The Northern Illinois University College of Law welcomed the Class of 2021 on Thursday, August 16 for orientation. The new class arrived eager to begin
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Dean Falkoff Featured on WGN’s Legal Face-Off Hosted by Rich Lenkov (’95)
Associate Dean Marc Falkoff was featured on WGN’s Legal Face-Off on August 16, 2018. The radio show is hosted by alumnus Rich Lenkov (’95) who
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NIU Law to Launch Prisoners’ Rights Program
Northern Illinois University law students will have another opportunity to gain valuable real-world experience when they represent prisoners in federal court beginning this fall. On
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Law Students Honored by Presidential Commission on the Status of Women
Third-year law students Abby Cunningham, Celina Glitta, Katherine Headley, Margaret Nunne, Michelle Dumoulin and Megan Yentes were selected as recipients of the 2018 Outstanding
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Results from 2018 1L Closing Argument Competition
The 1L Closing Argument Competition provides first-year students an opportunity to apply the facts of a case to the jury instructions and deliver a closing
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Alex Yorko (2L) published in DuPage County Bar Association Brief
Alexander Yorko’s article, “Eliminating the Statutes of Limitations for all Sexual Assault Crimes,” was published in the January issue of the DuPage County Bar Association
Read moreNIU Law earns 84 percent passage on Illinois July Bar Exam, placing fourth in state
Northern Illinois College of Law is proud to announce that the passage rate for first-time takers on the Illinois July 2017 bar was 84%, four points above
Read moreNIU Law Students Excel at National Latina/o Law Student Conference
Students from NIU College of Law excelled at the 21st Annual National Latina/o Law Student Association (NLLSA) Conference and moot court competition held September 28
Read moreHanoch Kanhai-Zamora (’17) Wins ISBA Public Service Award
Graduating third-year law student Hanoch Kanhai-Zamora has received the 2016-2017 Law Student Division Public Service Award from the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) Young Lawyers
Read moreBrian Wilson (’17) Featured in DeKalb Daily Chronicle
Recent College of Law graduate Brian Wilson was the subject of a profile in the May 27, 2017 edition of the DeKalb Daily Chronicle. Stephanie
Read more35th Annual Lenny B. Mandell Moot Court Competition Results, 2017
Each year, approximately half of the second year class participates in the College of Law’s Lenny B. Mandell Moot Court Competition. Teams of two students
Read moreNorthern Law Team Advances to Semifinals of ABA Client Counseling Competition
Second-year NIU College of Law students Cody Chinery and Heather Fielder advanced to the semifinals in the 2016-2017 American Bar Association Regional Client Counseling Competition.
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