Student Success Report | October 2021
2Ls Benjamin Blekhman accepted a Summer 2022 Associate position in Kirkland & Ellis’s Chicago office. Andrea Carro accepted a 2L Summer 2022 Associate position at Jones Day. Meaghan Mahoney...
View Article65th Annual IP Law Conference Highlights Nexus of Forward-Thinking IP Legal...
Registration is now open for the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law’s 65th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference, to be held virtually on Thursday and Friday, November 4–5, 2021....
View ArticleWashington and Lee Ranks UIC Review of Intellectual Property Law as a Top 5...
The Law Library at Washington and Lee School of Law has ranked UIC Law’s Review of Intellectual Property Law fifth in the world in its latest law journal rankings. The UIC Review of Intellectual...
View ArticleProfessor Seng Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award from Catholic Lawyers...
Professor Michael Seng, Director of the Fair Housing Legal Support Center and Professor at UIC Law, was selected by the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago as the 2021 recipient of the Lifetime...
View ArticleUIC Law Offers Students HELPP to Address Systemic Inequities in Health
UIC Law’s new Health Equity, Law & Policy Program (HELPP) is on a mission to create healthier communities. Through a matrix of an expanding curriculum, community partnerships and multidisciplinary...
View ArticleProfessor Lim Named Senior Scholar at George Mason
Professor Daryl Lim, Director of the Center for Intellectual Property, Information & Privacy Law at UIC Law, has been named a Senior Scholar at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School’s...
View ArticleClass Notes | November 2021
1994 Michael Bendel has been approved as a Shareholder at Davis|Kuelthau, s.c. 2006 Ryan Lawrence appointed as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Shift Technologies, Inc. 2012 Natasha Jenkins...
View ArticleStudent Success Report | November 2021
3Ls Brandy Johnson will be serving the Office of Senator Richard Durbin in the spring as a law clerk to his U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee staff. 2Ls Joseph Alguzzeh will be joining Clifford Law...
View ArticleWriting Resource Center Hosts Second Annual “Write Chicago” Event in Honor of...
On October 20, UIC Law’s Writing Resource Center hosted its 2021 National Day on Writing event, “Write Chicago: Words and Power.” The second annual discussion featured a dynamic panel of professional...
View ArticleUIC Law Launches Three JD Concentrations Programs
Students at UIC Law have three additional JD concentrations to choose from as they prepare to pursue justice on behalf of their clients and communities. The new concentrations in Criminal Law &...
View ArticleVeterans Legal Clinic Teams Up with UIC’s CUPPA to Better Serve Those Who’ve...
Published by UIC Advancement In 2006, three Law School degree candidates recognized that veterans were having trouble navigating the Veterans Benefits Administration claims process. In an effort to...
View ArticleNew Joint JD/Master of Public Health Degree Prepares Graduates to Address...
A new interdisciplinary JD/Master of Public Health in Health Policy and Administration at the University of Illinois Chicago offers aspiring attorneys and public health administrators the tools and...
View Article2L Adriana Rahana Wins Multiple Scholarships
Adriana Rahana, a second-year student, was recently awarded scholarships from the Illinois Judges Foundation and The Assyrian American Bar Association. Rahana was specifically awarded the Harold...
View ArticleStudent Success Report | December 2021
2Ls Adriana Rahana accepted a federal judicial externship with the Honorable Judge James Russell Sweeney II in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana for the Spring 2022...
View Article3L Maddie Townsend Featured in Windy City Times for Historic Moot Court Win
As published by Windy City Times A new article out from Windy City Times spotlights third-year student Maddie Townsend and her recent moot court competition win for best oralist at the 27th Annual...
View ArticleJD Concentration in Criminal Law & Procedure Prepares Students for Careers in...
The new JD Concentration in Criminal Law & Procedure at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC Law) is designed to enhance those JD Candidates who are pursuing a career in criminal justice,...
View ArticleAntonio Romanucci (’85) Named Person of the Year by Chicago Lawyer Magazine
Antonio Romanucci (’85), a powerhouse civil rights attorney and University of Illinois Chicago School of Law alumnus, has been named Chicago Lawyer Magazine’s 2021 Person of the Year. Romanucci is a...
View Article3L Brandy Johnson Lands Clerkship with Sen. Dick Durbin
Brandy Johnson, a third-year student at UIC Law, is spending her Spring semester clerking for United States Senator Dick Durbin. Senator Durbin is the 47th U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois, the...
View ArticleRep. Chris Welch (’97), Other Alums Honored at Unity Dinner
Members of the Chicago legal community came together in December to honor a number of UIC Law graduates at the 2021 Unity Dinner, an annual event hosted by the Diversity Scholarship Foundation. The DSF...
View ArticleStudent Success Report | January 2022
3Ls Alexandria Pollard co-moderated UIC’s Critical Conversation with Michelle Alexander for MLK Commemoration Week. 2Ls Mahroosa Haideri is completing a spring internship with Cabrini Green Legal Aid....
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