College of Law News

29th Annual Clifford Symposium on Tort Law & Social Policy – New Torts?

At the end of the 28th Annual Clifford Symposium, our distinguished faculty were asked what the topic for the 29th Symposium ought to be. With surprising alacrity and unanimity, they urged the exploration of the development of "new torts." The scholars invited to speak at this year's Symposium have identified the broadest range of topics as relevant to our conversations. They have focused on individual harms, public nuisance, health care and medicine, the impact of technological innovation and matters intimately connected to gender.

June 8-9
DePaul Center, 8th Floor & Online

The Symposium will be presented in person and online. There is a room cap of 100 in-person attendees, and online participants will receive a link to view the presentation by InReach just ahead of the event.

DePaul Law Welcomes Professor Karl Lockhart

Karl Lockhart will join DePaul Law in July as an Assistant Professor of Law. Professor Lockhart specializes in business law, and he will teach Business Organizations, Securities Regulation, Unincorporated Business Entities and other advanced business law courses.

Prior to joining DePaul, Professor Lockhart clerked for two federal judges and consulted for an Africa-focused private equity company. He also was an associate at Hogan Lovells, where he spent time in both the firm's corporate and investigations groups and maintained a pro bono practice.

Volunteer Opportunity: Moot Court Alumni Board

Volunteer to serve on the Moot Court Alumni Board! The College of Law seeks alumni who have demonstrated an interest in or participated in moot court, and who practice in the areas of appellate, litigation, criminal or civil law. Board members will work directly with faculty members advising DePaul's Moot Court Society and other board members. Activities include mooting, coaching and advising students on appellate practice techniques.

If interested in joining the Alumni Board, please email James Redmond at jredmon4@depaul.edu for an application. Applications are due June 30, 2023.

If you have any additional questions, please email Moot Court Faculty Advisor Jody Marcucci at jmarucc@depaul.edu. 

Asylum & Immigration Law Clinic featured on CBS News Chicago

DePaul Law Asylum & Immigration Law Clinic's Director Sioban Albiol and law students Camilla Mroczkowski and Emad Mahou discuss how DePaul Law's Asylum and Immigration Law Clinic is helping to clear the backlog of immigration cases.

DePaul Law Career Closet: Donations Requested

A new Career Closet is open for all College of Law students in need of interview wear. Law Career Services is currently welcoming donations of the following gently worn and dry-cleaned items:

• Suits
• Blouses
• Dress shoes
• Ties
• Belts
• Briefcases
• Accessories

Please drop off all items Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in the Law Career Services Suite (third floor of the College of Law) or in the Admissions Office (first floor of the College of Law). If you have any questions about your donations and/or the Career Closet, please email law_career@depaul.edu. Thank you in advance to all our generous College of Law alumni and friends!

Rinn Law Library: DePaul Law History Timeline

The Rinn Law Library is proud to share the following historical timeline of the College of Law. The timeline covers significant events and milestones in the history of DePaul Law and was developed by staff and administration in the Rinn Law Library.

As with all historical research, the timeline is a work in progress, and your comments and ideas on historic events are welcome. Please send your feedback to RinnLawLibrary@depaul.edu.