated the illustrious career of Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni during a festive dinner in the Grand Ballroom of the Hotel InterContinental attended by over 400 guests. Her Royal Highness, Princess Rahma bin Al Hassan of Jordan gave the dinner's keynote address on behalf of her father, His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan bin Al Talal, and Mayor Richard M. Daley served as the honorary chair of the event.
Professor Bassiouni is an internationally acclaimed human rights law advocate and president emeritus of the College of Law's International Human Rights Law Institute (IHRLI). He founded IHRLI in 1990 and under his direction, IHRLI has worked in areas throughout the world that have suffered the ravages of conflict, including Iraq, Afghanistan, El Salvador, Guatemala and the former Yugoslavia. While he no longer oversees the daily activities of IHRLI, Professor Bassiouni continues to teach seminars in the College of Law and work on limited projects through IHRLI. An expert on the Middle East, international criminal law and human rights law, Professor Bassiouni has most recently been involved in such projects as helping to restore legal education in war torn Iraq and working to incorporate the rule of law into the new Iraqi legal framework.
New Director of Alumni Relations for the College of Law
We are pleased to announce the most recent member of the DePaul Team, Katie Aune. She has been named to the newly-created position of Director of Law Alumni Relations for the College of Law. Katie will have primary responsibility for developing and implementing law specific alumni relations programming to build connections between law school alumni and DePaul.
Katie comes to us from Reed Smith LLP (formerly Sachnoff & Weaver) and prior to that she was an associate at Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw. She attended the University of Minnesota Law School, and received her undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa. She has been an active volunteer with her law school alumni association since graduation and helped organize her recent law school reunion.
Katie is located in the newly named Justice Lawrence X. Pusateri College of Law Welcome Center in Room 100B on the 1st floor of the Lewis Center and she can be reached at 312.362.6249 or by email at kaune@depaul.edu.
College of Law Celebrates Commencement
College of Law Commencement took place on Sunday, May 20, at the Civic Opera House. The Class of 2007 included 358 JD graduates, two LLM Health Law graduates, one LLM Taxation graduate, two LLM Intellectual Property graduates, two JD/MBA graduates, two JD/MA Legal Technology graduates, 2 JD/MS Computer Science graduates and one JD/MA Public Service Administration graduate. Samuel K. Skinner (JD 1966), former United States Secretary of Transportation, Chief of Staff to the President of the United States, United States Attorney and Business Leader, gave the address to the graduates. Gregory R. Dillon (JD 1948), vice-chairman and director emeritus of Hilton Hotels Corp., was conferred with an honorary degree. To view a video of Commencement online, please visit www.law.depaul.edu.
Seeking employment or contemplating a career change?
The Law Career Services Office is pleased to assist DePaul Law graduates contemplating a job change or seeking employment. Alumni are welcome to utilize the many resources here at the office. We offer career counseling, access to job postings and a class-based email listserv, print and electronic resources, and programming throughout the year, all of which are tailored to assist individuals with finding employment or making a career transition. Please contact the office at 312-362-8377 to obtain more information about gaining access to the available career-oriented resources, or to set up an in-person or phone appointment with a career counselor. We also encourage you to visit the career services website and our job search site for more information.
Upcoming Events
June 13-15, 21 and 22: Mediation Training Certificate Course (read more...)
June 28: Passing Animal Legislation (read more...)
June 28-July 17: Arbitration Certificate Course (read more...)
July 26-August 30: Negotiation Strategies & Skills Certificate Course (read more...)
August 9-10: Intellectual Property Scholars Conference (read more...)
September 20: Fourteenth Annual Law Alumni Awards Luncheon (read more...)
October 12-14: Law Reunion Weekend (read more...)